Iceland Looks To Repay Briti...

February 15, 2011

Iceland’s parliament voted today in favour of a new deal to repay $5bn (£3.1bn) to Britain and the Netherlands for debts incurred from the island’s banking crash. The deal could pave...

Investigation launched into...

February 14, 2011

Companies have long levied surcharges to customers who pay for goods using a credit card.  Now, the consumer watchdog Which? is launching a so-called ‘super complaint’ in order that t...

Workers slave for 196 days j...

February 14, 2011

British workers have to until July 15 this year just to pay off interest on their unsecured loan and credit card finance plus taxes. That means they spend more than half the year working for the benef...

Cable slams offensive bank b...

February 14, 2011

The big UK banks need an overhaul to put a stop to the excesses of the current bonus culture,according to Business Secretary Vince Cable. Last week the government sealed a deal with the largest Britis...