Banking

It should soon be easier to compare current accounts and to switch to the best bank for your spending habits after major providers have confirmed they'll provide customer's data in a uniformed format.

If you've got a basic bank account with Lloyds, NatWest, RBS or TSB, you'll soon be able to withdraw cash from any ATM, after the providers announced they'll lift a ban on customers using rivals' machines.

Tesco Bank has launched a new current account paying interest and giving Clubcard points when you use its debit card. But is it worth switching to?

Savers torn between easy-access, fixed cash and regular saver ISAs can now open one of each in the same tax year at certain building societies and banks and still earn top rates, MoneySavingExpert.com has discovered.

Millions of Santander current account customers will face new overdraft charges from 19 August, which will leave some paying more than they do now.

If you accidentally send a payment to the wrong bank account, you'll get more help in getting the money back from next month, under a new code of practice.

Anyone with a £50 note should check now if it's an old edition, as you won't be able to spend it from 1 May.

If you opened a Santander Direct ISA Saver last year, check your rate now. If you haven't upgraded, it could now be paying as little as 0.5%.

Overdrafts are to be investigated by the Financial Conduct Authority after it found borrowers are paying too much for them.