A basic bank account with no fees for failed payments or dipping into unauthorised overdrafts has been unveiled following an agreement between Britain's major lenders and the Government.
First Direct has secured top spot for bank customer service once again with more than 90% of its account holders rating its service as "great" - it has topped every bank service poll we've ever done. Meanwhile, Barclays picks up the wooden spoon for the first time.
NatWest and Halifax are the latest firms we've found to have sent misleading payment demands purporting to be from independent debt collection agencies.
Customers of newly-created TSB have voted it the worst bank for customer service, according to the latest Banking Service Index from MoneySavingExpert.com.
If you're a customer of Lloyds, Halifax, Bank of Scotland or TSB, and were hit by this weekend's IT glitch which left many unable to withdraw cash and use debit cards – complain now if you've been left out of pocket.
Hundreds of thousands of Lloyds Banking Group customers may be in line for redress after it was fined a record £28 million by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) over the way it put staff under pressure to sell insurance cover and investments.
11 December 2013
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