Savings Accounts

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Bank customers more concerned with value than offers

People switching bank accounts are being enticed by on-going benefits rather than product offers, research reveals.

Current Accounts | 18 May 2013
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Half of households wouldn't cope if monthly bills rose by £100

Almost half of UK households would struggle to find an extra £99 a month for bills, according to a new report.

Savings | 15 May 2013
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Bank accounts to be 'cheaper and accessible to all in EU'

European citizens will be able to open a bank account in any EU country and compare fees and charges from providers, under new proposals.

Current Accounts | 08 May 2013
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Halifax raises savings rate for kids

Halifax has increased the amount of interest paid on its Young Saver account in a move that will benefit over 400,000 existing customers.

Savings Accounts | 01 May 2013
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Funding for Lending extension: where can savers turn?

We reveal which providers offer the best rates for squeezed savers.

Savings | 24 Apr 2013
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BLOG: Another day and more misery for savers...

Anna Bowes, director of Savings Champion, offers savers some essential advice as the Government extends its Funding for lending Scheme.

Savings | 24 Apr 2013
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Barclays: releasing £39m bonus details on Budget day was ‘a mistake’

Ashok Vaswani, chief executive of retail and business at Barclays, has said the decision to release details of staff's £38.5m bonus details on Budget day was a "mistake" but not an attempt to bury the news.

Savings | 16 Apr 2013
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Barclays tops regulator's most complaints list

Barclays has topped the list of the Financial Conduct Authority's most complained about firms in the second half of last year.

Savings | 15 Apr 2013
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BLOG: Solving the debt crisis - why scare tactics are the only answer

As a child, I was taught never to go near electricity pylons but nothing about money management, writes Joanna Faith.

Credit Cards & Loans | 12 Apr 2013
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Brits shun savings accounts for coin jars

More Brits save cash in a coin jar than in a bank or building society savings account, new research reveals.

Savings | 03 Apr 2013
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Banks offered new guidance on dealing with carers

All banks and building societies in the UK have today received new guidance to support carers and relatives who manage accounts on behalf of other people.

Savings | 03 Apr 2013
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Laiki Bank's UK depositors spared Cypriot savings levy

Thousands of UK depositors have escaped the Cypriot savings tax after Laiki Bank UK accounts were transferred to UK branches of the Bank of Cyprus.

Savings | 02 Apr 2013
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Brits saving £100 a month; highest level since 2004

Goal-oriented Brits are saving more than £100 a month, the highest amount since records began nine years ago.

Savings | 30 Mar 2013
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Budget sounds death-knell for savings

News that the Government is seeking to extend the Funding for Lending programme could sound the death-knell for cash savings, experts have warned.

Savings | 20 Mar 2013
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Bank of Cyprus UK branch customers will 'not be affected' by bank tax

Savers with money in the Bank of Cyprus UK, a UK bank, will not be affected by the proposed up-front one-off stability levy on deposits in Cyprus.

Savings | 18 Mar 2013

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