Barclaycard cuts its credit limits as shoppers feel the squeeze (Daily Mail)

Story date: 2007-09-24 08:18:26
Added on: 2007-09-24 11:00:16

Half a million credit card customers have had their spending limits cut amid growing signs of a crackdown on consumer credit. Barclaycard, Britain's biggest credit card issuer, has been reviewing the limits for many of its customers


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