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January 2011
The Bank of England base rate may have been held at 0.5% yesterday but some economists predict it could rise this year, so what should savers do with their cash?
14 January 2011
Santander has been caught sending sensitive personal information to wrong addresses again, after the discovery last month that 22,000 customers received other people's details on their bank statements.
14 January 2011
The Government is to press ahead with plans to end compulsory retirement at 65.
13 January 2011
Half of credit card and loan applicants may not get the advertised rate from next month under new European rules that weaken consumer protection.
13 January 2011
Virgin Media is charging customers the new, increased VAT rate for phone calls that were made before the hike.
13 January 2011
Four out of 10 savers do not think it is worth switching because they assume all providers pay broadly similar rates.
12 January 2011
Eon will hike energy prices for over four million customers in February.
11 January 2011
Families in poverty should be afforded the same rights as pensioners under a government energy scheme to cut power costs, it is claimed.
11 January 2011
A whopping 450,000 people will collectively face extra tax demands of £180 million after underpaying via the pay as you earn system.
11 January 2011
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Natwest have been hit with a multi million pound fine for poor complaints handling, while five other banks have been ordered to improve processes for dealing with gripes.
11 January 2011
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