Saving

Chase, the app-based bank account, is boosting the interest rate on its linked easy-access savings account to 2.1% – its first rate rise since the bank's launch last year. New and existing savers will automatically get the new rate from Monday 24 October – but you can already get higher easy-access rates elsewhere.

If you were born on or after 1 September 2002 and you're now over 18, there could be a stash of cash worth £100s or even £1,000s waiting for you in a dormant account, known as a Child Trust Fund (CTF) – here's how to check.

Barclays has launched a new linked "Rainy Day Saver" savings account for Blue Rewards members, which pays 5.12% interest on balances of up to £5,000 – over double the top open-to-all easy-access account. You need to jump though a number of hoops to get it though. Here's what you need to know.

NS&I will increase its Premium Bond prize-fund rate to 2.2% from 1.4% in its October draw, increasing the odds of a win from 24,500-to-one to 24,000-to-one. The change means there will be around 100,000 extra chances of winning in the October draw – with a small increase in the number of larger prizes available and a drastic increase in the number of £50 and £100 prizes on offer.

If you're an Amazon Prime UK subscriber, then watch out for price hikes as from 15 September, pay-monthly costs will rise by £1 a month, while those who pay annually will see a £16 a year increase. Here's what's happening.

Savings app Chip will start charging customers using its standard free account for certain features, including its popular 'auto-saving' function, from 12 October. Below we explain what's happening and alternative accounts to consider. 

Tesco Bank has upped the interest rate on its easy-access cash ISA, but existing customers can only benefit by opening a new account and transferring over their savings. Here's the situation and some tips for those affected.

If you're one of over 300,000 savers holding NS&I's 'Guaranteed Growth Bonds', you could be missing out on £100s in interest if your bonds have auto-renewed. That's because, until this week, the interest rate you're moved to hadn't risen in line with recent rate rises elsewhere on the market. So check your rate now, as you only have 30 days from renewal to cancel and switch.

Virgin Money has increased its M Plus savings account’s interest rate to a table-topping 1.71%, the highest rate for an easy-access account since September 2013. New and existing savers will automatically get the new rate from today. But you can get a better rate if you lock your money away.

Savers dipping into their pension pots have reclaimed £892 million in overpaid tax since 2015, new figures show. If you've taken a taxable lump sum from your pension for the first time, you could be owed too due to a tax code error – here's how to claim the money back.