Banking

Current account switching will be made easier later this year as banks will have to move all your direct debits and standing orders within a week, Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed.

The financial regulator is launching a review into whether people who are retiring are getting a "fair deal" when buying annuities.

The Post Office has cut savings rates, but only bothered to write to many of its customers after the drop.

The bank charges reclaiming campaign has saved consumers almost a billion pounds a year in lower fees, the Office of Fair Trading has said.

Banks are making the current account switching process too difficult, according to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).

Nearly 100,000 savers will soon receive the unusually cheery news that their rate will rise.

Thousands of Lloyds TSB, Halifax and Bank of Scotland customers have been left frustrated after being unable to send or receive Faster Payments. In the worst cases, people have been left without their wages, but the banks say they will refund charges.

The workplace pension market is to be investigated amid concerns over high charges and poor competition.

Over a million taxpayers risk a £100 fine for filing their self assessment tax return late, so act soon.