How mortgages and savings rates are set
Everybody talks about how important the base rate is, but few can explain how it influences savings and mortgage rates. We give you the low-down thisismoney.co.uk |
A bumper year ...for bosses of mutuals
Building society chiefs risk infuriating their members as they award themselves huge bonus packages thisismoney.co.uk |
Best-buy bond from Barnsley at 3%
Barnsley Building Society has just launched a best-buy one-year bond paying 3%, which puts it right at the top of our best-buy tables thisismoney.co.uk |
Should you gamble on rates rising next year?
Savers are being tempted by accounts which guarantee to pay more if the Bank of England raises the base rate thisismoney.co.uk |
Is inflation or deflation the biggest threat?
Interest rates are at rock bottom and more Quantitative Easing is on the cards, but is inflation or deflation the threat and how can you protect yourself? thisismoney.co.uk |