Consumers will soon receive protection against "unscrupulous" firms who prey on troubled borrowers by buying their home at knock-down prices and charging them rent to stay.
Shoppers who use money-off vouchers for the wrong item are shoplifters, according to a trade body representing some manufacturers of supermarket and high street products.
Banks and building societies have hit savers by cutting rates in line with recent base rate drops. However, they've failed to cut borrowing rates accordingly, a report reveals today.