MoneySavingExpert News Banking £50 boon for Nationwide current account holdersNationwide will pay its FlexAccount customers £50 to make the product their main current account.16 July 2009 Ease the unemployment woe, as jobless total rocketsThe number of people unemployed rocketed to 2.38 million in May, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed today.15 July 2009 Ditch your dinosaur current accountMillions of consumers stuck in dinosaur current accounts could each be squandering hundreds of pounds a year.14 July 2009 Natwest and RBS to charge for branch withdrawalsNatwest and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) have created a set of new over-the-counter cash withdrawal charges that come into effect later this summer. 13 July 2009 Urgent! Save at 5% with access to your cashSavers can lock-in an interest rate of 5% for up to five years and still have some access to their money. 13 July 2009 Potential boost for savings protection is revealedThe Treasury has proposed improvements to the protection savers receive, as part of this week's government White Paper on financial regulation.9 July 2009 Top savings account launches todayAlliance & Leicester has launched the joint-top mass market savings account that gives you penalty-free access to your cash.3 July 2009 Easy access savings rates are on the riseBanks are raising easy access savings rates. Though they are still low historically, the best accounts pay over six times more than the 0.5% base rate. 1 July 2009 Cheques move a step closer to extinctionThe death of the cheque at the checkout appears one step closer after it was announced today cheque guarantee cards will be withdrawn in mid-2011.25 June 2009 Setanta Sports battles for survival: how to protect your paymentsSetanta Sports has confirmed it is desperately seeking to restructure its finances to prevent it collapsing.9 June 2009 First140141142 Suggest a story Got a money-related news story that affects you? Email us