Mortgage trick: RateGuard means you keep your ultra-low tracker AND protect yourself from interest rate rises
The benefits are particularly attractive to particular groups of borrowers: Those unable to remortgage because of negative equity or low equity; The Council of Mortgage Lenders estimated there were 830,000 households trapped in negative equity last year. Many more are also effectively trapped in low equity, unable to remortgage due to a paucity of 5 [...]
The Allstate Relationship Commercial
The latest and greatest from the Esurance ad campaign is now ready for your viewing pleasure. The newest spot highlights our relationship with Allstate and is the must-see 15-second event of the year. Ok, perhaps not. But it’s definitely worth checking out. The scoop As in the rest of the campaign, the Esurance commercial voice [...]
Car insurers overcharge poor, watchdog says
A Consumer Federation of America report released Monday accuses auto insurance companies of unfairly penalizing low-income drivers. By law, insurers aren’t allowed to ask about income. The CFA report says insurers are using a number of other factors — such as ZIP code and education — as proxies for income, and charging poor drivers much [...]
U.S. Supreme Court: Warrants Needed for GPS Tracking
The Supreme Court of the United States , in a historic, landmark decision ruled unanimously today that a search warrant is required before police can use GPS devices to track those under criminal investigation. All nine justices agreed that the GPS monitoring on the Antoine Jones SUV violated the Fourth Amendments protection against unreasonable search [...]
Car hire excess insruance: How to avoid a nasty holiday suprise
If you were to have an accident in a hire car while abroad it would be likely to ruin your holiday – but the real nasty surprise would be the excess on your insurance. You could be forced to pay an excess of up to 850 for the cost of repairing any damage while you [...]