Amex ups credit card cashback to 5%

31 January 2012

New customers will now earn 5% cashback on all spending for 3 months, matching best buy Capital One.

Applications for 2012 uni starters fall as tuition fees set to rise

30 January 2012

Applications for those hoping to start uni under the new higher tuition fees system are down compared with last year

Payday loans to be regulated in new 'under one roof' regime

27 January 2012

Regulation for most financial products will be housed under one roof, the Government has proposed today

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Government shrugs off Lords benefits defeat

24 January 2012

Coalition plans to cap benefits will be implemented "in full despite a stinging defeat in the Lords

22-year wait for low earners to buy first home

23 January 2012

Low earners will not see disposable income approach pre-recession levels until 2020 at best, a report warns

Santander to double overdraft charges

18 January 2012

The bank will hike overdraft charges in March in a bitter blow to its five million current account users

Prime Minister responds on financial education in schools

17 January 2012

David Cameron has replied to Martin Lewis's open letter on ensuring kids are given money lessons

Price cuts trigger inflation fall

17 January 2012

A raft of high-street promotions in the run-up to Christmas triggered the largest inflation drop in nearly three years

Scottish Parliament to debate payday loan regulation

12 January 2012

An MSP will today call for the UK government to introduce stricter controls on payday lenders

Wonga branded 'morally offensive' for targeting students

11 January 2012

The payday loan firm is at the centre of outrage for encouraging students to take one of its mega-expensive loans

More people seek free debt advice

10 January 2012

The number of people seeking help from free debt advice agencies has risen in the last year, a new survey shows

'Modest' fall in house prices

6 January 2012

The UK's average house price fell by 1.3% in 2011 after a monthly decline of 0.9% between November and December

Mortgages could become harder to get

5 January 2012

It could be tougher to get a mortgage over the next three months, a Bank of England survey of lenders has found

Low income consumers pay higher credit costs

5 January 2012

Low income consumers are typically paying £174 a year on extra costs on credit from high street lenders

Nationwide reveals huge regional difference in house prices change

30 December 2011

The annual increase across the UK in 2011 was 1.1%, pushing the price of a typical home to £163,822

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