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- Credit card company collaborates with Citizens Advice for debt advice - 3rd December, 2009
Barclaycard has teamed up with the charity Citizens Advice in order to warn consumers of the dangers of going into debt over Christmas by spending too much money on credit cards.
Citizens Advice Bureaux in the UK have dealt with three million separate people with a collective ten million financial problems over the last two years as a result of the recession, 3.06 million of which were related to troubles with credit card charges... - American Express launches cash back credit card - 2nd December, 2009
A new cash back credit card allowing those spending money at major UK shopping centres to receive discount vouchers for money off future purchases has been unveiled by American Express.
Announced today (December 2nd), the new product offers money back from Marks & Spencer, House of Fraser, Amazon, Boots, HMV, Harrods, Homebase, Molton Brown, Tiffany & Co, Comet, Net-a-Porter, Waterstones and iTunes, among others... - Credit card companies closing accounts due to repayment failures - 19th November, 2009
Consumers in the UK who do not keep up with required payments on their credit cards or personal loans may see the accounts shut down, new research suggests.
Conducted by Confused.com, the report showed how credit card issuers cited a failure to make repayments as the reason for the closure of more than one-in-five accounts across the country... - Warning for Brits using credit cards abroad this winter - 18th November, 2009
With severe wind and rain warnings being released by the Met Office recently, many Brits will be heading to warmer shores over the Christmas break, but one website has said that care must be taken by American Express credit card customers.
Those using credit cards abroad this winter have been told by financial advice site Moneyfacts that fees for transactions and withdrawals at ATM machines could end up hiking the cost of their holiday... - Credit card issuers to raise interest after Christmas - 10th November, 2009
Financial advice website moneysupermarket.com has warned that major credit card issuers such as HSBC, Natwest and Lloyds TSB will be hiking the rates on their products in the near future.
Despite this news, research from the site has shown that nearly one-third of plastic users plan to delay making repayments for the next six months, risking having to shell out for the increased credit card charges... - AA joins credit card companies - 27th October, 2009
Credit card companies in the UK have a new rival in the form of automotive experts the AA, which is launching a plastic product with a novel rewards scheme.
The organisation, which already offers financial services such as car insurance and personal loans to help purchase a vehicle, has launched its new credit card to help motorists save money on the cost of driving... - Credit cards may be only way to afford half term break, research suggests - 26th October, 2009
More families could be using a credit card to book their half term holiday next week because of massive price hikes.
Research from Santander Cards has revealed that half term breaks will be 104 per cent more expensive on average than holidays taken a week later, while some families will be facing premiums for some destinations of 249 per cent... - Brits put Christmas on the credit card - 21st October, 2009
British people are to pay for the costs of Christmas with their credit cards, a new survey from financial advice website moneysupermarket.com has discovered.
Some 17 per cent of respondents to the poll said that they plan to use balance transfer credit cards to fund presents, food and drink for the festive period... - Capital One goes easy on consumers with low credit scores - 15th October, 2009
While the recession has caused many credit card companies to tighten their criteria for lending, Capital One has introduced a new card designed for those with middling credit ratings.
The Capital One Progress credit card is open to those who have suffered rejected applications in the past, offering an initial rate of 34.9 per cent which drops five per cent every six months for "good behaviour"... - Egg cancels credit card cash back scheme - 5th October, 2009
Online cash back credit card provider Egg has announced that holders of its original Egg Card product will no longer receive the annual offer.
The deal allowed customers to get 0.1 per cent of their spending on the plastic back as a yearly lump sum, provided enough purchases were made to qualify for a £10 reward...