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How to avoid internet phishing scams Cyber crime is on the rise with iTunes customers' the latest to have been targeted by fraudsters. www.telegraph.co.uk
Ten ways to keep credit card debt under control Competition in the credit card market is at a high, but providers are increasingly fussy about who qualifies for their best deals. Gavin Littlejohn, chief executive of Money D business.scotsman.com
Ratos selling business data firm Bisnode - sources Ratos AB the Swedish private equity firm is seeking to sell Bisnode the business information firm that operates Dun & Bradstreet branded credit-checking businesses in 10 European companies. uk.news.yahoo.com
FinTech in Atlanta hothouse - the Twitterview Transcript - community blog from Elizabeth Lumley It seems Atlanta has been a hotbed of banking innovation since the Federal Reserve pioneered electronic banking there in the 1950s. www.finextra.com
Where now for the coalition? Where stands the party manifesto in a coalition government? In a recent interview with the Guardian , the Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude mentioned the huge reorganisation planned for the National Health Service, in which the whole system in England is to be turned inside out, with GPs being put in charge of commissioning. www.newstatesman.com
House Doctor: 'I'm struggling to remortgage though I have lots of equity. How can this be?' Question: I can't seem to remortgage to move house for love nor money, having tried two lenders – with a third midway through application. It's very surprising as I've £48,000 in equity and £12,000 savings to put into the next property which should give me a healthy loan-to-value of roughly 75 per cent. The only downside that I can think of is a £2,000 overdraft that I don't often climb out of ... www.independent.co.uk
First-timers locked out as lenders use credit ratings to avoid risk First-time buyers remain frozen out of the housing market despite lender claims of making more deals available to borrowers with modest deposits. And the repercussions for the business.scotsman.com
Fraudster trap What do credit rating agencies know about you? www.bbc.co.uk
How can credit reference agencies catch benefit cheats? Prime Minister David Cameron has said credit reference agencies could be used to crack down on benefit fraud. But what information do these agencies hold and how could it be used? www.bbc.co.uk
Cameron calls in 'bounty hunters' to catch benefit fraudsters David Cameron was accused of eroding people's financial privacy as he unveiled plans to expand the use of credit reference agencies to track down welfare cheats. www.independent.co.uk
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