Balance Transfer Credit Cards

Virgin Money is raising rates on credit cards

Virgin Money raises some credit card rates by 50%

Virgin Money has today announced that selected customers are to be hit with increases in credit card rates on purchases and balance transfers.

Disciplined use of credit cards can boost your finances

Ten of the best credit cards for your finances in 2012

If Christmas blew a hole in your finances a 0% interest credit card could be worth switching to so you have time to repay your debt before interest is applied.

MBNA launch new balance transfer credit card

MBNA launch new long term balance transfer credit card

MBNA has launched a balance transfer credit card that offers zero per cent interest on balance transfers for 18 months.

Barclaycard 'moves ahead of rivals'

Confused.com has suggested a new 17 month 0 per cent balance transfer offer from Barclaycard has moved the bank ahead of rivals such as MBNA and Virgin.

'Improved competition' in credit cards market

Those seeking a credit card this month could be set to benefit from improved competition in the market with the length of promotional rates on balance transfers and purchases at a record high.

Transfer to a zero interest balance transfer card to save

The best balance transfer credit cards

If your Christmas spending spiralled out of control leading to credit card debts then now is a good time to consider transferring the balance to a balance transfer credit card.

Christmas debt worries weigh on many Britons' minds

Britons' 2011 credit card balance transfers 'to top £2.8bn'

Credit card balance transfers carried out by Britons in 2011 could pass the £2.8 billion mark, according to a forecast from Santander.'

Switching credit card deals could save hundreds

Finances 'should be top' of resolution lists

Making the effort to review products such as mortgages, savings accounts and credit cards could save consumers thousands of pounds each year.

Many consumers could pay over the odds for their Christmas shopping by using the `wrong` credit card, moneysupermarket.com has warned.

Christmas shoppers warned over using `wrong` credit cards

As many as five million consumers risk paying over the odds for their Christmas shopping by using the "wrong" type of credit card for purchases, it has been claimed.

Some financial spring cleaning could save customers thousands of pounds a year, moneysupermarket.com has said.

Consumers urged to tackle financial spring cleaning

Consumers could save thousands of pounds a year by carrying out a "spring clean" to get the best deals on financial products.

Credit card rates are at a 12-year high.

Credit card rates 'highest since 1998'

Interest rates on credit cards have been driven to a 12-year high of 18.8% after the economic downturn made lenders increasingly wary of risk, a new report has claimed.

Credit card 0% balance transfer deals squeezed

Cautious credit card lenders eliminating free balance transfers

The number of interest free credit card balance transfers has declined, according to a report.

Credit card providers reject more consumers

'Rate tarts' rejected by credit card providers

Over one in ten consumers have had a credit card application rejected in the last year as providers tighten their criteria.

Abbey relaunches Zero card

Abbey is today relaunching its Zero credit card, which has no foreign exchange fee and no cash advance fee.

Personal loan and credit card rates rise as Bank rate drops

Personal loan and credit card interest rates are failing to drop - despite the Bank of England dropping its rates from five per cent to 1.5 per cent since October.

Credit card holders losing £1bn from small print

Changes to credit card small print are leaving UK consumers as much as £1 billion out of pocket.

5m loan and credit card applications rejected

A total of 3.37 million credit card and 1.55 million loan applications were rejected over the last six months.

0% balance transfers are still available

Are there still any 0% credit card deals?

With the credit crunch making lenders unwilling to lend, are there any 0% credit card deals left?

Scottish tarts look for trust

Rate tarts are ditching switching and looking for financial brands to trust in the current risky economic waters, according to new research.

UK credit card limits cut by £3.1bn

Brits have seen their credit card limits cut by £3.1 billion in the last six months.

Credit cards: £1.1bn monthly balance transfer

£1.1bn monthly credit card shuffle

Britons are switching £1.1 billion between credit cards each month - as they search out the falling number of 0% credit card deals in the market.

3m Brits plan to do a balance transfer in the new year

£9bn new year balance transfer

The new year will see £9 billion in credit card balances transferred from plastic to plastic, according to research out today.

Credit card spending: More to push the plastic

Insolvencies up, credit card borrowing harder

Next year will see an increase in insolvencies and a rise in the number of consumers turning to plastic to make ends meet. Borrowing on plastic is set to get harder.