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Take a secured loan, but don't make it a habit

Secured loans have a reputation of being a trap used by lenders to make profit from the assets expropriated from debtors. In reality this is not more than a myth. Lenders require you to secure your loan with an asset, usually your home. To ensure they can recover their investment if you fail to meet the repayments. Read more...



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About the APR

Although an advertised Annual Percentage Rate (APR) should be offered to over 60 per cent of the borrowers, many banks still don’t do it. When taking a personal loan your rate might be different to the one advertised because of your credit score. Read more...



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Alliance & Leicester launches moneyback bank

20.06.2006 New ‘no frills’ online service goes live with a market leading unsecured personal loan available at 5.5% typical APR
Alliance & Leicester launched an online-only offering, ‘Moneyback Bank’, providing a no-frills online service for our personal finances. The initiative, which commenced with a low-rate personal loan from 20 June 2005, aims to appeal to a young, online audience who are happy to transact completely online and adopt a ‘self-service’ approach to their finances. If this venture is successful, further products will be added in the future. Read more...



Higher lending charges to cost borrowers £200 million in 2006

24.04.2006 A report from Nationwide Building Society estimates that borrowers will spend £200 million unnecessarily on higher lending charges in 2006. It is predicted that nearly 100,000 borrowers will be affected with each borrower on average paying a charge of £2,000. Read more...




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