Saving

Fourteen banks and building societies have now signed up to offer Help to Buy ISAs ahead of the scheme's launch next month, the Chancellor has announced.

The chairman of the influential Treasury Committee has renewed his call for the Chancellor to prevent an "absurd" cut to the amount of savings protected if your bank, building society or credit union goes bust.

Savers may be able to switch cash savings to a new account quicker in future, while providers may also be forced to alert customers to changes in interest rates – something which MoneySavingExpert.com has argued for over the last decade.

If you're calling a financial service firm's customer service helplines to ask for assistance or to complain, you soon won't have to use a costly premium rate number under a crackdown by the regulator.

The chairman of the influential Treasury Committee has called on the Chancellor to prevent an "absurd" cut to the amount of savings protected if your bank, building society or credit union goes bust.

Peer-to-peer savers will be able to get their 'interest' tax-free from April 2016 using a new innovative finance ISA (IFI).

The amount of standard savings protected if your bank, building society or credit union goes bust will fall from £85,000 to £75,000 from January because the pound has got stronger.

Savers will be able to stash away more cash in Premium Bonds as the limit rises today, but there is still no guarantee you get a return on your investment.