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The Prime Minister has called on current account providers and the regulator to urgently "negotiate" to prevent payout delays if bank charges are ruled unfair.
22 September 2009
Halifax and Bank of Scotland (HBOS) are to cut overdraft penalty charges on their current accounts by the end of the year.
17 September 2009
Unemployment is at a 14-year high of 2.47 million after a 210,000 rise in the three months to July, official figures showed today.
16 September 2009
The shocking scale of consumer mistreatment is uncovered today as the lid is lifted on banks and other financial firms that brush off genuine complaints in the hope they will vanish.
15 September 2009
Natwest and RBS are slashing their bank charges for customers who go overdrawn without permission.
7 September 2009
Just 6% of consumers whose complaint is rejected by their bank or financial provider take their case to the free Ombudsman service, despite them having a high chance of victory via that route.
4 September 2009
Lloyds TSB has been accused of failing to consider bank charges claims from those in financial hardship.
1 September 2009
Tory leader David Cameron says victims of "unfair" bank charges must be compensated "quickly and fairly". He'll also consider automatic payback of all charges, which could total over £10 billion.
25 August 2009
The number of people unemployed has rocketed to 2.44 million, the highest total for 14 years, official figures out today reveal.
12 August 2009
Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has pledged legislation on bank charges to back the MSE campaign to ensure everyone who's had an unfair charge will get their money back without having to ask.
12 August 2009
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