Are you wasting money on your monthly credit card interest payments?

Studies have shown that thousands of people are wasting money unnecessarily each month on their credit card interest payments. This is despite the fact that they have money left over in their credit accounts. In fact the average person tends to carry over around £1,137 each month when they have just under £1,000 left in […]

Why consumers should expect to pay more credit card fees

Due to liquidity problems, consumers are now finding that they are being hit with increased credit card fees. Some consumers are even being declined credit that they desperately need. This is a trend which is set to continue and it is a move being made by credit card companies in order to try and cut […]

Many people are still paying off credit card debt from last Christmas

Christmas comes just once a year, but for many people they spend the whole of next year trying to pay for it. It seems crazy that one day of the year can take over 300 days to pay off. Then before you know it Christmas has come again and the cycle begins once more.
Christmas should […]

Benefit from extra online protection with your credit card

As Christmas draws near, you may be wondering how you can possibly avoid the threat of online fraud. Paying with a credit card can really help you out, but on the other hand it does open you up to the risk of credit card fraud.
Due to the fact that Christmas is such a busy time […]

Co-op latest in line to cut credit limit

There has been a lot of news recently regarding the cuts in consumers credit limits made by their lenders. The reason why this is gaining so much attention is because the lenders are cutting the limits without consumers actually knowing about it.
Obviously because the consumer does not know that their credit limit has been lowered, […]

Why your credit card details may not be safe online

New evidence has emerged showing that some websites are selling customers personal details, including their credit card details. The shocking evidence shows that some websites are selling personal details for as little as £1.
The worry is that the details are a little more personal than simply giving out your name and address. Companies are allowing […]

Credit card fraud decreases as online theft increases

Fraud seems to take on many different forms these days and the trend seems to change frequently as time goes on. Not too long ago the dangers mainly met credit card customers, but these days online fraud is a lot more common.
The main reason for this is obviously the fact that better security measures have […]

Could freezing your credit history really help you

In the US there has been a law in over 40 states that customers can freeze their credit history whenever they like in order to stop fraudulent use of their account.
By freezing the account, lenders then know that if any applications are made to get credit from that account then it is not the owner […]

Have you received your new Barclays PinSentry?

Recently Barclays bank has introduced a new security measure for online banking. The Pinsentry machine is the latest little gadget to be introduced after online fraud has steadily risen over the last year. It is thought that this new gadget will greatly improve security for online bankers and the best thing about it is – […]