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If you're one of the seven million people who bought Card Protection Plan (CPP) card insurance, you can start claiming your money back from mid-February, the Financial Conduct Authority has announced. Watch for a claim form in the post over the next few weeks.

If you were mis-sold CPP card insurance, you're in line for a payout after the High Court approved a redress deal today. But make sure you return your claim form - or you'll miss out.

About seven million people who were mis-sold CPP card insurance are set to receive payouts after a redress deal was given the green light.

January's never the easiest money month, so MoneySavingExpert.com is urging you to check now if you're owed cash due to mis-selling, poor service or for something else.

Consumers are being warned to never give out their Pin after a fresh wave of reports about a "courier scam", which criminals have used to steal millions of pounds from victims in recent years.

Aqua Cashback Reward credit card customers should consider ditching it and switching elsewhere as the provider is slashing the amount you can earn in cashback from 3% to 0.5%.

See our guide for full details on how to reclaim.

Tenants living in rented homes would have better access to bank accounts and credit if information about rent payments was added to their credit rating, says Experian.

Energy, mobile phone, credit card and current account providers may be forced to give customers the information they hold on them in future, so consumers can use the details to make better decisions about cutting costs and managing money.

Today marks 100 days until Christmas, so here are 12 tips from MoneySavingExpert.com which you can do now to make sure you spend less on the big day.