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Letters and reminders

Letters and reminder strategy

The mailing approach follows Ipsos’ standard push-to-web methodology:

1. An initial invitation letter is issued to sampled addresses inviting up to two adults to go online and complete the online questionnaire.  
2. The first reminder letter is issued around 2 weeks after the initial invite. issued. Reminder letters are only sent to non-responding addresses and addresses where one adult has completed the online questionnaire but not a second adult (the presence of an eligible second adult is determined in the first questionnaire). 
3. The second reminder letter is only sent to non-responding addresses and addresses where one adult has completed the online questionnaire but not a second adult. All of these letters are…

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15 August: All Eyes On Key Inflation Update On Wednesday

Barclays has cut the cost of fixed rate borrowing on selected loan deals, effective from 15 August. It is the last of the biggest six lenders to cut rates over the past two weeks, writes Jo Thornhill.

Its two-year fix for purchase and remortgage customers is cut from 6.30% to 6.13% (60% LTV) with a £1,999 fee. The equivalent five-year fix is cut from 5.95% to 5.52%.

The bank’s two-year fixed rate fee-free deal for product transfer…

Bounce rates are a measure of how users interact with your website. It is calculated by dividing single-page sessions by all the sessions on your site, which will tell you the percentage of sessions in which users viewed only a single page of your content before leaving to go somewhere else online.

If your bounce rate is too high, it could mean you need to make some changes to your website. Here are some specific tips for improving your bounce rates.

Related: 12 Hacks to Keep Visitors on Your Pages Longer

1. Improve your content’s readability

Use shorter sentences and paragraphs; shorter sentences make it easier for readers to follow the train of thought, reducing their chance of bouncing. Use images sparingly…

The average interest rate on 10-year fixed-rate private student loans moved up last week. For borrowers pursuing private loans to fill in gaps to pay for higher education expenses, rates remain relatively low for borrowers with solid credit.

For borrowers with a credit score of 720 or higher who prequalified on Credible.com’s student loan marketplace from September 5 to September 10, the average fixed interest rate on a 10-year private student loan was 7.63%. On a five-year variable-rate loan, the rate was 5.88%, according to Credible.com.

Related:  Best Private Student Loans

Fixed-rate Loans

Last week, the…