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A new credit union, My Community Bank, has launched, offering table-topping rates to savers across the UK.
25 November 2013
Around 15,000 savers with the UK arm of stricken Cypriot bank Laiki will have their deposits protected under British rules and will escape the Cyprus banking levy, it was announced today.
2 April 2013
Savers in Cyprus with under €100,000 (£85,000) have been spared from a Cypriot government tax by a last-minute EU deal.
25 March 2013
60,000 savers face higher charges after a child trust fund (CTF) manager announced a new annual fee.
11 February 2013
Co-op has attempted to safeguard its Christmas savings scheme to prevent another Farepak-type crisis in the unlikely event it went bust.
9 November 2012
ING Direct savers in the UK will be protected by the British Government, instead of the Dutch compensation scheme, once a proposed buy-out by Barclays goes ahead.
9 October 2012
A new savings account provider offering high interest is NOT protected by any compensation scheme, which means if it went bust savers would be likely to lose their cash.
16 July 2012
Bank of Cyprus's 50,000 UK savers are now protected by this country's compensation scheme.
25 June 2012
Record low interest rates and multi-billion-pound emergency support measures from the Bank of England are costing savers nearly £18 billion a year, research showed today.
18 June 2012
It may sound like weirdy-beardy nonsense, but many savers can more than double their interest using my savings fountain concept.
13 June 2012
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