Credit Card And Related News For February, 2008
Welcome to the latest news concerning UK credit cards and other related topics for the month of February, 2008
- Man threatens court action over withdrawn store card points [25.02.08]
A man has threatened to take court action after his rewards scheme cards were cancelled by a supermarket giant. The man from Bedfordshire said he had accrued points to the value of thousands of pounds, but that the supermarket giant Tesco has cancelled his fourteen rewards scheme cards, along with
- What’s going on with the Egg card? [19.02.08]
Banking giant Egg recently shocked tens of thousands of its own customers by announcing out of the blue that it would be cancelling their credit cards in just over one month’s time. With many consumers reliant on their credit cards, and with the credit crunch making it increasingly difficult for
- No move to investigate Egg credit card cancellation [16.02.08]
According to a recent report there has been no official complaint lodged that would result in an investigation being launched into the recent decision of lending giant Egg to cancel the credit cards of 160,000 of its customers. The lending giant recently announced that the credit card accounts of around
- Egg credit card cancellation chaos [13.02.08]
Banking giant Egg has found itself at the centre of consumer outrage after it announced a decision to cancel the credit cards of over 160,000 customers. Egg has decided that it is going to cancel the cards of customers whose credit rating has deteriorated since they signed up for their
- Job losses to occur at Barclays credit card division [11.02.08]
In a recent report officials from Barclays Bank have announced that there are to be job cuts at the bank's credit card division. Officials state that in such a competitive area and with the financial climate the way that it is as a result of the credit crunch things like
- Tap and go cards proving popular in London [06.02.08]
Tap and go cards were introduced in London in the autumn of last year, and the aim of these cards is to enable consumers to make cashless payments, which are instantly debited from their accounts, without having to enter a PIN number or sign anything. Consumers can make small payments
- Rising levels of dependence on credit cards in the UK [04.02.08]
As a nation of credit lovers, many of us in the UK have become increasingly dependent on credit cards, and a recent report has highlighted this by showing just how an increasing number of people have become more and more dependent on their credit card. Credit cards do offer convenience,