Banking

Hundreds of ATMs at Santander branches in Spain are charging UK customers with current accounts at the bank to withdraw cash, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal – even though withdrawals for Santander customers at Santander branches are usually free.

Barclays current account customers will soon be able to buy dollars and euros in its app to spend on their card while abroad – though as it's yet to say the exchange rate it'll use, we've no idea if you'll be getting a good deal. 

Less than two months after the financial regulator announced that fixed daily and monthly overdraft fees will be replaced with a single interest rate, Nationwide has announced its rate will be a whopping 39.9% APR – meaning the majority of its customers who use their overdrafts are set to be worse off from November. 

Challenger banks Monzo and Starling have scooped the top spots in our latest bank apps poll, with traditional banks left playing catch-up – check how your bank did. 

Two MoneySavers who were tricked into transferring £10,000s to fraudsters were wrongly refused refunds – despite their banks being signed up to a new code designed to protect customers from 'authorised push payment' scams. 

Lloyds and Bank of Scotland will be cutting the interest paid on balances of up to £4,000 on their Club Lloyds and Vantage accounts from this autumn – but as the rates can be beaten elsewhere, if you only have the accounts for the interest you could earn more by ditching and switching.

Financial app Moneybox has launched a cash Lifetime ISA with a market-leading rate of 1.4%.

TSB has cut the interest on its Classic Plus current account from 5% to 3% from today.

With free cash machines disappearing, there's a handy tool to let you find nearby ATMs where you can withdraw cash for free – and it'll now also show you thousands of Post Office branches where you can take cash out over the counter.

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks, as well as app-based bank B, will all be rebranded as Virgin Money by the end of 2021.