Credit cards

If you've got a Santander credit card and you've recently paid your balance online with a debit card, check your statement now – the bank's admitted charging people twice following a technical glitch.

Victims of the payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling scandal could potentially have been under-compensated by an estimated £1 billion, a BBC investigation has found.

Reminder letters are being sent out this month to some of those who were mis-sold card and identity theft policies from CPP and the banks. If you get one, don't ignore it as it could be worth £100s.

Customers who've claimed for mis-sold card and identity theft policies from CPP are being sent cheques thick and fast – some for almost £1,000.

Borrowers can now get 18 months interest-free spending for a year and a half, plus up to 3% cashback with Santander's new 123 credit card deal.

The financial regulator is to scrutinise whether competition in the UK's £150bn credit card market is working well for borrowers, in particular those in financial difficulty.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has promised "tough and decisive action" against payday lenders that don't follow strict new rules, after taking over regulation of the consumer credit market from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) today.

NatWest and RBS have axed their credit cards with introductory 0% rates, replacing them with a new deal which charges 6.9% representative APR on transferred balances and spending. But you can get other cards which charge less.

700,000 Barclaycard customers with a cashback credit card will be moved to a new deal in May – but it may leave some, particularly those who used to have Egg cards – worse off.