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Cable slams offensive bank b...
The big UK banks need an overhaul to put a stop to the excesses of the current bonus culture,according to Business Secretary Vince Cable. Last week the government sealed a deal with the largest Britis...
Barclays comes under fire...
Barclays has been accused of making a mockery of bonus restraint as it hiked staff pay by a quarter while continuing to starve small businesses of funds. The bank unveiled a 32% rise in profits for 20...
Interest rates on cash ISAs...
Interest rates may have been at a record low for almost two years now, but savers were cheered this week with the news that the average interest rates on Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) have hit a...
Mortgage lending hits 10-yea...
Mortgage borrowing is at the lowest for more than a decade but banks and building societiesare still trying to congratulate themselves for a job well done in 2010. Despite the Council of Mortgage Lend...