Moneynet sounds alarm over poor-paying children’s savings accounts

Written by Moneynet.co.uk


Interest rates on children’s savings accounts – some ofrepparttar most heavily marketed of all savings products – can leave kids badly out of pocket, online financial data service Moneynet warns today.

In some cases,repparttar 141761 difference in rates can be several per cent (see data below), meaning that over a period of years –repparttar 141762 accounts are typically held forrepparttar 141763 longer term –repparttar 141764 end savings pot can vary significantly.

“High Street lenders are particularly aggressive when it comes to promoting their kids accounts as they hope to retainrepparttar 141765 business asrepparttar 141766 child turns into an adult,” said Moneynet chief executive Richard Brown.

“But as our data shows, with a difference of several per cent betweenrepparttar 141767 best andrepparttar 141768 worst paying accounts, parents should really do their homework before choosing a suitable account to hold longer term savings for their kids.”

One ofrepparttar 141769 best accounts, Scarborough Building Society’s Children’s Savings Bonds, delivers an attractive 5.75 per cent. A full one per cent aboverepparttar 141770 current Bank of England base rate, it is also 3.50 per cent higher than one ofrepparttar 141771 worst paying accounts, Norwich & Peterborough Building Society’s Easy Plus, which delivers a relatively meagre 2.25 per cent.

“There are literally hundreds of accounts out there, and of course withrepparttar 141772 launch ofrepparttar 141773 Child Trust Fund giving kids’ saving an extra dimension, parents need to be vigilant when looking forrepparttar 141774 best options,” said Richard Brown.

Bad is the opposite of good. Is it? Not with bad debt personal loans

Written by Amanda Thompson


‘Bad’ means ‘bad’ no matter where you go! It is cumbersome and heavy, a threat and negative. So, you are taking this burden of bad debt every time you make a loan application for personal loans. It can’t be translated into something good and certainly notrepparttar ‘most wanted thing’ especially when you apply for a loan. Let us rethink this ‘can’t’. Can we translate bad debt into something good. Yes, it is possible. It is very much feasible in face of current developments inrepparttar 141752 loan industry. Bad debt personal loans are so easily available in UK that it is like bad debt is not a concern.

Bad debt is not a huge anomaly. The repercussions of bad debt on your personal loans application is in terms of interest rates. Interest rates for bad debt personal loans application are usually higher. However, there is no deprivation of bad debt personal loans plans online. Proper research with respect to bad debt personal loans is not only necessary but integral. Bad debt personal loan variety is vast. The more you investigaterepparttar 141753 more likely you are to reachrepparttar 141754 bad debt personal loan of your inclination.

Bad debt is an assortment of terms. There are several interrelated terms in relation to bad debt. While applying for bad debt personal loans, you will or already have come across terms like credit history or credit ratings. If you have a prior history of foreclosures, bankruptcies and charge-offs defaults, arrears, bankruptcy, closure, charge offs or county court judgments, then you should apply under bad debt personal loans. All these conditions will be termed as bad debt in your credit ratings.

Bad debt personal loans will be provided to you after checking your credit ratings. Borrowers are rated by lenders according torepparttar 141755 borrower's credit-worthiness or risk profile. Credit ratings are expressed as letter grades such as A-, B, or C+. These ratings are based on various factors such as a borrower's payment history. There is no exact science to rate a borrower's credit, and different lenders may assign different grades torepparttar 141756 same borrower. It is always healthy to tell your loan lender that you have bad debt condition before making a bad debt personal loan application. This will empower them to bring for you a bad debt personal loans proposal that harmonizes with your financial situation.

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