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Lenders lower mortgage rates but raise hurdles
Borrowers are having to meet tougher lending criteria, just as the cost of mortgages has started to ease, as banks restrict their best deals to a shrinking pool of customers.
Hidden cost of price-comparison websites
Would-be borrowers may be unwittingly damaging their credit records
Icesave savers start to see the colour of their money
Customers with money locked in an Icesave account have finally started to recoup their savings
Chinese stocks enter bargain territory
Stock market losses create opportunities for buyers
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