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HSBC and First Direct personal current account customers will soon be able to access their accounts at Post Offices, it has been announced today.
17 September 2012
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Bankrupt consumers looking to open a new basic bank account will now only be able to open a Barclays account, after the Co-operative Bank decided to stop offering accounts to undischarged bankrupts.
17 September 2012
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A whopping £512 million was paid out to victims of payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling in July, the latest figures from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) reveal.
14 September 2012
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Consumers would be more likely to switch banks if they could keep their account number, new research reveals.
13 September 2012
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Lloyds TSB and MBNA are the worst of the major banks for wrongly dismissing complaints, new data published by the Financial Ombudsman Service reveals today.
11 September 2012
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Students must apply for overdraft increases on certain accounts, even where the guaranteed maximum rises each term or year.
11 September 2012
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Consumers could get help finding a reliable independent financial adviser (IFA) if a new ratings website takes off.
10 September 2012
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George Osborne has insisted there are "positive signs" for the UK economy despite a think-tank drastically downgrading its growth forecast for Britain.
7 September 2012
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The Bank of England held back from unleashing further emergency support for the economy today, despite receiving a jolt over the health of the UK's recovery.
6 September 2012

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