Nearly two million Royal Bank of Scotland and Natwest customers must act to avoid having their current account transferred to Santander, or to get a £100 bonus if they want to switch to the Spanish giant.
The proportion of mortgages sold via brokers has fallen since the credit crunch began as lenders make many of top deals available to those who apply direct to a bank or building society.
Consumers were warned today that borrowing rates could rise further after tough new regulations were drawn up to boost the amount of spare cash held by banks.
Millions of student loan holders will no longer pay zero interest from next month as the rate for the new academic year will start at 1.5%, it was announced today.
The Student Loans Company (SLC) has vowed to ensure all university goers who applied for finance on time will have their loans and grants available by the start of the academic year.
20 August 2010
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