Banking
Lloyds TSB overdraft fees reduced
Lloyds TSB is introducing a new overdraft fee structure for all of its existing and new personal current account customers from 2 December.
HiFX expands online International Money Transfer service
HiFX, the foreign exchange specialist, has expanded its innovative Online International Money Transfer service to include 14 new currencies and allow debit card, credit card or bank account to bank account transfers from overseas accounts back to the UK.
Saga Platinum card charges no foreign currency fees
The over 50s spent around £4bn with their credit cards abroad last year. With the typical overseas transaction fee at 2.75% that means that over £100m could now be saved by the over 50s by switching to a card offering no overseas transaction fees.
A charitable result for The Tipton
Whilst the outcome of the World Cup games, so far, haven’t been what Capello’s boys had hoped for, one result that has scored highly in the West Midlands is The Tipton’s latest round of Charitable Foundation donations which has seen eight local causes collectively net £8,320.
Travelex offers World Cup ‘Happy Hour’
To celebrate the World Cup, leading foreign exchange specialist Travelex is extending its online Happy Hour promotion to 90 minutes, offering fans a match-winning rate on Euro and South African Rand currency. As England gets set to play Slovenia next week, fans heading off on holiday can celebrate by scoring more travel money for their Pounds.
Music fans flock to Barcelona for festival season
This summer, Barcelona is set to be one of the go-to destinations for European music fans, with the city playing host to two major music festivals – Primavera Sound which took place in May and Sonar in June.
New Travelex card keeps WAGs on a budget in South Africa
Foreign exchange specialist Travelex has developed a special WAG application for Cash Passport, its prepaid currency card.
Improved sales figures fail to boost sterling
Outpacing market forecasts of a meagre 0.1% rise, UK retail sales data, has shown a solid improvement in May, up by 0.6%.
Struggling debtors risk snowballing debts
More than four in ten (44%) individuals who freely admit to struggling with their debt have not sought advice because they do not believe that their problem is big enough to need help, according to research commissioned by R3, the insolvency trade body.
Skipton launches new 90 day notice account
Skipton International, the Guernsey based savings and local mortgage specialist, has launched a new variable rate savings account targeting both offshore individual savers and business deposit accounts with interest rates of up to 2.25% gross/AER.
Nationwide offers market-leading personal loan rate
With effect from today, Tuesday 15 June 2010, Nationwide has introduced a new personal loan rate of 7.7% APR typical for loans of up to five years between £7,500 and £14,999 for its main FlexAccount customers.
Government must stop banks overcharging shops and customers
As part of its promised clampdown on irresponsible banking behaviour, the new Government should intervene to cut the excessive charges banks levy on retailers for accepting plastic, said the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
Inflation falling a double edge sword for savers
The announcement by the Bank of England that inflation has fallen during May, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) down to 3.40 per cent, gives Britain's beleaguered savers some short term relief, but the forecast for the longer term looks bleak, according to moneysupermarket.com.
World Cup glory could prove costly for English fans
English football fans dream of following the national team to the World Cup Final. This could be a costly dream though as supporting the team all the way in South Africa this year, should they make it, could set them back over £9,000 - and that's before the cost of any match day tickets!
N&P set to introduce £10 fee-free buffer zone
With effect from 1 July 2010, N&P (Norwich and Peterborough Building Society) will no longer charge its current account customers a fee if they go overdrawn by up to £10.