February 2013

Another £360 million was paid out to victims of payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling last December, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has revealed.

Petrol prices have soared by 5p a litre in just over a month, according to the AA.

Private rent prices have fallen for the third month in a row as more first-time buyers are getting mortgages, a new report says.

More needs to be done to protect tenants and landlords from being ripped off by letting agents, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) says.

One in four investors are not receiving good enough advice from their bank, a mystery shopping review by the Financial Services Authority shows.

Santander has shaken off the unwanted tag of being the worst bank for customer service, replaced by Bank of Scotland and Halifax. What's more, Santander's 123 current account in isolation now ranks as one of the best, in a poll of 9,500 MoneySavingExpert.com users.

MoneySavingExpert.com is today warning O2 mobile users to beware making calls to financial service firms, or revealing any other private details, as you could be overheard due to a crossed lines glitch.

Bills for long-term public and private care in old age are to be capped at £75,000 in England, in a £1 billion move to be funded by dragging more people into the inheritance tax net.

Inflation rose to 3.3% last month, largely due to rising alcohol prices, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) announced today.