Banking

The workplace pension market is to be investigated amid concerns over high charges and poor competition.

Over a million taxpayers risk a £100 fine for filing their self assessment tax return late, so act soon.

NatWest and RBS have been warned not to unfairly use 'charging orders' on borrowers' homes when collecting debt by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).

This year's retirees face living off the lowest average incomes in six years.

Halifax is to cut some of the benefits of its Reward current account — which pays customers £5 a month — from May, in a blow to users.

Halifax has launched the longest fee-free overdraft, but the deal is limited to those with good credit records, while there is a sting in the tail once the 12-month offer ends.

A landmark shake-up of the financial advice market takes effect today, meaning most consumers now have to pay an upfront fee for new investment and pension advice.

Halifax and Lloyds TSB customers have reported that they cannot access their cash from ATMs, while online banking isn't working and even debit cards are not working in shops, on one of the biggest party nights of the year.

Hundreds of thousands of consumers are in line for a refund of cash which they left in RBS, NatWest, Tesco and HSBC ATMs.