Are lenders loosening their purse strings?
Interest rates on personal loans are finally starting to fall.The average interest rate on the top ten loan deals has fallen to 8.35%, the lowest level since the Bank of England reduced the base rate to 0.5% last March.When the Bank of England first lowered the base rate, mortgage and current account providers followed suit, [...]
Publ.Date : Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:14:18 +0000

Rates soaring on personal loans
Consumers taking out a personal loan are “paying through the nose” due to soaring interest rates.Banks are now charging an average APR of 10.32% on personal loans even though the Bank of England’s base rate has been held at a record low of 0.5%.This compares to an average personal loan APR of 8.71% in 2004.“Despite [...]
Publ.Date : Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:46:22 +0000

Car loans rise following launch of ‘cash for bangers’ scheme
Research from Sainsbury’s Finance has found that since the launch of the Government’s scrappage scheme in May, an estimated £61.2 million of personal loans per month have been taken out to purchase cars, compared with a monthly average of £44.7 million in 2009, prior to the scheme.The scheme, which pays consumers £2,000 to get [...]
Publ.Date : Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:49:32 +0000