Short Term Loans

Give your card some credit

Short-term loans are seducing us away from plastic, but credit cards are invaluable.

Loans 'sucking money' from poor

Companies that offer short-term loans at high interest rates are accused of "sucking money" out of poor communities by Welsh assembly members.

Microfinance Services in Ghana Greeted With Hope, Concern

People appreciate the easy access to short-term loans but worry of high interest rates charges by microfinanciers

NH governor vetoes bill allowing short-term loans

Gov. John Lynch on Friday vetoed a bill that would allow New Hampshire consumers to obtain short-term, installment loans.The bill also eliminates a 36 percent interest cap on the loans in effect since ...

'Pay-day' loans used to fund plastic surgery: Website deals linked to 'good looks'

Glossy websites promote short-term pay-day deals alongside unsecured loans to pay for operations including face lifts, breast enlargements, tummy tucks, gastric bands and liposuction.

Robert Powell's Your Portfolio: Investing for short-term risk of deflation

The change in demand for banks loans by businesses has investment experts now saying that the long-term risk of deflation is minimal, but the short-term risk is not. Here’s how to invest accordingly.

We will exit Vodafone in 12-18 months: Ajay Piramal

Even after investing almost Rs 6,000 crore, Ajay Piramal, chairman of the company, insists it is a short-term investment.