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Current accounts
Lloyds TSB and Bank of Scotland (BoS) will scrap overdraft charges for many customers who slip into the red this autumn. However, they are raising fees for customers who pay for an overdraft facility.
16 June 2012
Marks & Spencer is to offer current accounts from this autumn after announcing plans to open 50 bank branches in the next two years.
8 June 2012
Halifax is raising fees for customers who are deep into their overdraft.
8 June 2012
Santander is offering a £50 sign-up bonus to university-goers who open a Student Current Account before 30 June, in a revival of the student cash bonus.
29 May 2012
Banks must be told to stop offering free current accounts if Britain wants to stamp out mis-selling scandals, a senior regulator said today.
24 May 2012
Banking giant Santander is ditching the £100 sign-up bonus and 0% overdraft on its market-leading current account, replacing it with a new deal offering cashback.
3 March 2012
Santander has once again been voted the worst bank account provider for customer service, while First Direct has retained its position as top dog in a poll of MoneySavingExpert.com users.
22 February 2012
First Direct has come top of all our polls on bank account customer service over the past 18 months. What is it doing right?
22 February 2012
New switching bribes mean for the first time five major providers have hardcore promotions vying for the coveted best-buy crown.
10 January 2012
Bank customers who were mis-sold paid-for current accounts can reclaim any money they've shelled out, watchdogs say.
9 January 2012
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