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Mortgage borrowing dropped by over a third in April, while credit card borrowing rose to a 16-year h […]

The average rates for two- and five-year fixed-rate mortgages have more than doubled in just eight m […]

Anticipating further hikes in interest rates, homeowners scrambled to lock in low rates in January, […]

The two recent hikes in the Bank of England’s base rate have increased the annual cost of the […]

The average annual rate on credit cards has risen to 21.49%, despite the base rate remaining at reco […]

The Bank of England is considering easing mortgage rules to allow lenders to hand out more large loa […]

Despite concerns that an increase in the Bank of England's base rate may slash lenders' profit margi […]

Banks are bracing for a wave of defaults on mortgages, credit cards and business loans as the cost o […]

Months after slashing mortgage rates to record lows, two of the UK’s biggest mortgage lenders […]

Cautious consumers limited their spending and borrowing this summer, suggesting that the Roaring Twe […]