Experts at eBay UK have revealed the top 10 most popular second-hand items sold on the platform - and the prices they are often snapped up for, with Apple laptops the most lucrative at £483.

Knicks legend Patrick Ewing revealed Tuesday that his two Olympic gold medals and his 1984 NCAA championship ring were stolen from his New York home, but later replaced and reclaimed.

At one time interest-freezing balance transfer credit card offers lasted a bumper 43 months, just over a year on and the top deal stretches to 33 months.

LiveLend has now introduced a new type of loan where borrowers with a less than sparkling credit record start on a higher rate of interest, but benefit from the rate dropping if they clean up their score.

American Express cardholders can earn £5 cashback when they spend £10 or more at independent stores, restaurants and retailers until December 16.

Virgin Money is currently running a bumper sign-up offer on its Virgin Atlantic Rewards+ credit card - enough points to get a free return flight to New York. but it ends at 4pm - should you sign up now?

Interest-free deals are disappearing fast for credit card customers seeking breathing space to pay off debt. The ‘balance transfer’ trick is a popular way of paying off money borrowed.

The rate means someone borrowing £7,500 over 36 months will repay £217.32 a month and end up paying a total of £7,823.52.

Excluding mortgages, personal debts hit a record total of £428billion in the third quarter of 2018 - which is 33 per cent higher than in 2008 just before the financial crisis.

For some people, it is not just overspending at Christmas that will leave them feeling short and there will be a number of debts that they will be looking to clear.

The Swedish start-up claims to offer flexibility and a solution to sizing issues for those shopping online. But does the ability to 'buy now pay later' encourage users to spend what they can't afford?

Companies using free trials to rope customers into paying subscription fees face a crackdown under new rules announced by one of the world’s biggest payment providers.

Peer-to-peer lender Funding Circle beat its revenue targets for 2018 by 5%, but saw the percentage of loans last year it expected to default rise to between 3 and 3.8% it announced

If January is meant to be the month when you resolve to get your finances in order, then it’s definitely worth thinking about PPI, because the deadline is coming up sooner than you think.

American Express customers could just have been handed the answer to their perennial problem, a trick to get their cards accepted anywhere. We reveal how.

Over-50s in possession of Saga’s Platinum Visa card have just two months to clear their debts and find themselves an alternative after the company announced it was discontinuing the product.

Curve unveiled on Monday a move that would allow Amex customers to use their card in places that do not usually accept it , by adding their cards to its smartphone app.

This was a top recommendation for older travellers who wanted a good deal on holiday spending because it does not impose any fees for payments made with the card while overseas.

Now that February is here, most have received the first pay cheque of 2019 and those with a tight budget may be breathing a sigh of relief.

Saga's popular Platinum Card will be axed at the end of March, it offered plenty of travel benefits for the over-50s. Now it's time is up, what alternatives should you consider if you want to keep travelling?

This is Money has put together the reward points cards with the steepest APRs, and how the card companies are making money off you even if you're clearing your balance each month.

Laybuy made a big impact in its native New Zealand, claiming it signed up 200,000 people and partnered with 2,750 stores in just 18 months.

Nationwide is scrapping a scheme allowing credit and debit cardholders to earn cashback on their spending after the building society admitted it wasn't worth the time and resources.

Credit card companies have slashed the number and length of their 0% balance transfer deals in a bid to get a lid on Britain’s debt crisis, new analysis suggests.

More than 6,000 people have joined the waiting list for a mobile only credit card that promises to approve customers in less than three minutes.

New Zealand pay later platform Laybuy has marked its official UK launch by announcing a partnership with well-known high street brand Footasylum.

UK credit cardholders paid the price for withdrawing money using their credit cards last year, being stung with £219million in fees and charges.

The longest 0% balance transfer deal has been slashed below 30 months for the first time in more than five years, prompting further concerns that owners of such cards could end up in trouble.

At the launch event in Cupertino, California, the iPhone maker debuted a white titanium card with no number, security code, expiry date or name, only the Apple logo. Could it launch in Britain too?

Two years ago, top balance transfer credit cards offered customers 43 months to clear their debt without paying interest. The longest deal today lasts just 29 months.

Data shows that 5% of all point of sale transactions in 2017 in Britain were made using a mobile wallet. How does that compare to other nations around the world?

Those thinking of putting money on the 5.15 at Aintree on Saturday could be making a mistake far costlier than backing the wrong horse - using a credit card to bet.

Effective from Friday, Mastercard will stop prepaid travel card holders from paying in pounds in a bid to crack down on travellers paying high currency exchange rates.

The Government should introduce new regulation for the bailiff industry ‘to stop unfit enforcement agents and companies from practising’, MPs have said.

Tourists are routinely offered a chance to pay in their 'home' currency at restaurants, shops or hotels abroad in a process called 'dynamic currency conversion'.

Regulators at the Financial Conduct Authority are taking aim at the industry, which allows hard-up consumers to borrow money provided a friend or family member agrees to pay it back if they default.

It is Bristol where the highest proportion of card payments are swiped, with 73 per cent of 11.5million card transactions in the West Country city using contactless.

The European Commission says that interchange fees, where the merchant's bank pays a charge to the cardholder's bank, result in higher prices for consumers.

Contactless technology already allows shoppers to spend up to £30 without having to enter their Pin. But, with NatWest's new card, there will be no need to enter a Pin at all.

Swedish fintech Klarna attracted 25,000 new UK users each week in the last three months of last year, as it celebrated a bumper 2018 that saw global revenue increase 31% to £445m.

Amazon and American Express have slashed the sign-up bonuses and spending incentives on some of their cards.

If you believe you had loans or credit agreements such as an account with a catalogue company or a long-forgotten credit card – you could be eligible to make a claim for mis-sold PPI.

If used smartly, credit cards can still be an effective spending tool and even earn you money. Shoppers now have around 166 different deals to choose from.

From June 11, Amex's card will be made from metal rather than plastic, and cost £575 a year compared to £450 now.

HSBC's Reward Credit Card is available to Advance current account holders, and pays you reward points on all your purchases. We see how it stacks up against the best of its rivals.

A personal loan provider is offering customers the chance to lower their APR, if they improve their credit rating while holding the product.

If the future of the UK increasingly looks cashless, then no one may be better placed to reap the rewards than MasterCard

Britons' credit scores have improved on average across the country, but no region can boast more than just a 'fair' rating, a new report has revealed.

'Buy now, pay later' firms will be banned from charging backdated interest on already repaid amounts of money from November, under new rules announced by the financial regulator

While bumping your credit card spending when saving for a house might not seem like the brightest idea, you could be doing your chances of getting a mortgage more harm than good by avoiding plastic.