MoneySavingExpert News 2012 Ofcom proposes further stamp price capsWatchdog Ofcom has today proposed a limited cap on the prices Royal Mail can charge for second class large letters and small parcels.27 April 2012 £300 million rise in Barclays PPI billBanking giant Barclays has taken an additional £300 million hit to cover payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling claims.26 April 2012 Payday loan firms claim unfair treatmentPayday lenders claimed today they are being unfairly tarnished by politicians who have "misunderstood" the service provided.26 April 2012 O2 Wallet launches for mobile payments... with a host of feesMobile giant O2 has become the latest company to launch an app allowing users to make and receive payments using just a phone number.26 April 2012 Huge car insurance hikes over, AA saysCar insurance prices continued to rise over the last year, but hikes were tempered by a fall over the past three months, according to the AA's latest British Insurance Premium Index.25 April 2012 UK back in recessionThe UK is back in recession after a surprise 0.2% contraction in the economy in the first quarter of the year, official figures revealed today.25 April 2012 Post Office to raise home phone pricesPost Office home phone customers face a line rental hike from next month — though the provider is cutting the cost of calls to mobiles.24 April 2012 Legal watchdog wants will writers regulatedThe lawyers' watchdog says it wants will writing firms in England and Wales to be regulated to give greater protection to consumers. 24 April 2012 FSA to contact 76,000 consumers on 'fraud list'Nearly 80,000 people who feature in fraudsters' "phone books" are to be contacted by the City watchdog in the biggest operation of its kind.24 April 2012 Huge squeeze hits family budgetsFamilies are feeling the biggest squeeze on their spending power in more than a year, a study warns today.23 April 2012 First535455 Suggest a story Got a money-related news story that affects you? Email us