MSE News
Articles by Wendy Alcock
Financial education petition launched by web giants
20 April 2010It aims to shove financial education back on the curriculum after it was killed off in the pre election rush.
'Super complaint' into Cash ISA transfers launched
1 April 2010Consumer Focus, the campaigning and lobby group, has asked the OFT to look into Cash ISAs
Consumers urged to join Which? banking debate
26 January 2010This is the first of four similar events over the next few months, but it is the only one the public can attend
Wendy Alcock
Campaigns Coordinator
As the campaigns coordinator, Wendy strives to ensure consumers know how to complain and reclaim when things go wrong, or get benefits and debt support if they need a bit of help to get along. As well as empowering today's consumers she also campaigns for stronger rights in the future, such as fairer banking for all and young people's right to financial education.
Before joining MSE in 2007, Wendy worked for Trading Standards and the Citizens Advice Bureau in an attempt to redress the balance between consumers and the corporate beast. This is something she continues to do with a vengeance although she also likes to chillax at the end of the day by sitting in her garden with a home made cocktail.
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FSA orders £60m mortgage protection hike refund
7 October 2009Anyone who has had their mortgage protection price upped this year will get an automatic refund of that increased sum
Citizens Advice calls for Tax Credit write offs
22 September 2009The charity is pressing for the Government to write off Tax Credit overpayments from the scheme’s first two years
BPA agrees to face its critics
19 September 2009The representative of private parking firms has agreed to answer consumers' queries in the MoneySavingExpert.com Forum
Latest bank charges installment kicks off today
25 June 2009The Bank Charges Test Case continues today with the latest hearing in the House of Lords
Post Office savings to come under UK safety protection?
24 June 2009Post Office savers could finally have some good news in the form of UK financial protection
BA/Virgin price fixing compensation payments started
18 June 2009After almost a two-year wait, the BA/Virgin price fixing compensation payments have started to arrive
Barclays unveils new top cash Isa
9 March 2009The bank has promised a vastly improved service following long delays for savers who opened its top-paying Isa in 2008
Bank of England Base Rate drops to 0.5%
5 March 2009The official borrowing rate has fallen to its lowest-ever level, meaning many savings rates are also set to slump
Loan insurance sales banned
29 January 2009The Competition Commission today fired a huge broadside to strike at the heart of lenders guilty of misselling
Borrowers overcharged £1.4bn a year for loan insurance
6 June 2008The competition watchdog has revealed the staggering scale of the PPI charging scandal
Shock bank charges test case announcement
22 April 2008The result of the High Court bank charges test case is expected this Thursday, just 10 weeks after the hearing ended
Home repossessions down but future looks gloomy
Eon shakes up direct debits to stop bill shocks
Lloyds TSB first big bank to launch junior cash Isa
Home phone and broadband prices on the rise
Which? launches collective energy switching campaign
"Wish I'd been stupid enough to get PPI in the first place"
Surprise call from Ed Davey, Energy Minister – on collective switching
A warning to freelancers and the self-employed everywhere
A dragon in the Napoleonic wars
Student loans will be interest free for many 2012 starters
