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NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland have reduced the buffer from which they start charging customers £6 per month for dipping into an authorised overdraft, from £100 to £10.
17 April 2013
New Nationwide banking customers who've been abroad in the past month should check their statements now to make sure they haven't been charged a non-sterling fee for purchases made in the UK.
17 April 2013
Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) says a fault which meant Lloyds TSB, Halifax and Bank of Scotland customers were unable to log into their accounts today has been fixed.
15 April 2013
Santander has earned the unwanted crown of being the most complained-about banking firm per customer, figures from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) show.
15 April 2013
Customers will soon be able to do their day-to-day banking with the Post Office, after it announced plans to launch its own current account.
11 April 2013
Some Halifax and Bank of Scotland Ultimate Reward Current Account (URCA) customers are due a payout after the banks failed to warn users they were increasing a monthly fee.
11 April 2013
Banks should be forced to warn people when their savings go above the amount that would be protected if their provider went bust, a survey of MPs and consumers has found.
10 April 2013
The new tax year began on Saturday, but savers who want to put their money into a new Isa should do it quickly, as some of the best buys have already been pulled.
8 April 2013
New rules have come into force to prevent people from being sold packaged current accounts with benefits they can't use.
8 April 2013
Around 15,000 savers with the UK arm of stricken Cypriot bank Laiki will have their deposits protected under British rules and will escape the Cyprus banking levy, it was announced today.
2 April 2013
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