2016

A company has been fined almost £2.4 million after "serious failings" with its PPI complaints handling process meant customers initially missed out on more than £70 million in compensation.

Mobile phone users should now be able to dodge irritating cold calls for free by texting the second opt-out number the Telephone Preference Service has launched in a week, after it emerged some were being charged to text the first number. While some users may receive a warning message stating the new number isn't free, the TPS assures us that no charge will be made.

Users of the Topcashback website have less than two months to swap their earnings for Tesco Clubcard points before the payout option is withdrawn, amid wide-ranging changes to the supermarket's loyalty scheme.

Efforts towards improving the money management skills of people across the UK have received a multi-million pound cash injection – with money going to organisations that help improve people's 'financial capability'.

Anyone who wants to have their say in the EU referendum on 23 June who hasn't already registered to vote must do so by the end of the day on 7 June to vote in person.

After a spate of high-profile data breaches, including those at social networking sites LinkedIn and MySpace, which have affected hundreds of millions of accounts in total, it's important to know whether you've been hacked. Thankfully, there's a quick, free and easy way to see if you're at risk from a number of recent data breaches.

MPs are likely to debate the Government's retrospective hike in the cost of loans for more than two million students after a petition quoting MoneySavingExpert on the subject collected more than 100,000 signatures.

Sainsbury's has outrageously reneged on its £2.60 prosecco trick, as large swathes of customers who'd taken up the online offer but not yet had it delivered won't get the discounted price.

Mobile phone users plagued by annoying marketing and sales calls can now send a text to join a register that makes unwanted calls to your number illegal – but while it's free for many, some people may be charged to use the service.