March 2013

More than half of people believe being taught money education in school would have improved their financial knowledge as adults, Nationwide says.

Consumer campaigners want a clampdown to clean up the "irresponsible" credit industry after finding nearly a quarter of people who take out expensive payday loans are using them to plug other debts.

British Airways customers travelling to or from Spain should urgently check whether their flight is still on due to a strike by Iberia workers. The airline left a plane-load of angry passengers waiting in vain because it failed to tell them it had cancelled their flight from Malaga to London City airport.

Nationwide has revamped its FlexDirect current account to include an interest-free overdraft for a year and 5% in-credit interest on balances up to £2,500 for the same period.

Millions of Orange and T-Mobile pay monthly mobile customers will be hit by another jump in bills, the third rise on 'fixed price' deals in 18 months.

A new code of conduct for annuity providers has been launched today, which aims to encourage pension savers to scour the market for the best possible retirement income plan.

Lloyds Banking Group's bill for mis-selling payment protection insurance (PPI) has risen by another £1.5 billion.