MoneySavingExpert News
October

HomeServe suspends sales amid mis-selling probe
Home repairs group HomeServe has halted sales and marketing, and will retrain nearly 500 staff after discovering possible mis-selling
31 October 2011

Financial education petition hits the magic 100,000 signatures
Over 100,000 have signed our petition for compulsory financial education in schools. It must now be considered for a Parliamentary debate
31 October 2011
Solar subsidies to be slashed under government plans
Solar panel gains will plummet for people who install after 11 December, under government plans announced today
31 October 2011
Npower fined £2m over poor complaints handling
Npower has become the second of the big six energy firms in four months to be fined over complaints handling
31 October 2011
Leak points to solar subsidy cuts
Solar panel gains could be slashed for people who install after 8 December, according to a leaked document
28 October 2011
FSA: Why we need a packaged account crackdown
The FSA wants tougher rules on the sale of fee-paying current accounts. Its director Sheila Nicoll explains why
28 October 2011

More banks admit PPI compensation delays
Royal Bank of Scotland and Barclaycard say they are running two weeks behind schedule paying mis-selling victims
28 October 2011
Government faces petition to cap payday loan costs
An e-petition urging the Government to act on payday loans by Christmas has been launched
27 October 2011

Banks shun junior Isa launch
None of the big six banks plan to have a junior Isa in place for the launch date on Tuesday
27 October 2011

FSA rules to be tightened on packaged current accounts
Rules to ensure providers check customers are eligible to claim on insurance before selling a packaged account have been proposed
27 October 2011
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Barclaycard unexpectedly cuts credit limits by £1,000s - what to do if you're affected
16 April 2021Barclaycard has slashed many customers' credit card spending limits out of the blue this week, with one MoneySaver reporting a £12,000 cut even though she's had no change in her personal circumstances and has been a customer for over 30 years. -
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16 April 2021The coronavirus outbreak is causing major travel disruption around the globe -
Burton and Dorothy Perkins shoppers struggle to return online purchases after Boohoo takeover
15 April 2021Burton and Dorothy Perkins shoppers have been left struggling to return clothes because they are unable to generate return labels online and the retailers no longer provide paper versions. -
House of Lords votes in favour of interest rate cap for mortgage prisoners
15 April 2021The House of Lords has voted in favour of an amendment to the Financial Services Bill, which could see interest rates capped for certain mortgage prisoners. -
Barclays to close Pingit app and services in June
14 April 2021Barclays is to close its Pingit payments app on 30 June, and related services including Pingit savings 'jars' and Pingit's wearable tech which allows you to make contactless payments will also be scrapped. If you use Pingit and are affected, we've full info below on exactly what's changing and what you need to do.
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Martin Lewis: Payment holidays coming to an end – but should you take one? Mortgages, credit cards, loans, payday loans, car finance and more
23 March 2021Within the last week, we've seen the extension of coronavirus credit card, personal loan and overdraft help to 31 October 2020, with mortgage payment holidays already extended. The regulator's other help schemes are also likely to be extended too, including car finance and payday loans, yet should you do it?