2019

At least eight major booking sites may rank hotels higher in their default search results if they receive commission for reservations, MoneySavingExpert.com has found. If you're booking a hotel online, beware – you need to keep your wits about you to be sure you're getting the best deal. 

Half of UK adults say their bank or building society should use their financial data to identify potential problems, according to a new report.

Mobile network Three has said it won't automatically hand out compensation to customers affected by last week's data and signal outage. But if you were affected, you can try to claim – and some are already managing to get up to £20 credit as compensation.

Thousands of pay-as-you-go Virgin Mobile customers face paying £6 a day for sending a single text, making a single short call and using any data, when they're moved to a new tariff. If you're affected, switch and save now.

Nationwide will pay an estimated £2 million in refunds to about 7,000 PPI customers, after it failed to send them important information. 

A dad saved £75 on next year's summer holiday by cancelling and rebooking the exact same trip, after he saw its price had dropped.

Mobile network Three has apologised for "technical difficulties" which left many customers unable to make calls, send texts or use data for hours.

Peer-to-peer lender Zopa has launched a new free credit-scoring tool which it says will help "demystify" lenders' decisions. But if you're thinking of taking out a loan, always do your own research to make sure you get the best rate. 

State pensions are set to rise by 3.9% from next April – the biggest increase since 2012. 

Some people who tried to reclaim PPI in the run-up to August's deadline may not get a response until summer 2020 due to the huge volume of last-minute complaints, the financial regulator has warned.