May 2012

It is now just over a year since the Government's National Savings & Investments (NS&I) bank launched the latest batch of its popular inflation-beating, tax-free accounts, meaning many customers can now withdraw their cash virtually penalty-free.

Banks will be made to display clearer information online and in branches on how much compensation savers could claim if their provider went bust. However, the new rules stop short of forcing banks to include the information on statements.

Local councils handed out an increased number of parking tickets last year, despite cutting back on traffic wardens, according to figures out today.

Unemployed people are sometimes charged over five times more for their insurance than those in work, a MoneySavingExpert.com investigation reveals.

Lenders paid out £500 million compensation in March to victims of payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling, the highest single month of redress in 2012 .

Holidaymakers looking for the best travel cash rates could be short-changed depending on where they live, research from lobby group Which? reveals today.

The double-dip recession is deeper than originally feared, with revised figures today showing a sharper decline in the economy in the first three months of 2012.

Vulnerable borrowers could be better protected against payday loan companies, after lenders agreed to improve their codes of practice under Government pressure.

Banks must be told to stop offering free current accounts if Britain wants to stamp out mis-selling scandals, a senior regulator said today.

A consumer watchdog has called for tougher government guidelines on supermarket pricing after uncovering tactics it claims are misleading shoppers.