The Finance Owl

Bank of the West Mortgages

admin — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:06:43 +0000

We have just published a new page about the mortgages offered by the Bank of the West. You can find it here: Bank of the West Mortgages.

Barclays Bank

admin — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:10:22 +0000

It is estimated that Barclays Bank in the UK will announce a record profit of around £11 billion next week. This will no doubt help to boost Barclays rumoured intention to concentrate on its retail banking and capital markets ambitions in 2010.

For information about Barclays Bank consumer products and services, read the following articles here:

Alliance & Leicester 2009 Profits

admin — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:31:24 +0000

Earlier this month, the Alliance and Leicester’s management team announced that that the bank had turned around its fortunes in 2009 after the disastrous 2008 losses of approximatley £1.3 billion. The A&L have announced a £500 million profit for 2009.

For descriptions of some of A&L’s consumer finance products, take a look at the following pages:

Citibank Student Loans

admin — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:42:52 +0000

As a child of the 3rd biggest bank holding company in the United States (Citigroup), Citibank is the consumer banking business of its illustrious parent.

What does this mean for undergraduates interested in finding out about Citibank’s range of student loans? Find out in our latest article that appraises this specific loan type here: Citibank Student Loans.

Sainsbury’s Shares

admin — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:33:36 +0000

The price of Sainsbury’s shares increased by 6.25% up to 325 pence on 11th February on the expectation that its largest shareholder is planning to cash in on its investment. Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has a holding of around 26% of Sainsbury’s shares, which are set to make it a significant return on its investment.

For more about Sainsbury’s Bank and the financial products it offers see the following articles:

Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

admin — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:57:32 +0000

The Banco Popular de Puerto Rico is Puerto Rico’s largest bank and is the biggest Hispanic bank in North America. Read more about this powerhouse bank in the following articles on The Finance Owl:

Loans for People With Poor Credit History

admin — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:01:34 +0000

Following on from the recent additions to our loans pages section, The Finance Owl has just added a new page about poor credit history loans. This page discusses the options for those with a poor credit record.

Unsecured Loans

admin — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:51:22 +0000

Do you understand the implications of unsecured loans? Have you ever been confused about the difference between secured and unsecured loans? We have just published the following article to describe unsecured loans outline the pros and cons of such credit agreements. You can find the new page here:

What Are Unsecured Loans?

AmEx Platinum Card

admin — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:58:55 +0000

The American Express Platinum card has been one of the elite credit cards since the 1980s. With numerous travel benefits, a desirable rewards program and a variety of member offers the AmEx Platinum is not available to everyone.

Find out more about this exclusive credit card here: American Express Platinum Credit Card.

Toronto-Dominion Bank

admin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:46:28 +0000

Did you know that the Toronto-Dominion Bank is the second largest bank in Canada? In fact it’s one of the largest banks in North America!

Find out more about its history and the financial services it offers here: TD Bank.