Savings

Squeezed consumers searching for the best deals face a "major risk" of being sold financial products they do not need, the finance watchdog warned today.

Cash Isa transfer times have shortened following action by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), though they still take well over two weeks.

Three years of rock-bottom interest rates will pass today with little sign that the Bank of England is set to ease up on its emergency support.

The base rate has today been held at its 0.5% historic low once again, the Bank of England has announced.

It's Valentine's Day, and as couples save if they do it together, what better opportunity to throw out a few MoneySaving tips for those in relationships?

Ed Miliband has called for an end to Britain's "rip-off consumer culture", insisting the Government should intervene on exorbitant charges for savings, holidays, banking and parking.

As MPs today debate making financial education a compulsory part of the school curriculum, on the back of a government e-petition tabled by Martin Lewis as part of a campaign by this website, Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls (pictured, right) says young people must be taught about money matters...

Banks could be made to display clearer information on how much compensation savers could claim in the event of an institution failing, under new proposals.