Posts Tagged ‘research’
Credit card fraud falls, online banking fraud grows
The UK Cards Association has today revealed a fall in credit and debit card fraud – partly due to the introduction of chip-and-pin.
According to the Association, fraud losses on UK credit and debit cards totalled £440.3 million in 2009 – a fall of 28% compared with 2008 and the first annual decline since 2006.
While it [...]
Travel insurance hiked by 174% for older travellers
Insurers need to “change their approach” to older travellers, moneysupermarket.com claimed this week.
A spokesperson for the price comparison site made the comment after research found that British travellers can see travel insurance premiums more than double after their 65th birthday.
Multi-trip policies in Europe increase by up to 174% for travellers aged 65 or older.
Worldwide equivalent [...]
Why you should check the SVR on your mortgage
Millions of homeowners across the UK have no idea what interest rate they’re paying on their mortgage, according to research by Post Office Mortgages,
A poll by the lender found that while 35% of borrowers are currently on a standard variable rate (SVR) mortgage, 28% – around 3 million homeowners – don’t know what rate they’re [...]
Brits start saving at age 25
Most Brits don’t get serious about putting money aside into a savings account until they reach age 25, according to a study by National Savings and Investments (NS&I).
Research by the savings provider found more than a fifth (22%) of UK consumers don’t start setting aside money until after their 30th birthday, while a further 13% [...]
Raising a child costs over £200,000
Raising a child from birth to age 21 costs more than £201,000, according to research by LV=.
This is equivalent to £9,610 a year, or £26 per day.
It’s the first time the lifetime cost of child-rearing has exceeded the £200,000 limit, and represents a 43% increase since the survey began in 2004.
The biggest costs of raising [...]