Saving up as Britons tighten belts

Story date: 2007-09-24 06:29:00
Added on: 2007-09-24 07:36:30

Channel 4 News - People took advantage of recent interest rate hikes to set aside a record £47.2 billion during the three months to the end of ... High levels of defaults on US sub-prime mortgages, which lend to people who would be turned by mainstream banks, has ...


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