Average loan rates `have increased in 2009`
23 December 2009
New research from price comparison site Moneysupermarket.com claims that the average loan rate has increased throughout 2009.... read more »
13% of second-hand car costs `will be financed by loans`
10 December 2009
Around 13% of the cost of second-hand cars bought over the next few months will be financed by loans, according to new research.... read more »
Students still waiting for loans
9 December 2009
Thousands of students from England are still experiencing delays in receiving their loans and grants, the BBC reports.... read more »
Loans: lending increases for third consecutive month
1 December 2009
The latest official statistics show a third consecutive monthly increase in net lending (new debt taken on minus debt repaid).... read more »
QE `has not yet improved` loans
20 November 2009
The Bank of England`s quantitative easing (QE) scheme has yet to improve the loans market, according to an influential policymaker.... read more »
Loans decline `has accelerated`
11 November 2009
A new report has claimed that the decline in new lending seen in 2009 is greater than that seen in 2008.... read more »
Thousands still waiting for student finance
9 November 2009
According to figures from the Student Loans Company, of the 985,000 students who applied for financial support, 70,000 were still having their applications `processed` as of 18th October, the BBC reports.
In total, around 698,000 students (out of the 844,000) whose applications had been approved had received a first payment, while around 146,000 students were still waiting for their first payment, the figures showed.... read more »
Loan customers covered by new Lending Code
3 November 2009
As of the beginning of November, people taking out loans are protected by the new Lending Code.... read more »
Average loan rates continue to rise
27 October 2009
Half of all lenders offering personal loans have upped their rates to customers since the Bank of England dropped its base rate to 0.5% in March, according to new research.... read more »
September home loan figures show `steady rise`
26 October 2009
According to figures from the British Bankers` Association (BBA), the number of loans approved for home purchase has returned to levels last seen at the beginning of 2008, the Independent reports.... read more »
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