UK credit card crunch looms, experts warn
Story date: 2007-11-05 07:03:00
Added on: 2007-11-05 20:00:14
Daily Telegraph - Credit card companies have had a rough ride with bad debt so its no surprise that they are becoming stricter on who they'll lend money to. ... The news follows lending figures from the Bank of England last week, revealing that new mortgage ...
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