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Study finds consumers stuck with underperforming savings accounts - Thu, 26 Feb, 2009
According to a study, carried out online by credit card company, Egg, some 69%... [more]
Scottish parents lend more money to children - Wed, 25 Feb, 2009
The ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ is Scotland, seems to be the most generous, with parents lending or giving their children an average of £1... [more]
NatWest launches new e-ISA - Tue, 24 Feb, 2009
A new e-ISA has been launched by NatWest, which offers 3.2% interest on balances up to £10,000 and 3.45% on balances over £10,000.... [more]
ISA deadline looms, so get your finances in line now - Mon, 23 Feb, 2009
Keeping your money in the wrong ISA account can cost you as much as £2,000 in interest in just a year.... [more]
National Savings interest rates fall a further 0.75% - Fri, 20 Feb, 2009
The interest rate offered by most variable rate national savings accounts ... [more]
Current accounts best saving option for one in five people - Thu, 19 Feb, 2009
According to new figures, from a survey carried out by Opinium Research on behalf of the Post Office, 20% of savers keep their money in their ... [more]
Savers may benefit from deflation - Wed, 18 Feb, 2009
Although deflation is a symptom of the weakening economy, savers are likely to benefit from the recent news that prices are falling.... [more]
NS&I reports millions of unclaimed premium bond prizes - Tue, 17 Feb, 2009
National Savings and Investments (NS&I) is urging anyone with premium bonds... [more]
uSwitch survey find savers are abandoning ISAs - Mon, 16 Feb, 2009
A survey by price comparison website, uSwitch, has found that many savers are planning to abandon their individual ... [more]
Brits stop raiding savings for luxury items - Fri, 13 Feb, 2009
A new survey by Birmingham Midshires has found that, over the past three months, consumers have reduced the amount they raid their savings to fund ext... [more]
RBS launches new Cash ISA Plus savings account - Thu, 12 Feb, 2009
A new Cash ISA Plus account, with an interest rate of 3.51% AER, has been launched by RBS.... [more]
Savings rates fall to lowest ever level says Bank of England - Wed, 11 Feb, 2009
The Bank of England has warned that interest rates on savings are now at their lowes... [more]
Positive signs as January retail sales rise - Wed, 11 Feb, 2009
Retail sales in January rose 1.1% compared with the year before, according to new statistics from the British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) retail s... [more]
Nationwide urges saving following concerning survey results - Tue, 10 Feb, 2009
In its latest savings study, Nationwide found that 54% of people thought now was a bad time to be saving. However, the building society says now is ac... [more]
Savings accounts aimed at pensioners launched by Natwest and RBS - Mon, 9 Feb, 2009
High street banks, Natwest and RBS, have revealed the launch of savings accoun... [more]
Barclaycard freezes credit card interest rates - Fri, 6 Feb, 2009
Barclaycard has told its credit card holders that they will not see their rate... [more]
Bank of England cuts interest rates to 1% - Thu, 5 Feb, 2009
In a further attempt to dig the country out of its deepening recession, the Bank of Engla... [more]
Survey reveals a third of people buy groceries on credit cards - Wed, 4 Feb, 2009
Research by the Post Office has found that Britons are worryingly dependent on cre... [more]
Building Societies ask MPC not to cut interest rates on Thursday - Tue, 3 Feb, 2009
The Building Societies Association (BSA) has requested that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC... [more]
A third of UK adults have no savings accounts - Mon, 2 Feb, 2009
A new survey by marketing firm, EuroDirect, has found that one in three Britons do not have a ... [more]
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