Current accounts

Barclays is doubling its Blue Rewards scheme incentives for new and existing customers who switch an account to it - meaning they can earn at least £132 in the first 12 months.

Two decent interest-paying current accounts from Lloyds and Bank of Scotland will have their rates cut from July, MoneySavingExpert can reveal - while Halifax is to increase the monthly fee for its Ultimate Reward packaged account.

TSB customers can continue to earn £75 each for themselves and a friend they refer who switches to the bank, after an extension of its current account referral scheme.

A new code of conduct for the way banks treat victims tricked into transferring cash to a fraudster's account will come into force in September to tackle a surge in so-called 'transfer scams'.

TSB customers can now earn £75 for each friend they refer who switches to the bank, and they will get £75 too.

Santander is to remove all unarranged overdraft fees on its current accounts that have monthly fees, including its popular 123 and 123 Lite accounts – though a small minority could be worse off under changes to its other accounts.

Current-account holders switched their bank more than 900,000 times last year according to the most recent figures – here's how you can bag up to £200 for free when switching.

The bank war has reignited this month with loads of bribes to tempt you to switch – so it's a great time to join the hidden bank-tarting movement sweeping the UK by switching again and again to make big money.

The number of current account switches has dropped to a new low, according to figures released today.

More than 900,000 current accounts have been switched in the last 12 months – a drop of 14% compared with the previous year.