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Government to Guarantee Mortgage Payments - Thu, 4 Dec, 2008
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced a new Homeowner Mortgage Support Scheme ... [more]
Lowest Interest Rate for 57 Years - Thu, 4 Dec, 2008
Today the Bank of England's monetary policy committee cut interest rates by a full percentage point to just 2% - the lowest base rate for 57 year... [more]
Bank Accounts Cut Re-Offending Rates - Thu, 4 Dec, 2008
Prisoners who open bank accounts may be less likely to re-offend, accordin... [more]
Tougher Regulations for the Banking Industry - Wed, 3 Dec, 2008
Prime Minister Gordon Brown used today's Queen's Speech at the State Opening of Parliament to announce a new package of financial help for strugglin... [more]
Nationwide the Most Popular Building Society - Wed, 3 Dec, 2008
A recent survey has found that savers trust Nationwide Building Society as being the safest place for their money, with 14% respondents saying they wo... [more]
Alliance & Leicester Launches New Savings Account - Tue, 2 Dec, 2008
Alliance & Leicester has announced the launch of RewardSaver, its new savi... [more]
Nationwide cuts interest rates to zero - Mon, 1 Dec, 2008
Today, Nationwide building society cut interest rates on some of its savings a... [more]
FSA Ruling Protects Deposits in Merged Building Society Accounts - Sat, 29 Nov, 2008
A new ruling from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) will provide additional protection for customers whose building societies have merged.... [more]
Conservatives outline plan for savings accounts - Fri, 28 Nov, 2008
Most savings accounts do not meet the needs of the customer, according to ... [more]
HMRC to crack down on offshore savings accounts - Thu, 27 Nov, 2008
Next year, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will begin looking for hidden offshore ... [more]
Report Urges Parents to Save from Birth for University - Wed, 26 Nov, 2008
A report released today says parents should start depositing money into a savi... [more]
Consumers with debt problems warned to take action now - Tue, 25 Nov, 2008
Consumers who feel tempted to ignore serious financial difficulties until after Christmas will be putting off the inevitable and find themselves deepe... [more]
National Savings Scheme to Encourage Poor to Save - Tue, 25 Nov, 2008
A government "Saving Gateway" scheme first proposed in 2001 will be launched in 2010.... [more]
Full Text of the 2008 Pre-budget Report - Mon, 24 Nov, 2008
Chancellor Alistair Darling today delivered the 2008 Pre-Budget report to Parliament today. Below is the full transcript of his speech.... [more]
Best Deals on Child Savings Accounts - Mon, 24 Nov, 2008
Child savings accounts have been affected by the credit crunch just as muc... [more]
VAT Rate Likely to be Cut Today - Mon, 24 Nov, 2008
According to several government sources, Alistair Darling will unveil a raft of tax cuts later today in his pre-budget report, the most profound of wh... [more]
Deflation Threat to Affect Savings Accounts - Fri, 21 Nov, 2008
Many savings accounts could end up paying 1% or even 0% interest if the ba... [more]
Assured Fund Returning Three Times Base Rate - Thu, 20 Nov, 2008
A steady return of between 9 and 11 per cent by Assured Fund is currently outperforming any other ... [more]
Forestry Investment Bucks the Trend - Thu, 20 Nov, 2008
Many leading personal finance blogs in Europe and the US have been buzzing with discussion centred around the question of what are the best alternativ... [more]
Less Prize Money for Premium Bonds - Thu, 20 Nov, 2008
The cut in the Bank of England base rate has taken its toll on premium bonds. The ... [more]
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