Moneyfacts

The proportion of mortgages sold via brokers has fallen since the credit crunch began as lenders make many of top deals available to those who apply direct to a bank or building society.

Consumers have been warned personal loan interest rates are unlikely to fall much further following a recent mini price war.

Anyone approaching retirement who wants to turn their pension pot into a regular income has been urged to do their research or risk throwing away thousands of pounds.

Mortgage lenders are restricting their best deals to borrowers who apply direct, effectively cutting out most of the broker market.

Banks and building societies are cutting their savings rates as they focus on attracting new mortgage customers, a financial information group claimed today.

Improvements in the mortgage market stalled during the second half of June as lenders remained cautious about the state of the economy, research indicated today.

The Co-operative bank will launch the cheapest five-year fix in over a year tomorrow in a sign that longer-term mortgage deals are getting cheaper.

Lenders have increased rates on small loans by two-and-a-half fold since the credit crunch took hold despite interest rates dropping to their lowest-ever level in that time, research by MoneySavingExpert.com reveals.

The cost of mortgages continued to head downwards today with a number of lenders announcing new rates.

Mortgage rates for borrowers with smaller deposits are falling in yet more signs of an easing in lender restrictions.