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

Spike in financial complaints revealed by FSA

The number of gripes about banks and other financial firms has risen to over 1.5 million during the first half of 2009

Credit application system is flawed, MPs told

Borrowers are missing out on the top deals and paying too much, consumer groups, including MSE, warned today

Government cuts up credit card rulebook

Unsolicited credit card cheques will be axed, while minimum repayments may rise and rate hikes could be banned

Warning over new card fraud scam

Consumers should be vigilant following a 250% jump in the number of people tricked into handing over personal info

PPI sales ban setback following Barclays appeal

The ban on debt insurance sales in its current form cannot go ahead, a tribunal has ruled

Could the debt write-off industry become a write-off?

Consumers have been told they have little chance of getting debt wiped out by challenging credit agreements

Unemployment rises by 88,000

The jobless total climbed once again in the three months to August. Yet you can act to limit the financial damage

'Stoozing' primed for Oxford English Dictionary

The word is used by MoneySavers to describe borrowing cash at low rates and saving it in high-interest accounts

Postal workers vote for national strike

Over 60,000 voted in favour of industrial action, which could have major implications for consumers

Nationwide hikes overseas card charges

The building society is upping its credit and debit card commission fees in most non-European countries today

Credit firms promise leniency following postal strike

Major plastic providers say they may show mercy to late payers and consider fees refunds if bills are delayed