Around nine million more adults are struggling with money now compared with seven years ago, according to a major report into the health of the nation's finances.
The Duchess of Cornwall has praised credit unions after one London-based co-operative announced it will keep offering "affordable" payday loans following a pilot scheme.
Parents may be able to move cash from a Child Trust Fund (CTF) into a junior Isa (JISA) in future, as the Government has launched a consultation on the issue.
Concerns over the future of the Co-operative Bank have been raised today, but savers remain protected up to the £85,000 compensation limit, whatever happens to the firm.
Just over one million Cheshire, Derbyshire and Dunfermline customers are to be moved to Nationwide, after the building society announced plans to scrap the three brands.
3 May 2013
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