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Nationwide: Biggest house price fall in three years
House prices have recorded the biggest dip in nearly three years amid the
28 June 2012
Major UK banks downgraded by Moody's
15 of the world's biggest institutions have been downgraded by ratings agency Moody's, including UK giants
22 June 2012
£570 million paid out in PPI claims in April
Lenders paid out £570.5 million compensation in April to PPI mis-selling victims
22 June 2012
Savers' deposits to be ring-fenced from banks' investment arms
Banks will be forced to split savers' cash from their risky casino-style investment activities to protect deposits
14 June 2012
Letter to Ken Clarke demands tougher PPI claims regulation
We have today written a joint letter to the Justice Secretary demanding tougher regulation of claims management firms
14 May 2012
PPI: Lloyds says sorry for mis-selling
Lloyds has apologised and promised a catalogue of moves to provide redress, in another capitulation by banks on PPI
14 June 2011
Barclays pledges to settle on-hold PPI complaints
The bank is to compensate in full all PPI complaints that were put on hold on or before 20 April
13 June 2011
Guest Comment: Bank charges fight still alive
Bank charges reclaiming has largely fallen off the radar but Mike Dailly, from the Govan Law Centre, says it's not over
20 May 2011
PPI complaints hit record high
A mammoth 104,597 consumers made a complaint to the independent Financial Ombudsman Service on PPI in the year to 31 March – over 2,000 a week
18 May 2011
Banks throw in the towel on PPI
The banking trade body has admitted defeat in the PPI judicial review which could mean a £9bn boost to consumers
9 May 2011
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