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Mortgage rates have only fallen slightly despite record cuts in interest rates, according to research from moneysupermarket.com.

First time buyers (FTBs) need an average deposit of £32,000, research suggests.

Customers should start protecting themselves against the impending redundancy aftershock of the credit crunch, according to MoneySupermarket.com.

Debt problems have increased by 15% in January, compared to a year ago, while 66% of people taking out consolidation loans use them as a "licence to go spending again".

Only 21% of people with traditional life insurance policies would consider switching to pension term assurance, according to research from moneysupermarket.com.

JIM SPOWART, the man who founded Standard Life Bank and Intelligent Finance, has signed by Scottish media company SMG to head a new price comparison website, says the Daily Telegraph .