December 2019

The competition watchdog has approved the sale of big six energy supplier SSE's household energy business to Ovo Energy, meaning 3.5 million SSE customers are set to be moved over to Ovo after January 2020.

It's the biggest consumer decision most will make in 2019. While it's important to factor everything in, voting to choose who should govern has a big impact on the pound in your pocket, and everyone else's too.

Payday loan provider PiggyBank has collapsed into administration and will no longer be offering new loans. 

Over 40% of Nationwide's Help to Buy ISA accounts were opened in the final week before the deadline, as a last-minute rush saw over 300,000 applications at the building society alone – but if you missed out, you can still boost your savings with a Lifetime ISA.

A "technical issue" has left Tesco Clubcard customers unable to use their reward points to purchase railcard products.

Around one in three of the first set of Thomas Cook customers to claim refunds after the holiday firm collapsed will not be paid within the 60-day target, the aviation regulator has said.

First Direct and M&S Bank customers have been told their arranged overdraft interest rates will be more than doubled to 39.9% from next year, MSE can reveal. This follows parent bank HSBC's announcement on Wednesday of a similar move.

The minimum amount British Gas customers with prepayment meters can top up is set to increase from £1 to £5 from 1 January, adding further woes to people already struggling. This comes as part of the energy giant's change to using Payzone terminals for its customers to top up.

Customers of haircare company GHD have reported being charged up to 11 times for online orders after its website crashed on Black Friday.

NatWest has given 250 customers a 'fingerprint payment fob' as part of a three-month trial, allowing them to spend up to £100 on each contactless payment.