All articles featuring 'Savings'
End 'rip off' charges, says Ed Miliband
18 January 2012The Labour leader says the Government should intervene on exorbitant charges for savings, holidays, banking and parking
Ed Balls: Financial education in schools should be compulsory
15 December 2011As MPs today debate compulsory financial education, the Shadow Chancellor says young people should be taught about money
'FSA should force savings safety links disclosure'
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
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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
Base rate held and no further cash injection
8 December 2011Interest rates have been kept at a record low of 0.5% while the quantitative easing programme remained at £275bn
Hope of extra safety for Bank of Cyprus savers
5 December 2011The bank has announced its intention to incorporate to a UK company meaning cash could be protected by the FSCS
Santander: Our service has improved, but there's a long way to go
25 November 2011The woman who runs Santander personal banking claims it has turned the corner after a torrid 18 months
Virgin Money to buy Northern Rock for £747m
17 November 2011The Government is selling Northern Rock to Virgin with the hope the combined forces will bring High Street competition
Got PPI compensation? You probably owe tax
15 November 2011Millions of victims of PPI mis-selling will have to pay tax on their payouts, the Government has confirmed
What the Norwich & Peterborough Building Society takeover means for you
4 November 2011N&P has this week been taken over by Yorkshire Building Society, which means big changes for some of its customers
Major changes for Egg customers as takeover completes
3 November 2011The final stages of the sale of Egg were finalised this week, meaning big changes for its 1.7 million customers
Santander to pay savings interest upfront but is it a good deal?
2 November 2011Santander will pay interest upfront on its new account in the latest move by banks to tempt savers
Banks shun junior Isa launch
27 October 2011None of the big six banks plan to have a junior Isa in place for the launch date on Tuesday
Government continues simple financial products crusade
20 October 2011The Treasury today announced the creation of a steering group tasked with devising a suite of less complicated deals
Child trust fund warning as vouchers set to expire
17 October 2011The last set of vouchers will be automatically invested in potentially poor-paying accounts unless parents act soon
Home phone and broadband prices on the rise
Which? launches collective energy switching campaign
Retailers in extended warranty shake-up
Rise in first-time buyers predicted
Will the big freeze hit energy bills?
"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
