Jargon buster

Find financial terminology hard to follow? Here's a quick guide to all the commonest terms - and what they mean to you.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Credit Insurance

Pays your monthly instalments if you have a loan, or a percentage of your credit card debts for a set period of time, if you can't work or are made redundant.

Credit search

A check the lender makes with a specialist company to find out whether you have any County Court Judgements or a record of not paying loans, credit-card bills etc.

Credit rating

A score awarded to you by lenders to indicate whether you are creditworthy or not.

Manage your Savings Accounts and Credit Cards online simply and securely

» Register now
With an instant access account add to your savings with your debit card at the checkout every time you shop at Sainsbury's.

» Find out more
Sainsbury's Finance is a trading name of Sainsbury's Bank plc. Sainsbury's Bank, registered office 33 Holborn London EC1N 2HT (registered in England no. 3279730)
is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.