November 17th 2009
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NS&I's 'Families, Finance and the Future' report has shown that before having children, Britons believe you should have an income of at least £25,000 per annum to ensure financial security, while 20% of those surveyed said that they would seriously consider not having children because the cost of having them ...
November 12th 2009
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Lloyds TSB has announced that it would offer its student account holders, starting University this autumn, an increase to their interest-free overdraft while the Student Loans Company processes a backlog of applications for grants and loans.
To help affected first year students manage their money, Lloyds TSB student account holders who have ...
Experian, the global information services company, is partnering with Citi to provide an automated International Bank Account Number (IBAN) and Bank Identifier Code (BIC) conversion and validation service for SEPA-compliant cross-border payments. While Experian's Data Conversion Service will be delivered across all 31 countries in the SEPA region, the partnership ...
Barclaycard has announced that EAT, a leading sandwich, soup and coffee shop, will rollout contactless technology and payment across its entire network of 100 stores from mid November. The rollout of contactless follows a successful pilot project in 24 London based EAT stores over the past 18 months.
The rollout, which ...
October 28th 2009
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From the end of October, the products will only be available directly from NS&I (by freephone, online or by post) and no longer available through the Post Office.
NS&I and the Post Office have jointly agreed to this change, which is in part a reflection of the development of the Post ...
October 26th 2009
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New research from Lloyds TSB has revealed 76% of adults are currently worried about identity theft and 39% feel more at risk now than they did six months ago, with the recession playing a major contributing factor. The research was conducted September 2009 by ICM for Lloyds TSB amongst 1,000 UK ...
October 19th 2009
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Lloyds TSB has been named the number one website in the Business and Finance – Banks and Financial Institutions category for January - June 2009 in the latest Hitwise UK Online Performance Awards program. The annual Hitwise UK Online Performance Awards recognise excellence in online performance through public popularity, awarding ...
October 12th 2009
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NS&I (National Savings and Investments), one of the UK's largest savings organisations, is delighted to be working with Matthew Biggs to encourage 'growing your own' at this year's BBC Good Food Show events.
Visitors to this year's events in Glasgow (SECC, 30 October - 1 November), London (Olympia, 13 - 15 ...
Despite the base rate remaining static for six consecutive months, and with another hold expected f r o m the MPC today, the latest market analysis f r o m uSwitch.com reveals that savings providers are still intent on cutting rates across their product ranges. In the last month alone, ...
Barclaycard is advising its customers to manage their accounts online with its new online account management, mybarclaycard, following the announcement of a possible national postal strike in October.
The new mybarclaycard service offers Barclaycard customers a variety of secure online payment options, including one off payments and the setting up of regular ...
October 5th 2009
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The revised allowance will come into effect from 6 October 2009. This change will enable existing Direct ISA and Cash ISA customers who will be 50 years or over on the 5 April 2010 to deposit up to £5100 into their ISA in the current tax year. From 6 April 2010 more ...
This year really has been a savings rate massacre for consumers, with rates falling to historic lows in line with the plummeting base rate. New research from uSwitch.com reveals that in response to this rate land slide, 9 million savers have locked away a total of £131 billion in fixed rate savings ...
October 1st 2009
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Saxo Bank predicts that monetary stimuli and government deficits are likely to continue, fostering a "Japanization" of financial markets, whereby the market will see higher price-to-earnings ratios and lower yields on both corporate bonds and treasuries.
Chief Economist at SaxoBank, David Karsbøl, commented: "Because Western economies are more flexible and able to ...
Dr. Elizabeth Mays has been named one of the 25 Women to Watch for 2009 by U.S Banker magazine. The list contains some of the banking industry’s most accomplished women and is compiled annually. Over 5,000 female banking executives were nominated this year.
Mays is located in Columbus, Ohio where she ...
September 25th 2009
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Lloyds TSB has revealed new research that shows two thirds (61 per cent) of over 50s do not understand the approaching ISA changes which will enable more than 21 million savers to benefit from an increased tax free savings allowance.
As part of this year's budget, the Chancellor announced that the ...
Joe Freeman, Chief Operating Officer of Pioneer Services, the Military Banking Division of MidCountry Bank, has been appointed to the National World War I Museum's Board of Trustees. Freeman joins a group of other notable and distinguished community leaders such as Henry Bloch, William Dunn, Sr., R. Crosby Kemper, and Dr. ...
This product 'tweak', although seemingly small, could cost personal loan customers an extra GBP322 in interest paid on a typical loan of GBP10,000. With UK consumers currently forking out GBP181 million in interest daily, this will only add to an already hefty bill.
As consumers struggle to manage their debts in ...
September 17th 2009
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Lloyds TSB is encouraging new students to eat healthily whilst staying within a budget with the launch of its 'Budget Cook Off' section of the Savvy Saver student hub, an all round guide for students, advising them on how to manage finances during their time at University.
The new section of ...
Pioneer Services was recognized recently at the American Banker's Association (ABA) Financial Marketing Awards ceremony, receiving runner-up for its Military Spouse Finance Guide: Financial Advice for the Homefront. The book offers comprehensive financial education for military spouses, and was published last year. This is the second ABA award for Pioneer ...
The simple, one step, online facility allows potential and existing customers to establish their likelihood of being eligible for a Barclaycard, without the need to complete a full application.
The new service leaves a search 'footprint' on the customer's credit file, to show their information has been accessed, but it isn't ...
