If you've got a buy now, pay later (BNPL) loan with Laybuy, you need to continue repaying it as normal – despite the firm falling into administration. Failure to do so could still result in late payment fees and it could also negatively impact your credit score.
Credit reference agency Equifax has been fined £500,000 following an investigation into a hack last year, which compromised more than 15 million UK customer records.
Some travel insurers hiked premiums by up to 2000% for those who have severe mental health problems, the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute has revealed.
Banks will now have to publish how likely their customers are to recommend them for customer service as part of new measures designed to make it simpler for consumers to compare and switch.
Two regulators have warned that pension scam victims lost £91,000 each on average in 2017, leaving them struggling to make ends meet during retirement.
Banks may be told to introduce a single interest rate for all savers who've had their accounts for more than 12 months - meaning long-term savers could be given better rates, but shorter-term customers may lose out.
More consumers may be able to reclaim cash if they paid high levels of commission on PPI and weren't reminded of this throughout their policy, under a new rule proposed by the regulator.
Over 50s are to be sent retirement 'wake-up' packs to give them more help and guidance on how to access their pension savings, following changes that were introduced in 2015.
The Financial Conduct Authority has been accused of having no "sense of urgency" as it grapples with how to help 30,000 so-called 'mortgage prisoners' who have been told they can't afford to switch to a cheaper deal.
14 June 2018
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