XML Personal Finance NewsCredit card chiefs in rates talkspublished Wed, Nov 26 2008 01:21 GMT
The government is due to meet credit card bosses later to discuss whether the firms should cut their interest rates more.
Apple made to drop iPhone advertpublished Tue, Nov 25 2008 22:57 GMT
The UK advertising watchdog forces Apple to pull an iPhone advert after ruling it exaggerates the phone's speed.
ANZ National tightens mortgages - 20pc deposit neededpublished Tue, Nov 25 2008 22:31 GMT
ANZ National, the largest bank in New Zealand, is requiring people buying a house to have a 20 per cent deposit.
The policy, which applies from tomorrow to new loan applications, is a tightening from its previous position of a...
To Buy Children’s Gifts, Mothers Do Withoutpublished Tue, Nov 25 2008 20:22 GMT
Parents, especially mothers, are putting off personal spending to buy their children the latest toys.
Taxing quirk for wealthy attackedpublished Tue, Nov 25 2008 18:00 GMT
Institute for Fiscal Studies says the new tax system that will leave some high earners paying 60p for every additional £1 of income lacks an obvious rationale
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