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Vanquis Bank is to pay 1.2 million customers about £169 million in refunds and a further fine of £1.9 million following an investigation into its credit card repayment add-on by the Financial Conduct Authority.
27 February 2018
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Lloyds Banking Group has banned customers from buying Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies on its credit cards because of fears they could be left in debt as the value falls.
5 February 2018
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Current-account holders switched their bank more than 900,000 times last year according to the most recent figures – here's how you can bag up to £200 for free when switching.
24 January 2018
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Monzo prepaid card holders won't be able to use them from "early April" and will instead have to sign up for a current account, the app based bank has announced.
18 January 2018
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App-based bank Monzo has introduced overseas ATM fees – so you'll now be charged 3% on cash withdrawals made abroad, after a free 30-day allowance of £200.
5 January 2018
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Disgruntled Tesco Bank customers have had their credit cards cancelled as part of "fraud protection measures" – leaving them without their cards just two weeks before Christmas.
11 December 2017
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Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland stopped sending customers text alerts warning them their balance was low in the wake of a huge shake-up of its overdraft charges because of "technical difficulties", MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal.
24 November 2017
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Lloyds Bank customers who have an Avios Rewards American Express credit card are being urged to check their statements following a spate of fraudulent transactions targeting the rewards card.
17 November 2017
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Millions of Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland customers have seen their overdraft costs rise this month, some by hundreds of pounds a year.
7 November 2017

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