Safe Savings

Marcus customers who have a savings account or cash ISA can get a bonus rate of 0.25% added to their accounts for 12 months BUT only if you activate it – below we explain how to do so.

Cash saved in Christmas savings clubs is to be protected under new laws, the Government has today (19 April) announced. There are also plans to crack down on fake reviews and 'subscription traps', while the competition regulator's powers will be beefed up in a bid to better protect consumers.

The best savings account rates have barely risen since November's base rate rise, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal, suggesting savers are not being given a fair deal.

Today is the last day you can invest in Government-backed savings provider NS&I's Investment Bond, which pays savers 2.2% for three years.

The Bank of England is set to restore the savings protection limit to £85,000 per institution.

A new challenger bank has launched in the UK today, but any money saved with it isn't covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) protection, so how good is it?

The chairman of the influential Treasury Committee has renewed his call for the Chancellor to prevent an "absurd" cut to the amount of savings protected if your bank, building society or credit union goes bust.

The chairman of the influential Treasury Committee has called on the Chancellor to prevent an "absurd" cut to the amount of savings protected if your bank, building society or credit union goes bust.

The amount of standard savings protected if your bank, building society or credit union goes bust will fall from £85,000 to £75,000 from January because the pound has got stronger.

New rules to protect savers, which include increasing the amount you can reclaim when a bank fails from £85,000 to £1million in certain circumstances, have been confirmed by the Bank of England today.