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Amex 'secretly' doubles monthly payments - American Express has hit some of its indebted customers with double their usual monthly minimum repayments



Amex 'secretly' doubles monthly payments  [01/10/2009 01:17 PM]
American Express has hit some of its indebted customers with double their usual monthly minimum repayments
Scammers will target indebted in 2009  [01/10/2009 01:17 PM]
Indebted borrowers and the elderly are two groups likely to be targeted by scams such as bogus lottery claims in 2009, according to the OFT
Market round-up: Rate cut fails to make mark  [01/10/2009 01:17 PM]
Weekly stock market report:The Bank of England's half point cut to 1.5%, the lowest since it was founded in 1694, did little to boost already meek trading
Foxtons under threat as bail-out rejected  [01/10/2009 01:17 PM]
The future of London's biggest estate agency chain Foxtons has been thrown into doubt by the unprecedented slump in home sales
Worldwide economy reels under new blows  [01/10/2009 01:17 PM]
Britain's manufacturing industry is in its worst decline for almost 30 years and US unemployment is at its highest level for more than 15 years, new data reveals
Government 'must act to save homeowners'  [01/10/2009 01:17 PM]
The government is being urged to buy up hundreds of thousands of homes in imminent danger of repossession to prevent their owners being thrown out on to the streets
Credit cards charging up to 46% interest  [01/10/2009 01:17 PM]
American Express has increased the cost of borrowing on one of its credit cards to 46% - more than 30 times base rate
Half-speed broadband rip-off revealed  [01/10/2009 01:17 PM]
Millions of Britons paying up to £30 a month for high-speed broadband are getting a snail's pace service, a study has revealed
Web loansharks charging up to 10,000%  [01/10/2009 01:17 PM]
Despite a bank rate now at 1.5%, some borrowers are paying up to 10,000% on internet-based and doorstep loans, according to a report today
Budget chain Aldi cuts 4-star trips by 50%  [01/10/2009 01:17 PM]
Aldi will today begin selling four-star holidays which it claims will undercut rivals by up to 50%
Osborne: '10 businesses a day could fold'  [01/10/2009 01:17 PM]
Shadow chancellor George Osborne today warned that 10 businesses a day will go under unless the Government takes urgent action to get the banks lending again
Text service points the way to bargains  [01/10/2009 01:17 PM]
A mobile phone service is being launched that aims to take the legwork out of grabbing the best possible deals from stores
Savings income cut to shreds as rates drop  [01/10/2009 01:17 PM]
Savers are being hit with interest rates as low as 0.001% as the Bank of England's base rate falls to its lowest for 315 years
Nissan axes 1,200 as car industry cull begins  [01/10/2009 01:17 PM]
Nissan is to cut 1,200 jobs as manufacturers warn the entire UK motor industry is in a 'fight for survival'
Pound rallies as rates near rock bottom  [01/10/2009 01:17 PM]
Sterling staged a strong rally on speculation Bank of England rates could finally be approaching their low point
Help for savers is a long time coming  [01/10/2009 01:17 PM]
Rose battered by the storm  [01/10/2009 01:17 PM]
This time fat cats will face revolt in their own ranks  [01/10/2009 01:17 PM]
Maxwell echo that should have alerted Madoff's fans  [01/10/2009 01:17 PM]
Back to basics for exchanges?  [01/10/2009 01:17 PM]