2016

Credit card provider MBNA has today launched a new brand, Nuba, offering two cards that are among the top picks currently available.

Train passengers may now be able to claim a refund for issues other than just delays – such as overcrowding, broken loos and a lack of Wi-Fi on certain journeys – following an extension of the Consumer Rights Act 2015, which could also allow more people to claim for flight delays.

Halifax will once again chop the interest rate offered on its Help to Buy ISA to as low as 2% for new customers from 8 December this year, but this time existing customers will also feel the pinch.

Payday lender Wonga has double-charged up to 7,000 customers following a technical glitch, leaving some unable to pay their bills – but while the firm will provide refunds and pay costs incurred by those left out of pocket, it won't commit to paying borrowers interest on the money which was wrongly taken.

Airline Monarch has won an extension to its ATOL licence after securing "significant further investment", meaning its flights and package holidays will continue to operate as normal for the time being.

The Government's Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme - part of its flagship programme to boost home ownership – will close to new mortgages on 31 December 2016, it was announced today.

The effectiveness of price comparison websites is to come under scrutiny from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in a new probe.

The three market-leading regular savings accounts are cutting their interest rates from 6% to 5% for new account-holders - but if you've a current account with HSBC or First Direct, open a regular saver TODAY and you can still lock in 6% for a year.

The proportion of trains which are cancelled or significantly delayed has increased by almost two-thirds year-on-year, Network Rail's latest figures reveal. But in most cases you can claim at least a partial refund if your train arrives more than 30 minutes late.