Credit Rating
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How to boost your credit rating to get the loan you want
Your credit rating is more than just a number - a bad score can stop you from getting a personal loan, mortgage or credit card or mean you end up on a more expensive deal. In fact, new figures from Amigo Loans show that over 20 million people
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Canny Scots are better with their money
The Scots are famously level-headed when it comes to money - and Orkney islanders have now been crowned as the best money managers in the whole of the UK. Credit check company ClearScore analysed the credit scores of almost 10 million Brits and
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Do you know what your other half earns?
Nearly half of married people say they don't know what their spouse earns - although their partner's finances can affect their own credit rating. In a study of 2,000 people, credit ratings agency Noddle found that only 56% know exactly
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Top tips to improve your credit rating
Lenders have tightened their criteria in recent years, and a poor credit score can severely limit your options when it comes to securing loans, credit cards and mortgages. Defaulted payments, CCJs, missed payments to credit cards of utility
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New rules curb powers of payday lenders
From today, payday lenders will no more be allowed to roll over loans more than twice or help themselves to the contents of borrowers' bank accounts. They will also be required to place risk warnings on television advertisements to
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Mortgages: good or bad for your credit rating?
A housing boom is officially well underway. House sales have hit a six-year high, and prices are predicted to rise anything up to 10% this year. Mortgage rates are near historic lows, and the Council for Mortgage Lenders says that almost 50,000
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When love breaks down - keep yourself in credit
They say that money can't buy you love, but romance can certainly play havoc with your finances, with almost a fifth of Brits (17%) reporting of having seen theirs and their partners' credit ratings negatively impacted by their
