Credit cards are a good way of short term
borrowing If balance is repaid every
month - less cash required in person.
notice accounts are not suitable for emergency funds as the
saver will have to pay a penalty if they withdraw without
giving notice before the maturity date.
these are more useful for long term savings for
example for saving to buy a house, holiday or a
wedding
for borrowers to maintain sustainability they
should regularly monitor and keep aware of both
the total monthly repayments being taken from
their account as well as their borrowing
mortgages have lower interest rates due to them
having much longer repayment periods which is
usually 25 years.
lenders can take more risks with mortgages as they are secured
on the property. repossession can happen if the monthly
repayments are not made.
credit cards should not be used to repau debts.
when a orrower reaches their credit limit they
cannot borrow anymore and interest can
increase by a lot. this is a lot higher on credit
cards than other borrowing products
without appropriate insurance, events such as a car
crash or a serious illness or redundancy or a house fire
can all have damaging impacts on an individuals
finances.
payday loan lenders have been accused of encouraging people
to take out more and more loands or to roll the debt over to the
next month.
payday loans are covered by the consumer credit acts of 1974 and 2006.