Nationwide

Nationwide is overhauling its FlexPlus account, increasing the £10/month fee to £13/month and improving the insurance it offers but scrapping some perks, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal.

Nationwide has extended its popular 'refer a friend' scheme to allow anyone with one of its mortgages or savings accounts to earn up to £500 a year – though it's added more hoops to jump through to get the cash.

Banks are desperate for your custom, and they're offering a host of cracking incentives. Many complain about their bank's service - but do nowt. So it's simple, don't bitch, just switch.

Nationwide will become the latest current account provider to axe a key switching incentive, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal.

We always tell you about top deals but this week we're focusing on those that also pay you to grab them. We're not suggesting you get all of these but in total there's £300+ worth of free cash and vouchers, which shows the breadth out there.

A faulty Hotpoint tumble dryer owner who was refused a refund by his credit card provider Nationwide has had the decision overturned by the Ombudsman – triggering a rethink by the building society on other similar cases. Here's what the ruling means and how you can try to claim from your credit card company.

Some Nationwide customers have found that payments due to leave their accounts today don't appear to have done so – though Nationwide insists outgoing direct debits have reached their destinations and customers' balances are simply failing to update due to technical problems.

The number of current account customers switching banks is on the up, despite the fact that of the UK's 68 million current accounts, fewer than 1% were switched during the opening six months of 2016.

Halifax has cut the interest rate of its Help to Buy ISA from 4% to 2.5% for new customers – but if you already have one, you can breathe a sigh of relief as existing customers won't be affected by the change.

More than a million current accounts were switched to a new bank in 2015, according to new figures published today. But with total switches down 11% compared with 2014, the message is: if you're not gaining from your bank account, switch now.