Savings

Debit and credit card fraud has increased as criminals turn to old-fashioned scams to swipe people's plastic, an industry body says.

Complaints to financial firms rose by 59% in the first half of this year, driven by a spike in the number of payment protection insurance (PPI) complaints , new data from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) reveals today.

Savers with fixed-rate bonds to give them better returns on their money could end up losing cash due to confusing variations over what happens when the deals end.

Half a million people will join a workplace pension for the first time by Christmas once employees start being automatically enrolled into schemes, the Government predicts.

A new campaign calling on banks to put customers first has been launched today by consumer group Which?.

Lloyds TSB and MBNA are the worst of the major banks for wrongly dismissing complaints, new data published by the Financial Ombudsman Service reveals today.

Consumers could get help finding a reliable independent financial adviser (IFA) if a new ratings website takes off.

A Premium Bond holder has claimed winnings from cash invested over 50 years ago, after the Government-run bank behind the scheme appealed for customers to come forward for £41 million of unclaimed prizes.

A controversial 'savings' provider will return thousands of pounds after concerns were raised about the safety of depositors' cash.

Savings rates for new customers have been tumbling since since the beginning of June, a MoneySavingExpert.com investigation reveals. This makes it more important than ever to search for the best rate amid plummeting returns.