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Barclays is reviewing overdraft fees and charges faced by nearly 12 million current account customers as it plans a major overhaul to rid itself of "any sins of the past".

You should be able to switch energy company in just one day, according to a new campaign from supplier First Utility, which says faster switching will give households a better chance of getting the best tariffs.

Increases in food costs helped push up the inflation rate in August, the Office of National Statistics says.

Victims of the Equitable Life scandal will receive £5,000 in compensation a year early, the Government has announced.

House prices are 5.4% higher than this time last year, and have also risen at the fastest annual rate since 2010, according to the latest figures released by Halifax.

Student rent prices have soared by 8.5% in the past year, with the average price of a room now reaching £357 per month, according to a new study.

No-frills airline Ryanair says it will cut fares as well as some flights this winter to help keep its profits up.

Free childcare will be extended so it benefits double the number of families on low incomes, the Deputy Prime Minister says.

House prices surged higher again in August, as Government schemes and increased mortgage lending continued to fuel Britain's housing market.

Over 30 million people have received unwanted messages about claiming for mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI), figures from a Citizens Advice survey suggest.

A man was so incensed by PPI cold callers interrupting him that turned the tables by charging them to call him.

If someone calls you claiming to be from an anti-fraud team, be wary — it could be part of a new phone scam called "vishing".

Fraud and mistakes made on smartphone keypads are being highlighted by a watchdog as potential dangers for consumers using mobile banking.

Six high street carpet and furniture retailers are under investigation for using artificially high prices to exaggerate sales and price cuts.

Workers on an average wage will be £29 a week worse off under reforms to the state pension, according to a new study.

Supermarket giant Tesco has been fined £300,000 for duping the public into buying "half-price" punnets of strawberries.