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In 2026, a strong credit score matters more than ever for UK consumers. With affordability checks tightening and more people aiming for mortgages, rental agreements, or better credit products, creditworthiness has become a practical gatekeeper to everyday goals. The good news: improving a credit score rarely hinges on one “magic trick”. It’s usually the result of consistent habits, applied long enough to show lenders a clear pattern of reliability.

The first step is to see what lenders are seeing. Credit reports can contain...

Whitney Wolfe Herd built Bumble into a company worth billions. Her platform gave women control over the first message and reshaped how millions of people approached online romance. So when she told an audience that dating apps are "feeling like a thing of the past," people paid attention. The founder of one of the largest dating platforms in the world had openly questioned the future of her own industry.

The numbers behind her statement tell a familiar story to anyone watching tech stocks. Bumble's share price sat above $75 when the company went public. It now hovers around $8....

Financing has become a familiar presence in daily British shopping habits. Once reserved for cars and home renovations, it now appears alongside everything from fridges to laptops. The result is a subtle shift in how UK households approach essential purchases. Rather than saving for months or dipping into emergency funds, more families are spreading payments across the year to keep monthly budgeting predictable.

This shift is not purely about convenience. It reflects practical decision-making in a cost-conscious climate. When essential home equipment fails, families rarely have...

Have you ever wondered as to where payday loan demand is highest across the UK? Great Western Credit Union has taken a look at this data to see what this tells us about financial resilience.

The data has been collected through using search data, median income data (from ONS), and population data to analyse and report on financial stress across the UK, comparing the demand for high cost credit to local financial health metrics. This can be useful information because it can tell us about financial resilience in the area, as well as help shape Money@Work , Great Western Credit Union’s...