Yorkshire Building Society

More than 66,000 people with a high interest Yorkshire Building Society regular savings account will have their accounts shut in December.

High street giant HSBC has launched the new lowest five-year fix rate mortgage on the market - at 1.69% with a £999 fee if you borrow 60% of your home's value.

Yorkshire Building Society has taken the lead in the race to offer the lowest mortgage rate after cutting its two-year deal to a head-turning 0.89% – but you'll need a hefty deposit to qualify and the lender could decide to increase the rate during the term.

Yorkshire Building Society is offering a new market-leading two-year fixed-rate mortgage, with a 0.99% interest rate if you're borrowing 60% of your home's value.

About 100,000 current accounts held with building society brand Norwich & Peterborough (N&P) are set to close by 31 August because the brand itself will cease to exist. If you're affected by the closure you'll be contacted with details on how to switch elsewhere.

Current and former Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) mortgage customers may be in line for a refund of arrears fees after the firm has been fined more than £4.1 million for failing to properly deal with customers struggling to repay.

Around 34,000 mortgage borrowers are to share out £8.4 million in refunds after Yorkshire Building Society admitted wrongly charging customers who had fallen behind with repayments.

Rising rents have prompted a record 12,000 tenants who are struggling with arrears to contact a debt advice charity this year.

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have become the latest mortgage lenders to announce a rise in their standard variable rate (SVR).