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Energy Secretary Ed Davey wants the energy regulator to look into the profits the big six energy companies make on gas bills.

Lloyds Banking Group has set aside another £1.8 billion to deal with claims for mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI), meaning the bill for its part in the scandal could top £10 billion.

The Government is delaying the introduction of a cap on "rip-off" pension charges for at least a year to give employers time to adjust to the change.

Unemployment has fallen to 7.1% – within touching distance of the figure which will be used to decide whether interest rates will increase, official data has revealed.

Credit brokers are preying on cash-strapped borrowers by posing as payday lenders and charging unexpected fees for organising loans, according to evidence compiled by Citizens Advice.

Payday loan firms including Wonga are to start using a new "real-time" information sharing service about consumers' borrowing habits.

The Post Office is to make its current accounts available to more people by rolling out its services to another 81 branches.

Thousands of social housing tenants have been wrongly hit by the so-called bedroom tax and are due money back, it has emerged.

Motorists could see insurance premiums cut by up to £15 a year after the Government announced all driving licence records will be put online.

UK house prices rose by 7.5% during 2013, but fell month-on-month in December for the first time in almost a year, Halifax has reported.

House prices rose by 8.4% over 2013 across the UK, the biggest annual increase in prices since June 2010, Nationwide has reported.

Barclays customers who dip into their overdraft will be charged less in future as the bank is simplifying overdraft fees.

People will be able to pay in a cheque by sending a smartphone image of it to their bank under Government proposals to bolster the long-term future of the payment method.

Government departments have been told to stop using premium-rate phone lines for core public services.

Hundreds of thousands of pensioners face being ripped off when investing in annuities unless rules are tightened urgently, an official advisory panel is warning.