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Archive for March, 2008

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

More important than ever to get good mortgage advice.

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IF YOU’RE looking to remortgage, or to get your first home loan, you could be in for a nasty shock.
In recent weeks, lenders have been withdrawing deals hand over fist and increasing the rates on the ones that remain. It’s all down to the transatlantic credit crunch. Fears about massive bad debts in the […]

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Crunch Bounces Around in Australia.

I never do any survey about Australia banks industry, but today I just read one good article from Laura Santini. The article is about Crunch Bounces Around in Australia.
Anyway, here some of the hot contents that I quote from the website:
As the credit storm batters the banking industry in the U.S. and Europe, rumbles of […]

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Central bank.

I just came from TheCitizen site and there’s one topic that really caught my attention. The topic is about central bank and if you have time to continue your surfing, you also can read this great article.
Anyway, here is some of the important part that I quote from the article:
So, what is a central bank? […]

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Secured loans are “far more attractive to homeowners”?

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Secured loans now becoming more and more popular since they are convenient and reliable. Mostly all lending companies have secured loans in their product line. For me, secured loan is one of the best loan type because it allow me to borrow large amount and for a longer period. But hey, as long […]

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Central banks deny plan to buy debt.

Here is another big news for U.K resident:
THE Bank of England says it is discussing with other central banks how to “ease the strains” in financial markets, although it is not considering requiring taxpayers to assume credit risks.
Britain’s central bank said it was not among the banks that the Financial Times reported were contemplating the […]

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Credit card fraud hits record levels !

Just wanna share with you about one news that maybe shock you.
Yes… it may shock you but please take it seriously. If you are a credit card cardholder, then don’t take this as a normal info because who knows, you will be next victim!
Fraud on credit and debit cards soared to a record high last […]