<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Credit Card News</title><description>Regular breaking Credit Card News articles - © Copyright creditcardexpert.co.uk and not to be reproduced anywhere without explicit written permission.</description><link>http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/</link><image><url>http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/images/logo.gif</url><title>Credit Card News</title><link>http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/</link></image><item><title><![CDATA[Homeowners refraining from sales]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some owners backing off, leaving them in credit limbo]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/Homeowners-refraining-from-sales-18744316.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/Homeowners-refraining-from-sales-18744316.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House price falls slowing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Confidence may be returning to the market, kickstarting more secure finances]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/House-price-falls-slowing-18744325.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/House-price-falls-slowing-18744325.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Credit card fraud hits £500m]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many reasons cited for increase in card fraud]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/Credit-card-fraud-hits-£500m-18744338.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/Credit-card-fraud-hits-£500m-18744338.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Property transactions 'below 1990 levels']]></title><description><![CDATA[36,000 mortgages approved in June, prompting concerns over quietest year in housing market for decades]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/Property-transactions-below-1990-levels-18742108.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/Property-transactions-below-1990-levels-18742108.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some may wait 8 years for property values to rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[House prices to rise at different rates depending on location]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/Some-may-wait-8-years-for-property-values-to-rise-18742116.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/Some-may-wait-8-years-for-property-values-to-rise-18742116.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Halifax extends interest free period]]></title><description><![CDATA[All-in-One credit card now offers 11 months interest free on purchases and transfers]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/Halifax-extends-interest-free-period-18742123.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/Halifax-extends-interest-free-period-18742123.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buying a home could be cheaper yet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Buying a home online could offer significant discounts compared with on the high street, providing credit-stretched families a way into a cheaper new home]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/Buying-a-home-could-be-cheaper-yet-18739658.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/Buying-a-home-could-be-cheaper-yet-18739658.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brits still spending, not saving]]></title><description><![CDATA[Holidays ranking high in the top priorities of consumers]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/Brits-still-spending,-not-saving-18739668.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/Brits-still-spending,-not-saving-18739668.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeowners turn landlord to pay for debts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Credit card debt and high mortgage rates two likely factors in the uptake of governments rent-a-room scheme]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/Homeowners-turn-landlord-to-pay-for-debts-18739675.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/Homeowners-turn-landlord-to-pay-for-debts-18739675.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Handbag dogs' may be bad for credit health]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rise in popularity of handbag dogs is not only dangerous for unwanted pets but for credit card health]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/Handbag-dogs-may-be-bad-for-credit-health-18737866.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/Handbag-dogs-may-be-bad-for-credit-health-18737866.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brits worth 'a grand on the street']]></title><description><![CDATA[Average Brit now carries almost &#163;1,000 of valuables with them when they leave the house]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/Brits-worth-a-grand-on-the-street-18737867.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/Brits-worth-a-grand-on-the-street-18737867.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caribbean tops foreign wedding destination]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most Brits choose the Caribbean for their ideal wedding destination, as credit cards look set to collect the bill]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/Caribbean-tops-foreign-wedding-destination-18737868.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/Caribbean-tops-foreign-wedding-destination-18737868.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeowners 'too wary to climb property ladder']]></title><description><![CDATA[Bank denies lending practices are to blame for stagnant market]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/Homeowners-too-wary-to-climb-property-ladder-18734877.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/Homeowners-too-wary-to-climb-property-ladder-18734877.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1 in 4 youths 'under pressure' to spend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Credit card spending by youths may be explained in part by peer pressure]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/1-in-4-youths-under-pressure-to-spend-18734888.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/1-in-4-youths-under-pressure-to-spend-18734888.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[10 million households 'unable' to pay more for energy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Price comparison site says disposable income too tight for further price hikes]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/10-million-households-unable-to-pay-more-for-energy-18734901.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/10-million-households-unable-to-pay-more-for-energy-18734901.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wiping your credit rating 'easier than ever']]></title><description><![CDATA[New measures to take the hasssle out of clearing credit rating]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/Wiping-your-credit-rating-easier-than-ever-18732916.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/Wiping-your-credit-rating-easier-than-ever-18732916.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Future students advised on finances]]></title><description><![CDATA[Financial advice dished out as A-Levels announced today]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/Future-students-advised-on-finances-18732905.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/Future-students-advised-on-finances-18732905.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain heading for retirement debt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Future pensioners set to retire with record debt]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/Britain-heading-for-retirement-debt-18730944.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/Britain-heading-for-retirement-debt-18730944.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Average Brit's life 'worth £350,000']]></title><description><![CDATA[Self-evaluation pegs a persons life at &#163;350,000]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/Average-Brits-life-worth-£350,000-18730952.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/Average-Brits-life-worth-£350,000-18730952.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abbey announce 10pc interest on savings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bank offers ten per cent interest to savers with pensions]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/Abbey-announce-10pc-interest-on-savings-18730956.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://news.creditcardexpert.co.uk/Abbey-announce-10pc-interest-on-savings-18730956.html]]></guid></item></channel></rss>