27 million ‘could pay less for loans’

16 December 2008
Millions of British borrowers with personal loans and credit cards could save money just by asking their lender for a lower interest rate, it has been claimed.... read more »

Personal loan rates ‘still increasing’

11 December 2008
Interest rates on personal loans are continuing to rise, despite recent cuts to the base rate, The Times reports.... read more »

Government considers action for cheaper loans

8 December 2008
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said he will be talking to banks in order to persuade them to cut interest rates on loans, Reuters reports.... read more »

Loans: Bank of England base rate cut to 2%

5 December 2008
The Bank of England has lowered its base rate to 2%, its lowest in over half a century, in a move that will raise hopes of cuts in mortgage and personal loan rates.... read more »

Personal loan rates rise despite base rate cut

1 December 2008
New research shows that average interest rates on ‘best-buy’ personal loans have risen by almost half a per cent in the past two months, despite a 2% drop in the base rate in the same period.... read more »

Loans ‘still not at normal levels’

20 October 2008
Banks’ continued reluctance to lend to each other has seriously restricted the level at which personal loans, mortgages and other forms of credit can be offered, according to the BBC’s business editor Robert Peston.... read more »

Brits `issue loans to loved ones`

21 October 2008
A significant number of consumers in the UK are issuing loans to their family members.... read more »

Cost of loans could fall

18 December 2008
The cost and availability of loans could be set to improve following changes to the Government’s credit guarantee scheme.... read more »

Car loans hard to find

29 January 2009
In the last six months, around 300,000 people have been refused a car loan.... read more »

£4 billion of personal loans for home improvements

16 February 2009
£4 billion of personal loans for home improvements With the problems in the housing market putting many people off moving home, many homeowners have focused on improving their current property.... read more »

Home loans rise by 4% in April

28 May 2009
New statistics have shown a 4% rise in the number of home loan approvals in April, compared with March.... read more »

Lower interest on loans indicates market may be recovering

21 August 2009
The loans market may be recovering, it has been claimed, after a major loan provider reduced the interest rates it charges on personal loans.... read more »

July loans to consumers `down on June`

26 August 2009
New figures for July have shown a net fall in the level of consumer credit in the economy, despite a rise in mortgage lending.... read more »

Rise in average interest rates on personal loans

1 September 2009
According to figures from Moneynet.co.uk, the average interest rate charged on personal loans has increased by over 40% over the past five years, the Press Association reports.... 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 »

£37 million taken out in loans for education

8 June 2010
Borrowers took out a combined £37 million in personal loans for education in the year to February 2010, according to estimates by Sainsbury`s Finance.... read more »