Increase in rail fares with effect 1 January 2020 Rail fares increased by 2.7% at the start of the 2020 by 2.7%. New online repayment service for student loans The Department for Education has announced the launch of a new online repayment service in 2020, which will provide graduate with more up-to-date information than they […]
UCAS criticised for promoting ‘inappropriate’ private loans to students University admissions service UCAS has been accused of promoting “inappropriate”, high-interest private loans to students. UCAS Media sent an email to those who had opted in to receiving marketing emails which included an advert for Future Finance, offering student loans with interest rates of between 8% […]
Online shopping anti-fraud scheme delayed A new system to prevent online shopping fraud, due to have been introduced from September, has been delayed for 18 months. Under the system, at the point of the online checkout for purchases of £28 or more a passcode would be sent from the customer’s bank to their mobile phone. […]