Tag: Financial News
Is your name listed in the fraudster’s phone book?
Property investors targeted by fraudsters are about to receive a letter or email from financial watchdogs warning them crooks are trying...
Bad bank profits leap to £1 billion
The ‘bad bank’ that owns former buy to let specialist Mortgage Express has announced a massive surge in pre-tax profits to just...
Possibility of Civil War in Greece?
This week I attended an unofficial Bank of England briefing. This article is based on that meeting and informal discussions with...
Finance firms named and shamed for poor customer service
The worst banks and financial services firms picked up 1.1 million customer complaints in the first six months of the year.
The figures...
Financial consumer champion gets a complaint call every 1...
Consumer champion the Financial Ombudsman deals with an inquiry from a disgruntled financial services customer every 10 seconds every...
UK interest rates may not rise for years, says BoE governor
The Bank of England interest rate may hover around 0.5% for at least another two years because of a weak economy and overwhelming personal...