Nationwide

House prices recorded an annual increase this month for the first time in more than a year, with some areas of the UK showing strong signs of recovery, according to Nationwide.

More than half of people believe being taught money education in school would have improved their financial knowledge as adults, Nationwide says.

Nationwide has revamped its FlexDirect current account to include an interest-free overdraft for a year and 5% in-credit interest on balances up to £2,500 for the same period.

Britain's biggest building society is urging the Government to use next month's Budget to double the amount hard-pressed savers can place into cash Isas.

Nationwide customers should watch out for spam messages, after email addresses were revealed in a monthly newsletter sent by the building society to some of its members.

Santander has shaken off the unwanted tag of being the worst bank for customer service, replaced by Bank of Scotland and Halifax. What's more, Santander's 123 current account in isolation now ranks as one of the best, in a poll of 9,500 MoneySavingExpert.com users.

Customers who try to overpay on their credit card could find their attempt to clear more of their balance doesn't work, potentially leaving them trapped in a debt spiral.

House prices jumped by 0.5% month-on-month in January, Nationwide said today.

House prices rose by an average 1.3% in December but are unlikely to change much this year, mortgage lender Halifax says.