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May 2016

The competition watchdog's set out plans to cap fees for busting your overdraft limit. This should help, but don't wait. Overdrafts are a debt like any other - the key is to cut the rate, repay faster and avoid any penalties.
25 May 2016
Over three million people may have paid the wrong tax at the same time as HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) cut customer service jobs, a report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has found.
25 May 2016
Airlines may become more willing to settle passengers' flight delay claims earlier, after the aviation regulator announced it will bill airlines £150 for complaints which are escalated to it.
24 May 2016
Broadband users throughout the UK previously forced to put up with slow connection speeds received a boost in yesterday's Queen's Speech in the form of plans to introduce the legal right to a "fast broadband connection".
19 May 2016
Millions more people in the UK will now be able to make everyday purchases with a tap of their smartphone following the launch of Android Pay.
19 May 2016
The vast majority of MoneySavingExpert.com users aged under 65 would appear to be hanging up their home phone for good, according to our online poll, which follows calls for broadband-only customers to be exempt from landline costs.
18 May 2016
George Osborne has written to mortgage lenders following a meeting with MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis last week about the plight of so-called 'mortgage prisoners'. However, Martin believes the Chancellor's letter only addresses "a fraction of the problem".
18 May 2016
For some shopping is a hobby, others a chore, for me it's a challenge. If you're going to buy, how can you get exactly what you want and pay less for doing it?
18 May 2016
Cash-strapped students returning home for the summer holidays can claim back up to £36 from the cost of their TV licence – as long as they took the licence out at the start of their annual studies.
18 May 2016
Some energy customers with prepay meters could save an average of almost £120/year by switching to one of the two cheapest new fixed-term tariffs.
17 May 2016

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