What are stocks and shares and what is the difference between the two? Watch our simple explainer… By Rachel Rickard Straus for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 1... read more
Anne-Marie Moody earns more than £35,000 a year as an accountant, owns her own home and doesn’t splash out on luxury holidays or designer clothes. On pap... read more
Half of all borrowers applying for a mortgage, new credit card or loan have never checked their credit file or credit score. This is despite the fact that any i... read more
Rising living costs mean households are increasingly turning to credit cards to get by. Bank of England data shows borrowing on plastic has reached £68billion ... read more
M&S Bank has slashed its personal loan rate to 2.8 per cent – the cheapest deal available. The move brings it in line with best-buy deals already offe... read more
One in four consumers have had a credit or debit card blocked while on holiday and been unable to access their cash, research has revealed. This is despite 61 p... read more
Travelex scraps its popular Supercard that let holidays avoid overseas bank charges – and blames high running costs The Supercard is being axed in July be... read more
We’re referred to as ‘consumers’ all the time. The word is often used interchangeably with ‘citizen’, ‘shopper’, ‘household’ or ‘Briton’. ... read more
Sainsbury’s Bank has upped the ante on its purchase credit card, boosting the 0 per cent interest deal to a market-beating 31 months. The new deal overtakes t... read more
Nearly a quarter of borrowers believe that getting accepted for a credit card guarantees them the advertised interest rate and 0 per cent promotion. But what ma... read more
Some Lloyds credit card customers, enticed by the bank’s offer of Avios points that can be redeemed for flights, have seen balances vanish – and told it... read more
Half of households under the age of 35 couldn’t afford an unexpected bill of just £250, forcing them to turn to a credit or the bank of mum and dad, accordin... read more
Should we give every Briton a basic monthly income? For some it’s the key to stamping out exploitation for others it’s a ticket to laziness… By Ra... read more
Investment fund names are often a baffling mixture of fancy but vague words, which mean little to people who aren’t already clued up on financial jargon. ... read more
Can we avoid another financial crisis? Spoiler alert: No! That’s according to STEVE KEEN who predicted the last one By Rachel Rickard Straus for Thisismon... read more
Household debt is becoming a growing concern, with experts worried consumers are taking on debts they cannot afford to pay back. Credit cards with long 0 pe... read more
Britons are loading up on store cards, payday loans and car finance at astonishing rates, worrying regulators who are planning a crackdown on consumer borrowing... read more
Virgin Money saw an 8 per cent leap in lending by its credit card business but said arrears levels remained ‘stable’ despite concerns that rising consumer d... read more
GDP is seriously messed up. It is often thought of simply as the most common measurement of the size of a country’s economy – how could that be controversia... read more
Growth is good …right? We endlessly talk about the importance of our economy growing, but can it ever do more harm than good… By Rachel Rickard Straus f... read more
Household debt is rising to record levels as the rate at which credit is approved picks up pace, the financial watchdog said today. The soaring levels of person... read more
A damning report on personal loans yesterday found families face a staggering £400 million rip-off from the ‘broken’ market. Banks are damaging bor... read more
