Millions use payday loans and overdrafts to pay the mortgage
4 January 2012One in seven Britons has turned to a payday loan or unauthorised overdraft to cover rent or mortgage costs, Shelter says
Private sector pensions 'collapse'
3 January 2012Fresh incentives are needed to boost retirement savings as auto-enrolment nears, a report warns today
Co-op Bank to suspend overdraft interest for three months
3 January 2012Co-op will give a respite to some customers, but those who breach their limit will still pay up to £20 a time
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Pensions auto-enrolment delay 'a mistake'
23 December 2011Tom McPhail, from financial adviser firm Hargreaves Lansdown, says the Government hold-up could discourage pension savin
Government to ban surcharges on debit and credit card payments on flights, concert tickets and more
23 December 2011The move follows a call by the OFT for fees, often added in the final stage of transactions, to be banned on debit cards
No cheque guarantee cards return
21 December 2011Cheque guarantee cards, abandoned in June, will not be re-introduced, says the Payments Council
Banks to scrap bureau de change debit card fee
20 December 2011A number of banks will stop charging debit card customers to take foreign currency in the UK
Chancellor confirms bank plans to ring-fence retail and investment arms
19 December 2011Banks are to be required to split their retail operations from risk-taking arms to prevent a repeat of the 2008 crash
Financial education debate: Government to consider compulsory money lessons
15 December 2011MPs today called for financial education to be compulsory at a debate in the Commons. The Government said would listen
Noddle to offer free credit reports
15 December 2011Consumers can now get permanently free access to their credit report, which can indicate likely acceptance for credit
Lloyds to sell branches to Co-op: what it means for you
15 December 2011Lloyds Banking Group has revealed plans to sell 632 branches to the Co-operative Bank by November 2013
Ed Balls: Financial education should be compulsory in schools
15 December 2011As MPs today debate compulsory financial education, the Shadow Chancellor says young people should be taught about money
Editorial Comment: FSA should force banks to disclose savings safety links
14 December 2011The FSA seems to be missing an open goal in today's savings safety announcement as not all key info will be disclosed
FSA to raise awareness of FSCS deposit protection scheme
14 December 2011Banks could be made to display information on how much compensation savers could claim if an institution fails
Price wars help push inflation down
13 December 2011The Retail Prices Index rate of inflation fell to 5.2% last month, the Office for National Statistics says today
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
