Nationwide

Santander has shaken off the unwanted tag of being the worst bank for customer service, replaced by Bank of Scotland and Halifax. What's more, Santander's 123 current account in isolation now ranks as one of the best, in a poll of 9,500 MoneySavingExpert.com users.

Customers who try to overpay on their credit card could find their attempt to clear more of their balance doesn't work, potentially leaving them trapped in a debt spiral.

House prices jumped by 0.5% month-on-month in January, Nationwide said today.

House prices rose by an average 1.3% in December but are unlikely to change much this year, mortgage lender Halifax says.

Borrowers with mortgages where the interest is calculated once a year could save hundreds of pounds by overpaying in the next few weeks.

House prices were flat month-on-month in November and are likely to stay that way or edge slightly lower over the next year, Nationwide says today.

Coventry Building Society will soon become the latest lender to pull out of offering interest-only mortgages to new residential borrowers.

Nationwide has launched a current account paying interest, but it can be beaten by a host of other deals.

Banks are being urged to slash the length of their small print after a consumer group found terms and conditions can take an hour-and-a-half to read.