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 »

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 »

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 »

Consumer confidence remains unchanged

5 August 2009
Consumer confidence remained unchanged in July, according to a new survey, as optimistic views on the economy as a whole were offset by Britons` lower expectations for their own finances.... 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 »

Personal debt in the UK `still shockingly high`

4 September 2009
Personal debt in the UK is still `shockingly high` - writes Merryn Somerset Webb, editor of Money Week - yet the `assumption is that, as the global economy starts to recover, we`ll get our credit cards out and head back to the shops`.... read more »

Can I repay my personal/family debts with a debt management plan?

10 December 2009
If you have borrowed money from a member of your family - rather than a registered lender - you may be wondering whether this debt would be included in the debt management plan.... read more »

Loans: credit crunch `has ended`

22 May 2009
Economists have suggested that the `credit crunch` has come to an end, according to The Times, after the LIBOR (London Inter-Bank Offered Rate) fell to record lows.... read more »