All the latest credit card news from a variety of leading media resources and blogs.
- Hypo Real Estate rescued as Germany issues guarantee (ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
Yahoo! News: The German government, together with a number of banks and insurers, agreed a last-minute rescue of Hypo Real Estate, one of its largest lenders. more » - Belgian govt mulls sale or nationalisation of troubled Fortis (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
Yahoo! News: Belgium was Saturday mulling the future of Fortis, amid speculation that total nationalisation of the Belgian part of the troubled banking group or sales of assets to BNP Paribas were on the cards. more » - Bank lending still hobbled as Congress deliberates (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Yahoo! News: Interbank lending remained at a standstill worldwide on Friday as investors nervously awaited a U.S. House of Representatives vote on a $700 billion (396 billion pound) financial rescue package. more » - 'Crippling debts' hit retirements (Press Assoc. via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Yahoo! News: Growing numbers of people could be forced to delay their retirement after racking up crippling levels of unsecured debt, new research shows. more » - Over 50s 'racking up debts' (Press Assoc. via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Yahoo! News: Growing numbers of people could be forced to delay their retirement after racking up crippling levels of unsecured debt, new research has showed. more » - Apple: A Product Plateau? (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
Yahoo! News: There are only so many world-changing products a company can create, but there's still plenty of room for Apple to extend established product lines more » - South Korea's free computer game model hits US (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Yahoo! News: Free computer game play that is all the rage in South Korean is taking hold in a US market dominated by videogames sold on packaged disks or by online subscriptions. more » - Evangelicals see moral decline in Wall St. woes (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Yahoo! News: Conservative Christians say the culture has gone to hell and it has taken the economy and Wall Street down with it. more » - The Consumer and the Stock Market Storm (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
Yahoo! News: Will consumers stand fast or batten down the hatches? The health of the U.S. economy hangs in the balance more » - Libyans savour joys of consumerism (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Yahoo! News: Libyans are shaking off decades of deprivation resulting from an iron-fisted socialist rule, international isolation and sanctions to savour the joys of their new market economy. more » - Credit rating explained
BBC (Borrowing): Lenders rely on data provided by the UK's three credit reference agencies when considering granting credit. more » - Debt test
BBC (Borrowing): Get a debt check-up, plus help and advice if you are in trouble. more » - Interest-free deals explained
BBC (Borrowing): Are interest-free deals always a bargain for the customer? BBC News examines the ins and out of these offers. more » - Choosing a personal loan
BBC (Borrowing): Taking out a personal loan is the standard way of borrowing money from a bank, building society or specialist loan company. more » - Barclaycard ponders low user fee
BBC (Borrowing): Barclaycard is considering the introduction of a fee for customers who do not use their credit cards enough. more »