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    Brits 'need to switch to save'

    Millions of Brits are missing out on potential savings because they are not switching providers, it has been claimed. More »

    Banking - Wed 10 Mar 2010

    Over-50s 'plan to use increased Isa limits'

    Two-fifths of Isa savers over the age of 50 will have used their maximum allowance in the next tax year, it has been claimed. More »

    Banking - Tue 9 Mar 2010

    Brits 'need to save in an Isa'

    Brits need to ensure they are saving into an Isa to avoid handing money to the taxman unnecessarily, according to an expert. More »

    Banking - Mon 8 Mar 2010

    Recession 'adding to the financially-excluded'

    A new group of financially-excluded people was created in the recent recession, according to Citizens Advice. More »

    Banking - Fri 5 Mar 2010

    Over-50s 'using increased Isa allowances'

    More than three-quarters of the over-50s are planning to use the increased Isa allowance before the end of the current tax year, it has been found. More »

    Banking - Fri 5 Mar 2010

    UK 'needs accessible financial services'

    There is still a great need for accessible financial services in the UK, according to an expert. More »

    Banking - Thu 4 Mar 2010

    People 'need to return faulty goods'

    Savers could be losing on almost £5,000 across their lifetimes by failing to return faulty goods to shops, the government has claimed. More »

    Banking - Wed 3 Mar 2010

    Stocks and shares Isas 'to become more popular'

    Savers will start to return to stocks and shares Isas, an expert has predicted. More »

    Banking - Tue 2 Mar 2010

    Financial education 'needed in Britain'

    There needs to be more financial education in the UK, an expert has suggested. More »

    Banking - Mon 1 Mar 2010

    One in seven 'have never saved'

    Almost a quarter of people do not start saving seriously until after the age of 30, a new survey has found. More »

    Banking - Thu 25 Feb 2010

    Savings top priority for Brit students

    Students are most worried about saving their cash, with investing wisely coming above university fees in a new poll. More »

    Banking - Thu 25 Feb 2010

    Authorised overdrafts rates 'increase by 10%'

    The interest rates applied to authorised overdrafts have risen by ten per cent in the past two years, it has been claimed. More »

    Banking - Wed 24 Feb 2010

    Five million Brits live in overdrafts

    New research from moneysupermarket.com shows that ten per cent of Brits permanently live in their overdrafts. More »

    Banking - Wed 24 Feb 2010

    Raising children costs £200,000

    The cost of raising a child from birth to the age of 21 has exceeded £200,000, new figures have shown. More »

    Banking - Tue 23 Feb 2010

    Parents 'forced to support adult children'

    The cost of supporting adult children is weighing heavily on parents, research has found. More »

    Banking - Tue 23 Feb 2010

    People 'not aware of Isa changes'

    People are not planning on taking advantage of the changes to Isa entitlements, it has been found. More »

    Banking - Mon 22 Feb 2010

    Inflation 'eroding UK's savings'

    The UK's economic conditions are damaging people's savings, an expert has pointed out. More »

    Banking - Mon 22 Feb 2010

    Isas 'can be a good for retirement income'

    Isas could offer a good alternative to pensions, according to a financial expert. More »

    Banking - Fri 19 Feb 2010

    Parents 'do not want CFT cut'

    The majority of parents do not support proposals by the Conservative Party to reduce child trust funds (CFTs), research has found. More »

    Banking - Thu 18 Feb 2010

    ISA popularity 'growing in UK'

    ISAs have becoming an increasingly popular savings option over the past ten years, new figures have shown. More »

    Banking - Wed 17 Feb 2010