Archive for July, 2009
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How at risk is your identity?
Criminals could be out to steal your identity even if you don’t have much money, according to new research by CreditExpert from Experian. The online identity fraud protection service has found that criminals are widening their horizons and no longer concentrate on wealthy targets who offer the ric...
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Social networking scams: don’t wait until it’s too late
The boom in social networking helps us keep in touch with family, friends and an expanding social circle – but some of the most popular sites can be a magnet for fraudsters looking for ways to steal other peoples’ identities and open up new lines of credit. If you’re unlucky enough to become ...
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Young, single – and at risk of identity fraud
Once, they focused on wealthy targets who offered the richest pickings but now identity fraudsters have broadened their scope to cover more vulnerable lower income victims living in rented accommodation, according to new research from CreditExpert, the identity fraud protection service from Experian...
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How at risk is your identity?
Criminals could be out to steal your identity even if you don’t have much money, according to new research by CreditExpert from Experian. The online identity fraud protection service has found that criminals are widening their horizons and no longer concentrate on wealthy targets who offer the ric...
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Credit scoring explained
Most lenders use credit scoring to help them decide whether or not to approve applications for loans, credit cards, mortgages and other forms of credit, such as mobile phone accounts. And a credit score can also determine what interest rate the applicant will be charged. A high credit score suggest...
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Credit check quiz
According to the Bank of England’s Credit Conditions survey, most lenders expect to see a small increase in the amount of credit on offer in the coming months. But this good news needs to be tempered by the thought that would-be borrowers need a better-than-ever credit rating, especially if they w...
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Car Insurance For Ladies
In today’s modern era of sexual equality, many people think that there is (or at least should be) no difference between men and woman when it comes to quoting for car insurance. However, this is not the way that motor insurance companies look at the issue. They take a number of major differences i...
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Unemployment in the UK at 2.38m
Official figures show that unemployment in the UK is now at 2.38m, the highest level since 1995. The jobless rate increased to 7.6%, the highest in more than 10 years. The number of people claiming unemployment benefit increased by 23,800 in June to 1.56 million, which was less than analysts had f...
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Young Drivers and Learner Drivers Car Insurance
Some of us forget how much hassle and torment was involved in taking our first tentative lurches forward in our first car, but every year thousands of new drivers celebrate as they obtain their first set of wheels. Many of these new drivers will be young people who have waited until their 17th birth...
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Virgin Credit Card : 16 Months 0% Balance Transfer
Offers 0% on balance transfers for 16 months and 0% on card purchases for 3 months. The card also provides numerous offers and discounts. Key features of the Virgin Credit Card Intro Purchase Rate / Period: 0% / 3 mths Balance Transfer Fee: 2.98% Balance Transfer Rate / Period: 0% / 16 mths ...