Credit Card Providers To Face Further Clampdown
October 6, 2009
Credit card providers in the UK are set to face a further clampdown as the UK government brings in measures to cut the temptation of further credit card debt for consumers. The government is looking to bring in a number of measures that could decrease the chances of consumers getting themselves even further into debt at a time when the credit card and other debt levels in the UK are already causing concern. Read more
Credit Card Rates Hiked By Two Major Providers
September 29, 2009
Two major credit card providers have become the latest to hike up their credit card interest rates, despite the fact that the base interest rate in the UK is at its lowest level in the three hundred and fifteen year history of the Bank of England. Officials claim that the two card providers have sneakily hiked up the interest being charged on credit card borrowing by significant levels, thus increasing borrowing costs for their cardholders. Read more