January 2012

Low income consumers are typically paying £174 a year on extra credit costs from high street lenders by building up charges as they juggle their finances, a report warns today.

Poor families struggling to heat their homes this winter are not getting the help they need from energy suppliers, a charity warned today.

One in seven Britons has turned to a pricey payday loan or sky-high unauthorised overdraft to cover rent or mortgage costs in the last year, a worrying study from charity Shelter has found.

Most money transfers will go through within one working day from this week, under a new EU directive.

The Co-operative Bank is suspending interest charges on agreed overdrafts for the next three months.

The Government has decided to appeal a High Court ruling which stated its plans to cut solar panel subsidies were "legally flawed".

There has been a "seismic collapse" of private sector pensions and fresh incentives are needed to boost retirement savings as auto-enrolment nears, a report warned today.

Rail fares rise by an average of 5.9% today, but some commuters will find their season tickets soar by almost 11%.