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How Much Is Child Benefit in 25/26? New Payment Rates Explained

How Much Is Child Benefit in 25/26? New Payment Rates Explained

In April 2025, Child Benefit 25/26 rates increased for families across the UK. Want to know how much Child Benefit...

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how household debt can amplify the effect of rising rates – Bank Underground

how household debt can amplify the effect of rising rates – Bank Underground

Tuli Saha and Alexandra Varadi High levels of household indebtedness can amplify negative economic shocks, if highly indebted mortgagors make...

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insights from sentiment and topic analysis using LLMs – Bank Underground

insights from sentiment and topic analysis using LLMs – Bank Underground

Iulia Bucur and Ed Hill Modern language models – think OpenAI’s GPTs, Google’s Gemini or DeepSeek – are powerful tools:...

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The keys to house price growth – Bank Underground

The keys to house price growth – Bank Underground

Arno Hantzsche and Harriet Jeanes Houses account for the largest share of total assets held by the UK household sector....

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Left Your Debit Card at Home? Here’s how You can Get Cash

Left Your Debit Card at Home? Here’s how You can Get Cash

We’ve all been there. You’re at the checkout, ready to pay and realise you’ve forgotten your debit card. It’s easy...

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Revenge Saving: How Millennials and Gen Z Are Taking Back Control

Revenge Saving: How Millennials and Gen Z Are Taking Back Control

Union Bank October 30, 2025 What Is “Revenge Saving” and Why It’s Trending Now After the pandemic, “revenge spending” became...

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the adoption of paper currency in Britain – Bank Underground

the adoption of paper currency in Britain – Bank Underground

David Rule Digital currencies and stablecoins have increased interest in how new forms of money are adopted. Looking to three...

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Quit Claim Deed Fraud: How It Works and How to Protect Your Property

Quit Claim Deed Fraud: How It Works and How to Protect Your Property

Union Bank October 6, 2025 Quit claim deed fraud is on the rise nationwide, especially in the New England area....

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Could financial infrastructure be used to govern AI agents? – Bank Underground

Could financial infrastructure be used to govern AI agents? – Bank Underground

Peter Denton AI systems are becoming increasingly capable of pursuing sophisticated goals without human intervention. As these systems begin to...

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The right tools for the job? How effectively can central banks support the transition to net zero? – Bank Underground

The right tools for the job? How effectively can central banks support the transition to net zero? – Bank Underground

Utkarsh Somaiya, Caspar Siegert and Benjamin Kingsmore Climate change creates material economic and financial risks which central banks need to...

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