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Alliance & Leicester has launched the joint-top mass market savings account that gives you penalty-free access to your cash.
3 July 2009
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Banks are raising easy access savings rates. Though they are still low historically, the best accounts pay over six times more than the 0.5% base rate.
1 July 2009
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West Bromwich Building Society today came to an agreement with its debt-holders, that should mean savers' money remains safe.
12 June 2009
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Marks & Spencer's Cash ISA interest rate today fell from 3.1% to 2.5%.
12 June 2009
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Irish banks have once again had their financial strength called into question by an influential ratings agency last night.
5 June 2009
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Abbey, Alliance & Leicester (A&L) and Bradford & Bingley (B&B) will all be rebranded to become known as Santander by the end of 2010.
27 May 2009
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Savers with cash Isas in the failed Icesave bank have been given more time to move their money to a tax-free account elsewhere.
15 April 2009
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Savers with money in the Post Office and Bank of Ireland have been warned by the Liberal Democrats that their money may not be completely safe.
8 April 2009

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