Banking & Savings

The secret to beating call centre menus

May 16, 2013

One man has published the secret codes that mean you can stop hanging on the phone to call centres

Duchess in visit to credit union

May 16, 2013

The Duchess of Cornwall could be given tips on how to save £20 a week when she joins a credit union.

Get paid £100 to switch banks

May 14, 2013

If decent interest rates, cheap overdrafts and better customer service haven't pushed you to switch current account, will £100 do the trick?

Punter wins over £200k on 1p bets

May 07, 2013

As one man wins more than £200,000 on 1p bets, we consider why we're not all cashing in


Millions use savings for groceries

May 07, 2013

Five million families are approaching financial "breaking point" and are relying on loans and savings to cover their food bills, research has suggested.

Internet dating forces pension change

May 07, 2013

One government source has claimed that a rise in men marrying women from overseas may have caused a spike in pension claims and led to new rules

Children already in habit of saving

May 03, 2013

Children as young as 10 are already saving for university, buying their first home or starting a business

Should well-off pensioners give back their benefits?

May 02, 2013

As Iain Duncan Smith urges wealthy pensioners to hand back extra payments, we take a look at what retirees actually get.

Easy access accounts 'disappearing'

May 02, 2013

Easy access savings accounts which pay an introductory bonus rate are on the "verge of disappearing", a financial information website has warned.

19% 'skip loan payments on purpose'

Apr 27, 2013

One in five Britons has deliberately skipped a loan repayment in recent years because they could not afford it, a study has suggested

There’s no point being a saver until 2015

Apr 25, 2013

With the extension of the Funding for Lending Scheme, there may be better places to put your money than a savings account for a few years.

The top new tax-free savings account

Apr 24, 2013

The top Cash ISA has been pulled, but in its place comes a new market-leading rate.

Equitable victims 'can't be found'

Apr 24, 2013

Up to one fifth of victims of the Equitable Life scandal will never be compensated because of failed attempts to trace them, a spending watchdog has warned

Pension savers 'need £35,000 extra'

Apr 24, 2013

A man approaching retirement needs to have a pension pot almost £35,000 bigger than he would have done four years ago to achieve an income of £5,000 a year

Would the US tax-return system benefit Brits?

Apr 18, 2013

The US tax system benefits those in debt and penalises those who save; Brits would be quids in