April 18, 2025
Financial Assets

9 Best Same-Day Personal Loans of 2025

Personal loans are a convenient way to borrow to cover a variety of expenses — like a wedding, a funeral, a vacation, a surprise medical bill and more. Lenders typically disburse funds directly to your bank account so you can start using that money as soon as possible, and some of them will even fund

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Fixed Assets

Top Cash ISA rates this month as returns continue to fall despite record-high interest rates

Savers are being encouraged to act quickly to secure the best interest rates as returns continue to fall, despite some providers still offering up to 7.5% on savings accounts and up to 5.6% on Cash ISAs Brits could earn more on their savings this week(Image: Getty Images) Savers are being urged to act quickly to

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Fixed Assets

Best Cash ISAs to open before Sunday as rates increase – but only if you’re fast

There’s just days left to boost your savings with a top-rate Cash ISA before the £20,000 limit resets for another financial year – and several accounts have increased the rates they’re paying ISA rates have gone up in recent weeks [stock image](Image: PA) There are only a few days left to boost your savings with

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Fixed Assets

Securitas crooks who took part in Britain’s biggest cash robbery make bid for freedom

£54million Securitas robbers Lea Rusha and Stuart Royle are up for parole nearly a decade after ringleader Paul Allen got out of prison despite failing to repay a confiscation order 14:57, 25 Mar 2025Updated 15:00, 25 Mar 2025 Robber Lea Rusha has applied for release from prison(Image: Kent Police) Two crooks who took part in

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Fixed Assets

Spring Statement: Rachel Reeves to argue defence cash will boost jobs – and deny return to austerity

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will argue the “world is changing” – and Labour needs to move quickly to ensure the safety of the country as well as the economy The Chancellor will give her Spring Statement speech on Wednesday(Image: PA) Rachel Reeves will argue boosting defence spending in this week’s Spring Statement will not only keep

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Tangible Assets

DWP bank code you should look out for that could mean you’re owed benefits cash

If you receive a benefits payment from the DWP and see this code in your bank statement, it’s worth looking into 05:30, 21 Mar 2025Updated 07:19, 21 Mar 2025 The DWP may issue a refund a variety of reasons(Image: Getty Images) Benefit recipients should keep an eye out for a specific code from the Department

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Fixed Assets

Six high street giants including Asda and Sainsbury’s refuse to take cash

A number of major retailers have stopped taking cash in some or all of their stores, sparking backlash from a pro-cash campaign group, who say they are ‘letting down the public’ 09:44, 18 Mar 2025Updated 12:35, 19 Mar 2025 Martin Lewis warns of ‘risk’ of a cashless society A string of major businesses – including

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Fixed Assets

Six high street giants including Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury’s refuse to take cash

A number of major retailers have stopped taking cash in some or all of their stores, sparking backlash from a pro-cash campaign group, who say they are ‘letting down the public’ 09:44, 18 Mar 2025Updated 15:26, 18 Mar 2025 Martin Lewis warns of ‘risk’ of a cashless society A string of major businesses – including

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Tangible Assets

Martin Lewis names top Cash ISAs to open now that ‘smack the pants’ off bank

Personal finance expert urged savers to stop being loyal to their banks and consider moving their money to one of the top Cash ISA accounts before the new tax year starts in April 10:01, 15 Mar 2025Updated 10:02, 15 Mar 2025 Martin Lewis said people should look beyond banks when they set up an ISA(Image:

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Financial Assets

Lower capital requirements for bank loans to NBFCs to ease funding woes

On Tuesday, the central bank reversed the increase in risk weight – or the capital that banks must set aside for every loan to cover for potential loss – on loans to NBFCs, in a move that’s expected to make it easier for banks to boost on-lending, which has been constrained by higher capital requirements.

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