Tag Archives: loans

IMF says Spain’s economy still facing major risks

It seems that the Euro is in the news a lot just lately. A few months ago I wrote about Spain, Ireland, Greece, Portugal and Italy all heading for financial…

Credit card customers face higher costs

Well I suppose someone was going to take advantage of the low interest rate to make some more money out of the British public, and yes you guessed it, it…

Wonga sees opportunity for growth in Ireland

Wonga the pay day loan company is branching out, ok some say pay day loans are a life saver, some say it’s a legalised rip off. It doesn’t really matter…

RBS directors share £28m bonus awards

Why the directors of are failed banks getting bonus payments, or as they like to call it “AWARDS” awards for what? Everyday people go out to work and do a…

Cameron to Fight ‘Enemies of Enterprise’

Well it seems Mr. Cameron has put his foot down and is insisting that he will fight tooth and nail against anyone who doesn’t like the idea of his new…

Banking complaints rise by 15pc

This news about the banks comes as no surprise to anyone with an ounce of common sense, the only thing that surprises me is the rise is only 15%. The…

‘Old’ is the new thing in banking for the UK boss of Sweden’s Handelsbanken

‘Old’ is the new thing in banking for the UK boss of Sweden’s Handelsbanken When I first saw this in the  “Daily Telegraph” I had to look three times to make…

Lloyds sets aside £500m to compensate customers for mortgage ‘confusion

At  last we see a bank ready to give back some of the money it stole from there customers, this has been a long time coming, and for some it…

Moody’s downgrades more Irish banks’ to junk rating

Does anyone really know what is happening with the financial services in Ireland? I mean the worst offending banks have been bailed out, but apparently we hear now that there…

Millions forced to pay bigger credit card bills

I suppose it had to happen, a credit card company scheming another way to get money out of us. But look on the bright side; do what a lot of…