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Tesco Bank has launched the new lowest five-year fixed-rate mortgage on the market – at 1.68% with a £995 fee if you borrow 60% of your home's value when you remortgage.

High street giant HSBC has launched the new lowest five-year fix rate mortgage on the market - at 1.69% with a £999 fee if you borrow 60% of your home's value.

If you haven't switched to the best bank for you yet, with two hot deals ending from First Direct & HSBC, go quick

One hundred thousand Norwich & Peterborough customers whose current accounts will be closed on 31 August can earn up to £200 switching to a different bank, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal, after at least two banks agreed to offer a switching incentive lifeline.

Just over 1% of the 70 million active current accounts in the UK were switched in the first nine months of this year – although thousands more people switched banks than in the same period in 2015.

The three market-leading regular savings accounts are cutting their interest rates from 6% to 5% for new account-holders - but if you've a current account with HSBC or First Direct, open a regular saver TODAY and you can still lock in 6% for a year.

Students at several major UK universities have been targeted by 'phishing' emails which claim to offer them a Government bursary - and some have lost £100s as a result. As students get ready for the new academic year, here's what to watch out for.

Complaints about Lloyds Bank, HSBC, Bank of Scotland and Barclays made up almost half the total number of complaints lodged with the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) in the first half of 2016.

HSBC has fallen into last place in our latest banking poll with just 38% of its current account customers rating it 'great' for customer service, while First Direct has extended its six-year reign at the top of the table with 91% giving it the thumbs up.

If you're a First Direct customer you'll soon be able to access your account details without having to give a password, thanks to new voice recognition technology the bank's bringing in – but if you're not comfortable with the new 'biometric banking' system you can opt out.