Barclays

Barclays has set aside an extra £170 million to cover payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling claims, the bank has revealed in its financial figures today.

First Direct has secured top spot for bank customer service once again with more than 90% of its account holders rating its service as "great" - it has topped every bank service poll we've ever done. Meanwhile, Barclays picks up the wooden spoon for the first time.

If you've not enough money in your account and a payment bounces, you may be able to avoid the associated fee as more banks are to adopt a 'retry' scheme from September where they'll attempt to process the transaction again later in the day.

Over one-and-a-half million Barclays NISA customers will see their rates drop this autumn as the bank will be moving most of its old NISA customers onto a new deal.

If you've got a personal loan with HSBC, you may get a refund of your interest after the bank admitted making a mistake on annual statements.

Halifax was the big winner from the first three full months of the seven-day current account switching regime, according to new figures released today.

Lloyds Banking Group has set aside an extra £600 million to cover payment protection insurance mis-selling claims - taking its total PPI bill to over £10 billion.

Barclays' payment protection insurance (PPI) bill has climbed to £4.85 billion, after it announced it has set aside a further £900 million to pay for its part in the mis-selling scandal.

The personal current account market could face a full-scale investigation by the competition watchdog after its preliminary probe found it "lacks effective competition" and "does not meet the needs of customers".

We're often told to call our credit or debit card providers before setting off on our travels to ensure our plastic isn't stopped abroad. But whether or not you actually need to depends on your provider.