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Members of the House of Lords have called on the Government to protect access to cash and to do more to prevent the poorest from being excluded from access to financial services. The call for action comes as part of a report published today by the cross-party House of Lords Liaison Committee.
24 April 2021
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Landlords and letting agents in England are set to be banned from charging tenants letting fees from 1 June. 
17 January 2019
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The introduction of the universal credit benefit is "a terrible move for financial inclusion" for those who struggle to manage their monthly budgets, according to MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis, who has told Parliament that ring-fencing should be introduced to protect vulnerable people.
8 November 2016
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Natwest and RBS are slashing their bank charges for customers who go overdrawn without permission.
7 September 2009
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Tory leader David Cameron says victims of "unfair" bank charges must be compensated "quickly and fairly". He'll also consider automatic payback of all charges, which could total over £10 billion.
25 August 2009
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A major Australian bank will scrap overdraft penalty charges in the autumn, in a move which campaigners hope will help UK bank charges victims.
28 July 2009
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Abbey is hammering many of its current account holders with hundreds of pounds of backdated bank charges this month.
23 July 2009
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Leading bank charges campaigner Martin Lewis has today urged the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to lift the bank charges reclaiming hold after providers admitted their fees are disproportionately high.
1 July 2009
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Millions of bank charges victims will have to wait until autumn for a result in the latest leg of the test case.
29 June 2009

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