Govt Depts, Public Bodies & Associations

Financial education will form a part of the compulsory national curriculum in England from September 2014, it's been confirmed.

More than one in three of the payday lenders ordered by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to prove their practices are up to scratch have decided to quit the industry.

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has confirmed it won't be recommending the Competition Commission investigate the current account market — but warned providers they'll face a probe if they don't get their house in order.

Low-cost airlines, estate agents and gyms are among businesses which face being taken to court over hidden charges under proposals put forward by legal reform bodies.

Banks are making the current account switching process too difficult, according to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).

Car insurance prices fell over the last three months, while home insurance premiums rose, research by the AA has found.

The motor insurance industry is to face a full-blown investigation after competition watchdogs said the market wasn't working for consumers and found premiums were being pushed up by £225 million a year.

Consumers will have greater protection from unfair terms hidden in the small print of financial, energy, mobile and gym contracts, under new proposals.

Summer may have arrived in much of the UK, but many households are still counting the cost of recent floods and will need to make an insurance claim.

Dodgy claim firms are making more than three times as many bogus mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI) claims to building societies, the societies' trade body says.