Banking

Are packaged bank accounts worth the money? - Yahoo! - Thu 20 Mar, 11:54 AM
We hear more and more about the impending end of free banking, but for eight million people, it's already over. Packaged or 'premier' bank accounts are current accounts with extras for customers who are prepared to pay a monthly fee.

Interest rate cuts unlikely as inflation rises - Moneywise - Wed 19 Mar, 12:00 PM
Interest rate cuts could be out of the window after figures revealed inflation climbed to 2.5% in February.

Join the wealth management club - Moneywise - Thu 28 Feb, 12:00 PM
Private banks and wealth management are no longer the exclusive domain of the rich.

Banks battle it out for customers - Moneywise - Wed 28 Nov, 12:00 PM
A string of high street names, including First Direct, Alliance & Leicester and Lloyds TSB, have announced they are making significant changes to the way that many of their current accounts and overdrafts operate.

Staying safe online - Moneywise - Wed 21 Nov, 12:00 PM
The 'catastrophic error' on the part of the Government that led to the personal details of 25 million people were lost has served to highlight the need to protect your identity.

ID fraud: Are you at risk? - Moneywise - Wed 21 Nov, 12:00 PM
The risk of identity theft in the UK has soared following a colossal Government error resulting in the loss of computer discs containing the personal details of 25 million people. The two CDs, holding child benefit data including names, ages, bank and address details, were put in teh post by a junior employee from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to the National Audit Office (NAO) on 18 October, but never arrived. The Government has been slammed for serious incompetence, and Chancellor Alistair Darling has apologised for what he describes as a 'catastrophic' incident.

Crunch time - Yahoo! - Tue 09 Oct, 10:34 AM
If it wasn't so serious it would sound like a breakfast cereal. But the credit crunch could mean a great deal to you and I in the coming months.

Why your savings are now safer - Yahoo! - Wed 03 Oct, 10:32 AM
Until the run on Northern Rock, most people probably had no idea that their money was not completely safe in a bank. Now money watchdog the Financial Services Authority has expanded the existing protection scheme so that more of your savings are safer.

Northern Rock - your questions answered - Yahoo! - Tue 18 Sep, 12:35 PM
Just when you think you have understood the Northern Rock situation, it changes. As I write, the shares have risen after a late hour commitment from the Chancellor Alistair Darling.

Northern Rock shock - Moneywise - Fri 14 Sep, 12:00 PM
The news that Northern Rock (NRK.L) was forced to ask the Bank of England for rare emergency funding has sent shockwaves through Britain's banks.

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