Payday loans `on the increase`
20 August 2010
A report by Consumer Focus has found that the number of people taking out `payday loans` has increased fourfold in the last four years.
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Smaller loans more expensive
17 August 2010
The average interest rate on a personal loan under £5,000 has hit a ten-year high, according to research from moneysupermarket.com, while the cost of larger loans is now falling from the highpoint reached in May.
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Lenders continue to `ration` home loans
6 August 2010
Figures from Moneyfacts indicate that the size of loans to homebuyers and people looking to remortgage is still being `rationed` by lenders, the BBC reports.... read more »
Lenders anticipate `spike` in home loans
3 August 2010
Financial advisers expect a 7.2% quarter-on-quarter increase in home loans during the third quarter of this year, according to Paragon Mortgages` Financial Adviser Confidence Tracker (FACT) survey. ... read more »
More people looking for advice on home loans
27 July 2010
24% more consumers sought advice on home loans in the first half of this year than in the same period a year earlier, according to figures from Unbiased.co.uk. ... read more »
Home loan lending reaches six-month high in June
26 July 2010
According to figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), home loan lending reached a six-month high in June, `as the market enjoyed its traditional season boost`, the Telegraph reports.... read more »
FSA outlines proposals for new home loan rules
14 July 2010
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has outlined proposals to ensure that borrowers can afford the home loan they are offered. ... read more »
Home loan rate awareness fears
12 July 2010
Following a survey by the Consumer Financial Education Body (CFEB), there are now fears about home loan awareness - after it was revealed that three quarters of those with a home loan don`t actually know how a 1% increase in interest rates would affect their budget, the BBC reports.... read more »
Parents `take on loans to cover summer holidays`
6 July 2010
Many parents will borrow money to cover the cost of looking after the kids during the summer holiday, according to a survey for charity Elizabeth Finn Care.... read more »
Lenders warn of a home loan `squeeze`
5 July 2010
Lenders have warned that people looking to buy a house may face a `fresh squeeze` on home loans over the next three months, according to the Bank of England`s Credit Conditions survey.... read more »
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