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.
Victims of the payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling scandal could potentially have been under-compensated by an estimated £1 billion, a BBC investigation has found.
Record numbers of people are complaining to the Financial Ombudsman Service about mortgages – but it says people in trouble need to see help earlier if they get into money troubles.
Anyone looking to get a mortgage will have to have their finances scrutinised more closely from tomorrow under new rules , meaning some may find it harder to get a mortgage.
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.
24 April 2014
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