2011

HSBC and First Direct customers have reported being unable to use their cards or access their accounts online this afternoon.

Norwich and Peterborough Building Society (N&P) has this week been taken over by Yorkshire Building Society (YBS), which means big changes for many of its 420,000 customers.

Supermarkets have cut the price of petrol today, in one case to its lowest level since February.

British Gas will raise the price of its cheapest energy deals for new customers later this month in return for Government-requested simpler tariffs.

The final stages of the sale of Egg were completed this week, meaning big changes for its 1.7 million customers.

Santander will pay interest upfront on its new savings account in what is the latest move by banks to tempt savers, by giving them instant cash.

Young Britons are being saddled with debt but are unlikely to build up assets in the same way as previous generations, a report commissioned by debt advice charity the Consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS) found today.

The Bank of England has today released a new £50 note, which contains a thread with 'moving images' as a security feature (pictured, right).

Payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling victims received a whopping £239 million redress in August, according to latest figures from the City watchdog.

Passengers booking a Ryanair flight in the UK can only avoid an admin fee for the privilege of paying by getting Ryanair's own prepaid card from today.