How to cope with the credit crunch

Coping with the credit crunch

  • The credit crunch and recession are biting - helpful advice and information
  • Understand why the problem started, and how it has spread
  • The impact upon savings, mortgages and credit cards

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How the credit crunch began

Find out how a problem with its roots in the USA leapt across the pond.

Your savings

Find out how much protection you have if your bank gets into difficulty.

Your borrowing

Loans and credit cards are becoming harder to secure in these turbulent times.

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