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The Bank of England today announced it is holding the base rate at 0.5% for the third consecutive month.

Barclays has dropped the rate on its Golden ISA, which was our top-pick until the change.

Abbey, Alliance & Leicester (A&L) and Bradford & Bingley (B&B) will all be rebranded to become known as Santander by the end of 2010.

The cost of living is now falling fast for some, according to one of the Government's two inflation measures released today.

Natwest and Royal Bank of Scotland are to close their popular Cash Isa Plus accounts to new customers at end of business today, at 5pm. The accounts, which pay 3.51% variable, are our top-pick clean ISAs for new money.

The Bank of England today announced it is holding the base rate at 0.5% for the second consecutive month.

UK building societies have insisted they are still a safe haven for savers, despite a raft of major mutuals having their financial strength called into question this week.

Egg Money cardholders will see the interest they earn on in-credit balances plummet from a top-paying 4% at present to nothing by mid-May.

Savers with cash Isas in the failed Icesave bank have been given more time to move their money to a tax-free account elsewhere.