Halifax

Halifax has added a gimmick to its savings range by entering savers with at least £5,000 with the bank into a monthly prize draw to win up to £100,000.

House prices dropped 1.2% last month, the Halifax says today, ending three months of rises.

Santander is still comfortably the worst bank account provider for customer service, according to a poll of MoneySavingExpert.com users, despite claims it had cleaned up its act.

Further signs of a steadying in the UK house market have emerged after figures from Halifax showed prices rose by 0.3% in July.

House prices increased slightly last month, according to the bank Halifax, although the market still faces "significant headwinds" as household finances come under pressure.

Lloyds Banking Group has said "sorry" for flogging worthless payment protection insurance (PPI) policies and promised a catalogue of measures to provide compensation for victims, in yet another sign of capitulation by banks.

Lenders have slashed interest on fixed rate mortgages, while the number of mortgages available to those with small deposits has also risen, new figures show.

House prices fell at their fastest annual rate for 19 months during May as buyers continued to stay away from the market, figures show today.

Half of younger people think Britain will become a nation of renters within a generation as many give up on the dream of home ownership, a study suggests today.

Banks and other financial firms will be banned from trying to fob off complainants before they've made a final decision.