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2016

Barclaycard has launched a new top credit card for use abroad – and unusually it charges no interest on overseas cash withdrawals if you pay it off in full. Here's how it stacks up against long-standing top picks Halifax Clarity and Creation.
27 September 2016
Social media has been rife with rumours about the airline Monarch's financial health. The company has strongly rebuffed speculation that it could end up going bust and insists it's "trading well", but we've still had questions about your rights and ATOL protection.
27 September 2016
BBC iPlayer will require users to set up an account and log in to use the service from next year, it was announced today. But the BBC insists the move isn't a way to enforce new rules which require you to have a TV licence if watching iPlayer.
27 September 2016
Tens of thousands of people who are living or lived with someone with a 'severe mental impairment' may be able to reclaim council tax, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal, after three charities warned many overpay. One MoneySaver told us her mum was refunded £3,000 after overpaying for seven years – here's how to claim.
27 September 2016
Parents of students going to university are facing a large hidden hike in the amount they are expected to contribute to support their child's living costs, with some now asked to pay over £5,300 a year, MoneySavingExpert.com analysis reveals.
26 September 2016
Fraud procedures at Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland have been placed under review after a MoneySavingExpert.com investigation revealed lost and stolen contactless cards can be used by crooks months after they're cancelled – with some banks failing to spot dodgy payments.
26 September 2016
If your entire tax credit claim was wrongly stopped by the contractor Concentrix you'll receive a lump sum repayment, HM Revenue & Customs said today – but if only part of your claim was removed or reduced, you'll have to wait to get the money back in instalments.
26 September 2016
Mobile network Three has followed Apple in offering an interest-free payment scheme which lets you buy a new iPhone 7 in monthly instalments without paying a penny in interest – but you will need to commit to a 12-month Three Sim-only contract.
26 September 2016
Yahoo has admitted that personal information from at least 500 million user accounts has been stolen, in what may be the largest-ever publicly-announced data breach. If you think you may have been affected you should urgently change your password - here's what else you can do to protect yourself from this and other high-profile hacks.
23 September 2016
Consumer group Which? has filed a ‘super-complaint’ with the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) demanding banks do more to help customers who've lost money after being tricked by con-men into making a bank transfer.
23 September 2016

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