Lib Dem plan for free bank s...

March 07, 2011

A new proposal could see British taxpayers becoming shareholders in Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland. Liberal Democrat MP Stephen Williams has backed a plan to distribute shares in the...

Ombudsman reports surge in c...

March 01, 2011

A new report from the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) reveals that complaints about banks and other financial institutions increased by 15 per cent in the last six months of 2010, compared to the fi...

Consumers benefit as persona...

February 25, 2011

The personal loans war in the UK shows no signs of abating this spring, with a leading loan provider once again slashing its loan rate.  Fierce competition within the sector has resulted in Marks...

Inflation linked bonds may b...

February 24, 2011

Finding savings accounts that can help you beat rising inflation is increasingly tough.  After the latest Government figures showed that the Retail Prices Index (RPI) has reached 5.1 per cent, yo...