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Postal workers have voted in favour of a national strike in a bitter row over jobs, pay and services, it was announced today. This threatens widespread disruption for consumers in the coming weeks.
8 October 2009
Nationwide is upping the commission charge to use its credit and debit cards in most non-European countries today.
1 October 2009
The major credit card providers say they will show mercy to borrowers who make late payments because the postal strike has delayed their bill's arrival.
28 September 2009
Cheque guarantee cards will no longer be accepted in stores from June 2011, meaning they will become virtually extinct at the checkout.
28 September 2009
British Airways (BA) is to start charging most passengers to ensure they can sit with friends or family from next month.
25 September 2009
The Prime Minister's office is to investigate banks and building societies' ability to take money from customers' accounts without permission.
24 September 2009
The Treasury Select Committee has launched an inquiry into the fact lenders encourage the public to needlessly apply for credit that could make future borrowing harder and more expensive.
22 September 2009
The Government is considering regulating debt management companies to ensure that both consumers and creditors are being treated fairly.
18 September 2009
We now have conclusive evidence banks and other financial firms reject complaints even when they know consumers are in the right.
15 September 2009
The shocking scale of consumer mistreatment is uncovered today as the lid is lifted on banks and other financial firms that brush off genuine complaints in the hope they will vanish.
15 September 2009
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