Banking

The Government says it intends to press ahead with its timetable to raise the state pension age for women despite the threat of a revolt by Conservative and Liberal Democrat backbenchers.

Consumers will soon be able to get permanently free access to their credit report, which can tell them if they're likely to be accepted for a credit card, loan or mortgage.

Chancellor George Osborne is today expected to give approval to plans to force banks to erect a protective firewall between their retail and investment arms, in a bid to prevent a repeat of the financial crisis of 2008.

Inflation remained unchanged in May but that still means the cost of living is rising at a rate of knots.

Schools across the UK are being encouraged to offer financial education lessons with the launch of My Money Week and Teen Cash Class Activity Sheets.

The Bank of England today announced it is holding the base rate at its 0.5% historic low for the 27th consecutive month.

Banks and other financial firms will be banned from trying to fob off complainants before they've made a final decision.

A generation of Britons are facing a cash-strapped retirement as they refuse to save more in response to the changing pensions landscape, a report indicated today.

Halifax/Bank of Scotland (Hbos) customers will be entitled to £17 million in compensation after the bank was fined £3.5 million for shoddy complaints handling.

The Government's official inflation measure jumped to its highest level in two-and-a-half years last month, tightening the squeeze on household spending power and increasing the challenge for savers.