A round-up of today's other stories in brief.
Cardholders 'not keeping Pins private'
Cardholders are not taking enough care to keep their personal identification numbers (Pins) private, the Irish Payment Services Organisation (Ipso) has said.
More than €3.5 million worth of ATM skimming fraud was carried out on Irish bank cards this year, but only a quarter of people surveyed by Amárach Consulting in a Dublin-based survey on behalf of Ipso said they shielded their Pin when keying it in, while one in 10 say they never consider shielding their Pin.
Ipso advised cardholders who were suspicious of anyone while making a withdrawal to cancel the transaction and call the Garda.
RaboDirect raises deposit rate to 3.2%
Online savings and investment bank RaboDirect has increased its deposit rate from 3 per cent to 3.2 per cent.
The rise follows the European Central Bank's move to increase interest rates this month. RaboDirect's savings account is an instant access account.
Lombard car finance package
The hire purchase car finance package from Lombard is an interest-only deal, not interest-free as stated in last week's Personal Finance InShort column.
Under the deal, customers repay only the interest due on the car for a period of up to 18 months. At the end of the interest-only period, customers must either repay the capital balance in one lump sum or pay it in instalments over a period of 12-36 months. The interest rate is 8.5 per cent APR.
