http://www.brunelfranklin.comBrunel Franklin News feedBrunel Franklin5http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=642The Competition Commission has decided that it may make some changes to the pricing of Payment Protection Insurancehttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=642Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=641Over two thirds of people would not take out protection in the future despite being pessimistic about the current and future economic climate, research by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) suggestshttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=641Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=636The High Court is hearing the latest stage of the case into the fairness of bank overdraft chargeshttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=636Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=640Many online sellers of payment protection insurance have failed to comply with the FSA?s new eligibility requirements by the 6 July deadline, according to British Insurancehttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=640Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=639The High Court case brought to establish the legality of unauthorised overdraft charges is considering whether charges made several years ago can be included in any judgementhttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=639Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=638Banning the sale of payment protection insurance (PPI) at the point of sale of other credit products would "run counter" to the Financial Services Authority's (FSA?s) Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) principles, FISA claimshttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=638Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=637The Finance Industry Standards Association (FISA) has questioned a number of the Competition Commission?s proposed remedies for issues in the payment protection insurance (PPI) market in the UKhttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=637Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=635Banks have been accused of profiting from the financial difficulties of customershttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=635Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=634It is believed that people who buy Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) are charged in excess of about ?1.4bn a year http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=634Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=633Competition Commission proposals forcing insurers to be more open is less important than quality of sales pitch when determining take up of payment protection, a provider has claimedhttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=633Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=632Consumers that are looking for PPI, are being offered help by the UK's financial regulator in the form of the Financial Services Authority, which is now offering advice on the purchase of this type of coverhttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=632Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=631The Financial Services Authority has released tables to compare payment protection insurance (PPI)http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=631Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=630Banning the sale of payment protection insurance (PPI) at the point of sale of other credit products would "run counter" to the Financial Services Authority's (FSA?s) Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) principleshttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=630Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=629It is important that customers do not find themselves short of valuable protection and so new proposals on the selling of Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) must be considered carefullyhttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=629Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=628Liverpool Daily Post asks whether the protection offered is always a good dealhttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=628Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=627Financial services firms need to do more to ensure standard contracts with consumers do not include unfair terms, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has warnedhttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=627Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=626The Competition Commission has come under fire from industry trade bodies for failing to make the distinction between standard payment protection insurance and mortgage PPIhttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=626Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=625People who want to buy payment protection insurance (PPI) can now get advice from the website of the Financial Services Authority (FSA)http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=625Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=624Holidaymakers heading for sunnier climes could be hit by millions in overseas bank charges if they are not careful with foreign currencyhttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=624Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=623Bank customers who take out insurance policies on their loans should be allowed a cooling off period to cancel the policies http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=623Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=622Consumers have been given the green light to reclaim up to ?24,000 after a Competition Commission report into loan coverhttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=622Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=621Both the FSA and the OFT have a say when it comes to regulating PPIhttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=621Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=620Unfair bank charges on overdrafts affect over 50 per cent of the country, a new study has revealed http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=620Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=619The Competition Commission is taking the payment protection insurance industry ? or racket, as I prefer to call it ? to taskhttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=619Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=618The Office of Fair Trading won a landmark ruling in the High Court on 24th April following a test case. Mr Justice Andrew Smith, presiding over the case, ruled that the OFT is able to apply consumer credit contract law to bank charges, giving it the power to judge whether they are unfairhttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=618Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=617Banks and credit card issuers will no longer be allowed to get away with payment protection insurance ?daylight robbery?http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=617Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=616According to Justice Andrew Smith, the presiding judge in the recent High Court test case into bank charges, the delay in the next stage of the proceedings resulting from an appeal against the initial ruling from banks should not be as severe as some officials have predictedhttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=616Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=615Consumers are being ripped off over Payment Protection Insurance by ?1.4 billion a year due to a lack of competition in the markethttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=615Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=614With the bank's customers facing higher interest charges, the Guardian offers some alternativeshttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=614Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=613Banks and insurers have warned that proposed changes to payment protection insurance (PPI) could destroy the market, leaving thousands of people in debt should they lose their jobshttp://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=613Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT