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Halifax to shake up Ultimate Reward account fees – are you a winner or loser?
Halifax is to change the fees it charges on its Ultimate Reward packaged bank account from November, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal. If you spend a lot on your debit card or have a high account balance you could pay less, but many who don't meet the criteria will pay more - we've full info and analysis
16 August 2019

First Direct to scrap £10/month current account fee
First Direct is getting rid of the £10/mth fee on its popular 1st Account current account next month
16 August 2019

145 million old £1 coins still not returned – how to make them spendable again
Some 145 million old-style £1 coins still haven't been returned to the Royal Mint, more than 18 months after they went out of circulation
16 August 2019

Barclays to hike Blue Rewards fee to £4/mth
Barclays will increase the cost of its Blue Rewards scheme from £3 to £4 per month this summer, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal
24 May 2019

Santander launches voice recognition security checks
Santander is to let customers use voice recognition technology to prove their identities
30 April 2019

TSB to cut interest rate on its current account to 3%
TSB has announced it's cutting the interest rate on its Classic Plus Current Account from 5% to 3% this summer - and it's temporarily reviving its £75 switching incentive for those who refer friends and family to the bank
8 April 2019

New Barclays app feature to show your accounts with seven other banks
Barclays has launched a new feature on its mobile app that will enable all its customers to view their current accounts with seven other banks all in one place
14 September 2018
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100,000s of Help to Buy ISAs opened in week before deadline – here's what to do if you missed out
9 December 2019Over 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 -
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6 December 2019Around 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 aviation regulator's 60-day target -
First Direct and M&S Bank follow HSBC in hiking overdraft fees from March
5 December 2019First 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 -
Minimum top-up for most British Gas prepay customers to rise to £5
5 December 2019The minimum amount British Gas customers with prepayment meters can top up is set to increase from £1 now to £5 from 1 January. This comes as part of the energy giant's change to using Payzone terminals for its customers to top up
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Martin Lewis VIDEO: Should you pay off your Plan 1 student loan?
22 October 2019If you started university between 1998 and 2012, or since then in Scotland and Northern Ireland, you'll have a Plan 1 student loan. While much is written about whether those with savings should overpay the current English Plan 2 student loans, there's little out there about Plan 1. I wanted to change that, so here's a video explaining how to decide... -
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