Financial News Articles | Archive - June 2007

Financial services company declares carbon neutrality - Published:19/06/07

Banking customers searching for a socially responsible financial services provider have been put on alert by news that Yorkshire Building Society now claims to be carbon neutral .Explaining how it has slashed its carbon footprint, the financial serv...

Twenty-five year fixed-rate mortgages from Nationwide - Published:15/06/07

Nationwide Building Society, a mainstream mortgage lender in the UK, has become the first of its type to offer 25-year fixed-rate loans to consumers. Amongst a climate of rising interest rates, many borrowers are looking for a more permanent sense o...

Home loans record but 'boom near end' - Published:14/06/07

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Banking institutions urged to look after all customers - Published:14/06/07

The UK's financial services providers have been called upon to ensure that no banking customer is overlooked in the coming year.It comes as banks across the country prepare to announce their financial results for the last 12 months, with many bankin...

Banking customers could benefit from internet banking, following study - Published:13/06/07

Some two-fifths of people have gone past their agreed overdraft limit in the last year, according to a new study, in news that may concern a number of banking customers.A survey by financial website moneysupermarket.com has found that 43 per cent of...

'Great rate' with Scarborough Building Society Click and Save account - Published:12/06/07

www.moneynews.co.uk > Banking > 'Great rate' with Scarborough Building Society Click and Save accountThe interest rate offered on the new Scarborough Building Society Click and Save account is a market leader, according to the provider.A rate of 5.5...

Majority of Brits express tax dissatisfaction via financing study - Published:09/06/07

More than nine in ten banking consumers feel let down by the government's tax regime, a financing website has revealed ahead of the chancellor's Budget announcement.According to an online reader survey by The Motley Fool, 92 per cent of people belie...

Mortgage lenders positive on exit fees, expert claims - Published:08/06/07

Mortgage lenders in the UK are demonstrating a positive response to recent calls for greater transparency on exit fees, intended to improve fairness for borrowers .Last month the Financial Services Authority (FSA) ruled that exit fees should be made...

2007 to See a Rise In Bad Loans According To Banks - Published:07/06/07

A survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers, in conjunction with the CBI, has revealed that almost 30 per cent of UK banks and over 75 per cent of building societies predict a rise in bad loans during the first three months of 2007.John Hitchins from Pricewa...

defaqto: banks in fight for current account customers - Published:06/06/07

Research group Defaqto has released a report claiming that current account customers are currently being fought over by banks, who are implementing various strategies to try and attract custom.A cap on bank charges which has been mooted by the Offic...

IHT threshold changes evaluated by financing expert - Published:05/06/07

The government's proposals to revamp the inheritance tax system have met with a mixed response from one financing analyst.In yesterday's Budget address to parliament, chancellor Gordon Brown outlined plans to raise the inheritance tax threshold to £...