Banking

Experian's takeover of fellow credit score firm ClearScore is likely to result in less intense competition and could hinder the development of new products, the competition watchdog has said.

The Alzheimer's Society has published a dementia-friendly finance and insurance guide to help businesses support people with dementia to manage their finances and stay in work.

Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland have started allowing customers to track where they've been spending with a new Google Maps feature.  

Nearly all customers with an overdraft at Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland will see their charges increase from next year – and some will pay more than £100 a year extra. 

An influential group of MPs has launched an inquiry into IT failures at financial institutions, after a series of major outages this year at several different banks.

Scammers are telling university students they are due tax refunds in an attempt to steal their money and personal details, HM Revenue & Customs has warned.

Treasury Committee chair Nicky Morgan MP explains what the committee's inquiry into consumers' access to financial services will look at. Views do not necessarily reflect those of MoneySavingExpert.com.

Thousands of NS&I customers are facing delays in withdrawing money from their accounts this week – and others calling up about their accounts are finding call centre staff can't access their details. 

Tesco Bank has apologised to customers after payments made today have been delayed.

Most people will pay less income tax from next April after the personal allowance and higher rate tax thresholds were both increased in the Budget – but higher earners will see part of the gain cancelled out by stealth rises to national insurance.