Personal Finance Articles

Identity theft in the internet era: safe-guarding against credit fraud - Posted by Adam Singleton.

Identity theft and credit fraud are major concerns for many consumers, so it makes sense to take extra care when transacting online.

VA Home Loan Programs vs. FHA Home Loan Programs, a comparison. - Posted by Note911.

FHA home loan programs and VA home loan programs are very similar; they both attempt to give access to affordable home loans to the American people.

Credit cards used to pay housing costs - Posted by Adam Singleton.

Recent research from leading UK housing charity Shelter has exposed that almost one million people are paying their mortgage or rent with high-interest credit cards, in a strategy that could pave the road to ruin for the card-holder.

Mutual Fund Investment - Posted by Mossan Smith.

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Two out of five use Credit Cards to finance Christmas - Posted by Paul McIndoe.

Recent research has shown that last Christmas was financed by credit cards for two out of five Britons, with one in five still paying it off as this festive season looms.

Mortgage approvals down fuelling housing gloom - Posted by Paul McIndoe.

Recent figures produced by the British Bankers’ Association and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors suggests that house prices are falling and significantly fewer mortgages are being advanced now than this time last year.

Some debt solutions proving harder to get - Posted by Adam Singleton.

There is currently a dispute between the Insolvency industry and the banks concerning the granting of IVAs. But, against the backdrop of claim and counter-claim by the two parties, over-stretched borrowers are finding the going tough.

What does your credit card say about you? - Posted by Adam Singleton.

An American financial company recently surveyed credit card users and found that the type and design of the credit card in their wallet is not as important as the benefits they offer or the interest rate applied.

Fixed-rate mortgage time-bomb - Posted by Adam Singleton.

Almost 12,000 fixed rate and discounted mortgage holders find that their mortgage is to revert to Standard Variable Rate before the end of the year. Most of them will be in for a shock when they find out how much extra they need to find to pay their mortgage.

Credit cards create costly cash problems - Posted by Elisha Burberry.

Recent research has shown that millions of UK credit card users are withdrawing cash from ATMs without considering the fees, charges and interest they will incur if they don’t pay it back immediately.