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July
A major Australian bank will scrap overdraft penalty charges in the autumn, in a move which campaigners hope will help UK bank charges victims.
28 July 2009
Rail companies have been slammed by MPs for the huge hikes in fares this year. In some cases, prices are up by more than 11% at a time when many are struggling.
27 July 2009
We're often told to call our credit or debit card provider before setting off on our travels to ensure our plastic is not stopped abroad.
25 July 2009
Make sure you never pay sky-high rates to call a freephone number from a mobile.
24 July 2009
Tesco relaunched its half-price home insurance promotion to new customers this week, though it's not as generous as it seems.
24 July 2009
Banks and building societies will have to display much clearer information to savers about how their money is protected from next January, under rules announced today by the Financial Services Authority (FSA).
24 July 2009
The cost of water bills is likely to modestly fall in real terms in England and Wales from next year under plans announced today by the industry regulator, Ofwat.
23 July 2009
Abbey is hammering many of its current account holders with hundreds of pounds of backdated bank charges this month.
23 July 2009
Banks have been given a further six months to sit on bank charges claims, pending the outcome of the test case to determine the fairness of these fees.
22 July 2009
Natwest and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) are both launching a regular savings account on Monday that pays a fixed 5% before tax for a year.
22 July 2009
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