All articles featuring 'Savings safety'
Yorkshire Building Society to buy Egg: How it affects you
25 July 2011The buy-out, expected to be complete towards the end of the year, will mean reduced protection for some savers
Northern Rock to offer credit cards and loans
3 August 2010The bank says it has the platform to launch a greater variety of retail banking services in a "safe way"
No 'savings' accounts exist, they're all 'losings'
28 July 2010The only UK savings account that beats the present 5% RPI inflation rate was withdrawn last week, so what next?
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Boost for savers as deposit guarantee to rocket
12 July 2010Those with cash in a bank or building society will soon have €100,000 (£83k) protected, rather than the current £50,000
The best buy savings deals that now pay pennies
11 June 2010A host of savers who opened top deals over the past two years are now earning well below current best rates
Last 5% fixed savings deal from ICICI could be pulled
9 June 2010Savers who want the market-leading rate on a fixed deposit should hurry as it may be axed any day
Santander savers given assurances after Spain downgrade
2 June 2010The media is awash with reports of problems with the Spanish economy, though experts say risks to UK consumers are low
Protection shake-up hits Northern Rock and Santander savers
24 May 2010Customers with the banking giants will see major changes to the way their cash is safe-guarded were either to go bust
Beware the perils of saving TOO MUCH cash
8 May 2010One MoneySaver reported losing thousands of pounds because he failed to read the terms stating the maximum deposit
Switching amnesty for cash-rich Santander/A&L savers
17 April 2010Those with more than £50,000 combined in both banks can withdraw their cash, even if it's locked away
£50 million emergency fund for Northern Ireland savers
16 April 2010The Stormont Executive has agreed the bail-out after the Presbyterian Mutual Society went into administration in 2008
Coventry and Stroud & Swindon building societies to merge: what it means for you
23 March 2010The expanded society, with 1.5 million members from the September tie-up date, will be called Coventry Building Society
Santander savers' FSCS protection could be halved
18 March 2010The compensation limit for those with cash in the Spanish giant and Alliance & Leicester will drop in May
New savings blow as top rate disappears
5 March 2010Coventry Building Society has withdrawn its 3.15%-paying account, as rates continue to take a battering from inflation
Northern Rock scraps 100% savings guarantee
24 February 2010New accounts will have the standard £50,000 per person protection. Existing savers will gradually move to that level
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
