Bank charge-free accounts for Abbey/A&L mortgage holders

The banks' 2.5 million homeloan customers will be able to get a virtually fee-free current account next year

Queen's Speech: national reclaiming body to be set up

The Queen has also announced measures to improve financial education and outlaw unsolicited credit card cheques

Inflation rises for first time in eight months

Petrol prices pushed up the cost of living index last month for the first time since February, official figures show

Debt write-off loophole closed by court

A judge said the result "will affect other cases" where consumers are trying to wriggle out of their debts

Repossession rise slower than expected

The number of people who lost their homes rose by only 3% during the third quarter despite rising unemployment

Doubts cast over credit card fee hike prediction

A report says card firms could hike charges, but this has been said before and not materialised

Wait goes on for bank charges ruling

The Supreme Court has no idea when the result of the banks' latest appeal will be known, leaving reclaimers in limbo

Personal insolvencies hit record high

Today's individual insolvency figures are the highest since records began in 1960 as the economic woe continues

Barclaycard to fix minimum payment blunder

The UK's largest credit card provider has reduced some borrowers' minimum payments to just 0.25% of their debt in error

Base Rate unchanged at 0.5%

The Bank of England today announced it is holding the Base Rate at its historical low for the eighth consecutive month

Mortgage door slammed shut on the newly self employed

The last-remaining lender to offer self-cert homeloans, where no income verification is required, is pulling those deals

Halifax: house prices up but hikes set to end

Typical values increased for the fourth month in a row during October, rising by 1.2%, figures showed today