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Thursday 8th May 2008
Banks levy charges on packaged current charges Around seven million Britons are facing higher monthly bank charges from their current account providers. According to a report from the Times, Royal Bank of Scotland, NatWest, owned by RBS, and ...
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Tuesday 6th May 2008
Consumers losing £200 per year in interest Millions of Britons are failing to capitalise on the chance to maximise their savings by choosing current accounts which do not offer them market-leading rates, it has been claimed. Price compari... |
Wednesday 30th April 2008
Brits couples shun joint bank accounts British couples are increasingly choosing to keep their finances separate, a new study has revealed. According to a study conducted by online payments firm PayPal, seven in ten UK couples keep se... |
Monday 28th April 2008
Moneysupermarket.com: Be wary of attractive savings account offers Savings accounts with headline grabbing rates of interest may not be as attractive as they appear, a price comparison site has warned. Latterly, the savings account market has seen a rash of savi... |
Thursday 24th April 2008
Banks must do more to prevent ID theft, says regulator Financial services firms have been urged to tighten up their security practices after a report uncovered a lax attitude to preventing identity theft. A survey of security at 39 firms conducted by... |
Thursday 24th April 2008
Judge to give verdict in bank charges case The High Court will today decide whether banks can continue imposing unauthorised overdraft charges. Mr Justice Smith will rule on a test case brought by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) against ... |
Monday 31st March 2008
New banking code promises fairer deal for customers UK borrowers are set to benefit from the introduction of a new code of conduct for lenders, it has been announced. As of today, the code has been amended to ensure banks adopt a more proactive ap... |
Thursday 20th March 2008
HBOS customers reassured over rumours Consumers who bank with HBOS have nothing to fear from market rumours that the bank is set to collapse, a price comparison site has said. The rumours are believed to have been initially circulate... |
Wednesday 19th March 2008
'Packaged account holders are often losing money' Packaged accounts frequently offer worse value for money to savers than those which provide free banking, a price comparison site has claimed. Under the terms offered by packaged account provider... |
Tuesday 18th March 2008
Offshore Bank Account Amnesty HM Revenue & Customs are chasing thousands of people who they believe are using offshore bank accounts to hide assets. The taxman has decided to offer all 5000 culprits the opportunity to come... |
Wednesday 13th February 2008
'Choose accounts without passbooks for best returns' Savers seeking the best rates of interest on their cash have been advised to opt for accounts without passbooks. Researchers from price comparison site Moneysupermarket.com found that the average... |
Tuesday 12th February 2008
'Consult range of information before opening account' Consumers considering opening a new savings account should look for the products which receive consistently high ratings on price comparison sites, one of the UK's largest lenders has advised. Fi... |
Friday 8th February 2008
Online bank accounts recommended for savers Savers looking to secure a high rate of interest for their cash should consider an online savings account, according to Halifax. Figures from payments company Apacs show that the number of adults... |
Friday 21st December 2007
Bank accounts set to take a battering Current accounts across the UK are set to be lower than ever over the coming week as people splash out on the festive period. According to new research from Sainsbury's Bank, Britons' bank account... |
Tuesday 18th December 2007
Brits 'relying on friends and family' New research has suggested that many Britons are relying on their friends and family to help them cover their debts. According to figures from a YouGov survey, carried out on behalf of online paym... |
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The majority of UK businesses remain optimistic of their prospects this year despite the credit crunch, a new survey has suggested. According to a study conducted by the British Chambers of Comme... 
