April 2012

Graduates are likely to see a fall in the interest rate, or maximum interest, they pay on student loans from September.

Many people earning over £10 million a year pay less than 10% in tax, the Treasury has revealed.

Consumers should watch out for costly fees when cancelling or adjusting details on car and home insurance policies.

The UK's largest credit card company Barclaycard will slash the cost of withdrawing cash on a credit card abroad in time for the summer holidays.

Royal Mail has imposed a cap on the number of stamps every shop can buy, which could leave consumers unable to stockpile ahead of a price hike this month.

Almost nine out of 10 charity bosses fear big donations from wealthy backers will be hit by Chancellor George Osborne's cap on tax relief for charitable donations, according to a survey.

Barclays has extended its Pingit app, which allows you to send money just by using a mobile phone number, to virtually any bank and building society current account customer.

Citizens Advice will replace the taxpayer-funded Consumer Focus group under Government plans to shake up the consumer protection system.

The big six energy companies – EDF, Eon, British Gas, Scottish and Southern Energy, Scottish Power and Npower – have agreed to write to customers every year to tell them the firm's best tariffs for them and how to get it, the Government will announce today.