<?xml version="1.0" encoding="us-ascii"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="newsfeed.xsl"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Brunel Franklin &amp; Company Limited</title><link>http://www.brunelfranklin.com</link><description>Brunel Franklin News feed</description><copyright>Brunel Franklin</copyright><ttl>5</ttl><item><guid>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=675</guid><title>Carers missing out on payment protection payouts </title><description>People in full-time employment who give up work to care for an immediate family member may be missing out on having their mortgage costs met via payment protection policies according to British Insurance</description><link>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=675</link><pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=674</guid><title>Do You Know How Much You Pay In Bank Charges?</title><description>It seems that many in the UK do not actually know how much they paid in charge last month, over the last six months or the last year </description><link>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=674</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=673</guid><title>Don?t Be Bullied Into Buying This</title><description>Fool.co.uk talks about the PPI hard sell on credit cards</description><link>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=673</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=672</guid><title>Savers are still reclaiming bank charges</title><description>Consumers are continuing to reclaim bank charges and this practice has been fuelled by the current economic climate, claims a financial advisor</description><link>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=672</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=671</guid><title>'People can topple off a financial cliff so easily'</title><description>The Independent looks at the rights of the newly jobless and asks how those who fear the worst can prepare for it</description><link>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=671</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=670</guid><title>Barclays 'Personal Reserve' ready to go </title><description>Barclays Bank is preparing to launch its Personal Reserve service to consumers </description><link>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=670</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=669</guid><title>PPI price reduction 'could reduce repossessions'</title><description>The chances of people having their homes repossessed could be lowered if lenders reduce the price of their mortgage payment protection insurance (PPI), according to one industry figure</description><link>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=669</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=668</guid><title>Reclaim your bank charges and find your way out of the bank fee maze</title><description>Telegraph explains how to reclaim bank penalties </description><link>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=668</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=667</guid><title>Customer hit with ?56 demand for going 27p over limit</title><description>A bank which charged ?56 for going 27p over an overdraft limit have left an Olton man fuming with rage</description><link>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=667</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=666</guid><title>Arrears warning for landlords</title><description>Landlords have been urged to prepare themselves for a rise in defaults on rent repayments</description><link>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=666</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=665</guid><title>MPPI unaffected by negativity</title><description>Almost two thirds of brokers have reported that the media focus and ongoing regulatory investigations into PPI by the FSA and Competition Commission have not had a negative impact on selling MPPI</description><link>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=665</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=664</guid><title>Don't Go Off Limits </title><description>Banks tend to charge hefty fees for going over your agreed borrowing limit</description><link>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=664</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=663</guid><title>Look for loan payment protection insurance with an independent provider </title><description>To buy protection for your loans you can choose to buy with an independent payment protection provider</description><link>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=663</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=662</guid><title>The Five Worst Credit rip-off... Ever!</title><description>Payment protection insurance among the five the worst credit swindles</description><link>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=662</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=661</guid><title>Fines are not enough</title><description>Loancheck believes fines are not enough and the FSA should do more</description><link>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=661</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=660</guid><title>My Top Three Personal Loans</title><description>If you need to borrow money this summer, you?ll be dismayed to hear that interest rates for personal loans are rising again</description><link>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=660</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=659</guid><title>Bank Charges ? The Debate Goes On</title><description>There are still many unanswered questions regarding bank charges</description><link>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=659</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=658</guid><title>Experts reveal their top cash-saving tips</title><description>From household bills and filling up the car to groceries and days out, there's not an area of our lives that is a credit crunch-free zone</description><link>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=658</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=657</guid><title>PPI scandal sparks fresh IP fears</title><description>AXA says controversy surrounding the payment protection insurance (PPI) arena may harm sales of income protection (IP)</description><link>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=657</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=656</guid><title>Confusion over bank charge reclaims</title><description>Confusion over whether business bank account holders can reclaim their bank charges may force the Financial Ombudsman to launch an official inquiry into the issue</description><link>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=656</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=655</guid><title>Rip-off PPI is over - but now costs will rise</title><description>Lawyers, however, say that now is not the time for consumers to start cancelling their policies</description><link>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=655</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=654</guid><title>Crackdown continues with PPI</title><description>The financial authorities and regulators in the UK are determined to crack down on the problems associated with PPI sales</description><link>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=654</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=653</guid><title>FSA extends bank charges waiver</title><description>The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has extended the deadline for UK banks to deal with customer complaints about unfair overdraft charges, by six months</description><link>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=653</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=652</guid><title>PPI providers urged to slash premiums</title><description>British Insurance has called on payment protection insurance (PPI) providers to stop saturating consumers with statistics and reduce their prices instead</description><link>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=652</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=651</guid><title>Bank charges student ?800 for going EIGHT PENCE overdrawn </title><description>A student has been threatened with legal action by her bank after racking up ?800 in charges on a debt which began as an 8p overdraft</description><link>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=651</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=650</guid><title>About payment protection ? how effective is it?</title><description>Anyone that has ever taken out a loan, credit card, or other form of finance has probably been asked about taking out PPI or Payment Protection Insurance</description><link>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=650</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=649</guid><title>Bank charges claims left in limbo</title><description>The waiver that allows banks to freeze compensation claims has been extended for six months</description><link>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=649</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=648</guid><title>Liverpool Victoria fined ?840,000 over PPI failings</title><description>Liverpool Victoria Banking Services has been fined ?840,000 over "serious failings" in the way it sold payment protection insurance (PPI)</description><link>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=648</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=647</guid><title>The high price of free accounts </title><description>The competition watchdog?s challenge may be more bark than bite</description><link>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=647</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=646</guid><title>Lloyds top in overdraft shame </title><description>Watchdog attacks the bank?s ?165 charge for falling into the red</description><link>http://www.brunelfranklin.com/news_article.aspx?id=646</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>