Articles about Secured Loans and Mortgages

27th June ‘08 - Loan Shark Helpline Launched

The Government have launched a new helpline for victims of loan sharks. Consumer Affairs Minister Gareth Thomas announced ...

26th June ‘08 - Many Spurn Financial Advice When Making Important Decisions

All financial experts agree that making an important financial decision such as taking out a secured loan or ...

25th June ‘08 - Trend for Payday Loans Causing Concern

The number of so-called payday loans taken out by UK consumers has risen by around 130% in the ...

24th June ‘08 - Welsh Secured Loans Company Comes of Age

The owner of a Cardiff-based secured loans company has bought out his majority shareholders. The move is seen by ...

19th June ‘08 - Chief Executive Offers Student Loan Advice

British university students and university graduates have been urged to manage their loans sensibly. And with a recent ...

18th June ‘08 - Few Shopping Around for Homeowner Loans

New research from Lloyds TSB has revealed a paradox in the financial habits of UK consumers. For while ...

17th June ‘08 - North-West Secured Loans Broker Reports Loss

Secured loans broker Loanmakers has reported that its share price has fallen by 18%. The ...

16th June ‘08 - No New Secured Loans in Picture Frame

Picture Financial, a company that offers both secured loans and consolidation loans, has terminated the employment of ...

13th June ’08 - CitiFinancial Exits UK Secured Loan Market

In keeping with its announcement that it plans to axe 9,000 jobs globally, Citigroup has closed its secured ...

12th June ’08 - Homeowner Loan Players Given AFB Board Opportunity

The Association of Finance Brokers (AFB) has announced that it is accepting nominations for positions on its board. ...

10th June ’08 - Secured Loans Total £6.4 Billion of Personal Debt

The latest financial statistics for June reveal that the total level of personal debt in the UK has risen ...

9th June ‘08 - Parents Taking out Secured Loans to Meet Cost of Education

Worries over the standard and choice of state education coupled with the increasing price of the cost of living ...

5th June ‘08 - Housing Climate to Prompt Secured Loans Surge

Financial experts are predicting that one knock-on effect of the current conditions of the UK housing market will be ...

2nd June ‘08 - US Soldiers Offered Cheap Homeowner Loans

The US Congress has passed a bill that will allow American servicemen and their families access to cheap ...

72. Finding a Cheap Remortgage

The law of supply and demand is, unfortunately, one of the basic rules of economics. In the present climate, ...

71. Why You May Often Get A Better Deal With Secured Loan Finance

A glance through the financial pages of any newspaper will tell you that credit has become a lot more ...

70. Thinking of Remortgaging?

It can be frustrating to be in debt, paying a high rate of interest on credit card balances or ...

69. Serious About Getting Your Debts Under Control? Consider a Homeowner Loan

The latest research from the country’s largest consumer pollsters, YouGov, shows that up to 6.5 million people over the ...

68. When to Remortgage

An application to remortgage is prompted by one of a number of reasons, including:  The ...

67. What Makes Secured Finance Attractive?

Secured finance is safer finance. Since the risk is reduced, lenders will generally be prepared to offer a lower ...

66. The Dangers of Interest-Only Mortgages

In March of this year the Bank of England predicted that credit conditions would tighten over the course of the ...

65. The Dangers of Car Dealer Finance

Almost half of those who borrow money to buy a car choose an uncompetitive finance deal that could ...

64. Find the Best Remortgages Available

A remortgage can be a solution for homeowners who want to pay less for their mortgage, or wish ...

63. Homeowner Secured Loans at Competitive Rates

Even in the current uncertain economic climate, there are still homeowner secured loans available at competitive rates. Getting a ...

62. Cheap Remortgages Are Available

The Bank of England has been in a period of base interest rate cuts that, despite the current uncertainty ...

61. UK Secured Loans Offer Great Rates

With interest rates very low, many Brits are now looking to find UK secured loans.  Secured loans are ...

60. Remortgaging Opportunities High in Comparatively Low Rate Market

Many Brits are remortgaging their homes in the current comparatively low rate loan market.  The Bank ...

59. Homeowner Loans Take Advantage of Home Equity

Homeowner loans are a great way to leverage a person’s most valuable asset in order to obtain the ...

58. Raising Funds Through Remortgages

The great advantage with mortgage borrowing to buy your own home is that your stake in ...

57. Secured Loans Come Cheaper

What’s the worst prospect for someone who lends you money? It’s going to be not so much that ...

56. House Prices Still Predicted to Fall

Some commentators have been predicting house prices falls in the UK for several years and it seems that ...

55. FSA Offers Online Help

Following recent warnings by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in its Financial Risk Outlook that the UK could face ...

54. Buying with Friends: A Good Idea?

Most people are used to sharing accommodation as students, trainees or renters, therefore the idea of living in ...

53. How to Prevent Identify Theft

More than 70 per cent of adults in the UK say that fears of identity theft are changing ...

52. New Restrictions Make Owning a Home Tougher

New restrictions on lending to high-risk customers could lead to a surge in the numbers of people seeing ...

51. How Equity Release is Becoming More Popular

Despite its recent poor reputation, equity release is becoming increasingly popular and industry experts say the quality of ...

50. Banks want to attract you, but will you be accepted?

Banks want to attract you, but will you be accepted? Savers are benefiting from a spell ...

49. Can you afford a mortgage?

There are many types of mortgages but no matter which one you choose it will initially cost ...

48. Types of mortgages

There are four main types of mortgages on the market including interest only, fixed rate, variable and ...

47. The family loan: A good idea?

The family loan: A good idea? According to new research, Britons currently owe more than £251 ...

46. Is the UK housing market set to fall?

Is the UK housing market set to fall?  House prices recorded another strong year in 2007, ...

45. How a home loan can now cost you £10,000

How a home loan can now cost you £10,000  The fees being charged on mortgages and remortgages are ...

44. What the credit crunch means for mortgages

What the credit crunch means for mortgages  Thousands of borrowers coming to the end of cheap ...

43. Why you should pay your unsecured debts now

Why you should pay your unsecured debts now A recent survey revealed that consumers aged between 30 and 35 ...

42. Why our key workers can’t afford the property ladder

Why our key workers can’t afford the property ladder Average mortgage payments in England and Wales reached £590 ...

41. Don’t be forced into re-mortgage

Don’t be forced into re-mortgage Recent changes in the industry suggests that homeowners are looking to re-mortgage ...

40. Cheap loans, not many takers

Cheap loans, not many takers Loans have never been so cheap and as the base rate has risen, typical loan ...

39. The shortage is property in pushing up the prices

The shortage is property is pushing up the prices The cost of an average home leapt by ...

38. Don’t let your consolidated debt give you too much freedom

Don’t let your consolidated debt give you too much freedom A recent poll by a comparison site found ...

37. Why we’ll be forced to remortgage and go back to work

Why we’ll be forced to remortgage and go back to work Over a quarter of mortgage holders ...