Don’t let the bank use the postal strike as an excuse to take your money
Posted by Cashzilla in banking, credit cards on 15. Oct, 2007 | No Comments
Usually receiving emails from financial organisations are about as useful or welcome as a punch on the snout, however a recent one I received from Moneynet could prove a worthwhile reminder.
“There is nothing more annoying than being penalised by your credit card company for paying your bill a couple of days late but millions [...]
Great news for consumers on unfair bank charges
Posted by Cashzilla in banking on 23. Mar, 2007 | 2 Comments
According to a recent Which? survey reported by the BBC, “Most people who try to reclaim bank account penalty charges get some money back”.
The Which? survey found that 85% of consumers who demanded a [...]
40 years of credit cards
Posted by Cashzilla in credit cards on 09. Aug, 2006 | No Comments
In today’s world, credit and debit cards are increasingly becoming the main means for people to pay for goods and services. There are predictions that as soon as micro payments can be made using plastic, then cash will rapidly become a thing of the past. It seems that credit cards have come a [...]
Credit card interest free periods may not be all they appear
Posted by Cashzilla in credit cards on 10. May, 2006 | 3 Comments
Those pesky credit card companies which are offering longer and longer interest free periods in order to attract new customers have started new methods to get back the money they lose due to rate tarts. Some months ago most of the card companies started introducing a transfer fee of aroung 2% payable on the amount [...]
It pays to query your credit card APR
Posted by Cashzilla in credit cards on 19. Apr, 2006 | No Comments
I received a letter a couple of days ago telling me that the APR on an old credit card which I still have but no longer use, was going to go up from an already high 17.9% up to a rediculous 24.9%. Given that it is easy to get a variety of cards with [...]
FSA to tackle lack of financial knowledge in the UK – about time too.
Posted by Cashzilla in lifestyle on 28. Mar, 2006 | No Comments
At last the Financial Services Authority (FSA) is trying to tackle the problems that have been generated through a lack of consumer knowledge, particularly amongst the 18-40 age group, especially relating to savings, student loans, and debt matters.
According to an FSA spokeman, “Today’s 18-40 year olds are faced with greater challenges than were faced by [...]
Google Finance – a really serious article for once. Sorry.
Posted by Cashzilla in web on 24. Mar, 2006 | No Comments
Google recently released a long awaited offering of Google Finance.
Yahoo and MSN have been offering similar services for some time. All the more similar due to at least one key ex-Yahoo! Finance member of staff, Katie Stanton, being involved with the new Google project.
Building on the existing Google News and Google Blog Search, this Google [...]
Praying for the death of credit card cheques
Posted by Cashzilla in credit cards on 03. Mar, 2006 | No Comments
You know what it is like, post arrives from the bank. You open it up thinking it’s a statement, or important info regarding the account, only to find it is a wad of un-asked-for credit card cheques. Straight in the shredder.
Two days later, post arrives from the bank. You open it up thinking it’s [...]
