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The Co-operative Bank launches first pick n mix packaged current accounts

The Co-operative Bank today (29 September) launched the UK's first ever packaged current accounts that offer customers an opportunity to choose benefits to suit their personal needs....

11.9bn spent on plastic cards in DIY stores over the last year

Figures released today by APACS, the UK's payments association, ahead of national DIY week (22 – 29 September), reveal that £11.87 billion was spent in DIY stores on credit and debit cards between August 2007 and July 2008. This amount was spent in nearly 229 million transactions, averaging over 4.4 million transactions a week, with an average spend of £51.87....

Check your travel policy for terrorism cover

With the 7th anniversary of the September 11th attack on the World Trade Centre looming, the threat of terrorism is still very apparent. ...

Record number of savers search for lost accounts

account tracing website has notched up over six months of success, during which time over 140,000 individuals have searched online for their forgotten funds. ...

Halifax launches exclusive all-in-one credit card bonus

This exclusive bonus provides an extra month of 0% on both balance transfers and purchases, extending the interest free period from 10 to 11 months on the All-in-One credit card....

Take stock of summer spending by ditching sting-in-the-tail store cards

Splashing out on a brand new summer or autumn wardrobe may cost shoppers far more than they had initially expected, according to Alliance & Leicester Personal Loans....

Abbey Issues New Fixed Rate One Year Bond Paying Up To 6.75%

Abbey Savings launches on Monday (4 August 2008) its latest one-year savings account for customers looking for a guaranteed return on an amount of money they can lock away for one year....

Capital protection with L&G

Legal & General has announced the launch of Growth Investment Plan Plus, the latest product in its series of stockmarket linked capital protected investment plans. The latest offer will provide...

Bonding with Abbey012

Abbey Savings has launched its latest tranche of fixed-term savings accounts for customers looking for a guaranteed return on an amount of money they can lock away for a set time. For people over 5...

Brits escape to the sun - Permanently!

A new study from Alliance & Leicester International (ALIL), the offshore savings bank, reveals that the main reason Brits are leaving the UK is to start a completely new life (40%), whereas around...

Investors driven back to large caps?

Market jitters could drive UK equity investors back to large-cap stocks after a five-year period of relative neglect. So says Fidelity International, the mutual fund manager. Even before the recent...

The secret deals of online traders

A survey of over 1,000 online investors by Alliance Trust reveals almost half (48%) invest while at work, and 14% pretend to work while doing so. Of those online share dealers who've enjoyed a subs...

Cash is king for cautious investors

Investors continue to be cautious, according to Barclays Stockbrokers Funds Market top selling funds for April - June 2007. Investment figures show that volatility at the start of the year continued ...

House prices to surge 40%?

The average house price in England will break the £300,000 barrier in five years time, according to new research by social housing pressure group, the National Housing Federation. And in London it...

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Get tracking with Yorkshire

Yorkshire Building Society has announced a new range of Bank of England tracker mortgages - the new range comprising: 2 year tracker - BoE- 0.61% (5.14%), fee £1995; 2-year tracker - BoE- 0.26% (5.49%...

Skipton gives help with HIPs

With three working days to go until the August 1st deadline, sellers of four or more bedroomed properties requiring a Home Information Pack (HIP), are being offered a helping hand by Skipton Building ...

Housing market set fair?

HBOS, in its latest economic forecast update for 2007, expects house prices to increase by 6% this year - this revision largely reflecting the greater upward movement in prices than expected during...

Insuring that caravan?

The summer holidays are here and millions of Brits will be off on their holidays over the next 5 weeks. This year around 2 million will be taking to the road with a caravan in tow, accounting for...

Get your Coventry fix

Coventry Building Society has re-launched its fixed rate savings bonds - the latest 1, 2 and 3-year deals paying 6.61% (AER/gross pa) through August 31st 2008, June 30th 2009 and June 30th 2010 res...

Willing to pay £80K for an extra bedroom?

Homeowners across the UK are having to pay for the step up to a family home, which could see them shelling out up to £80,000 for an extra bedroom. According to research from the Yorkshire Bank...

Leeds launches 3 year fixed rate bond

Leeds Building Society has launched a new 3 year fixed rate - the branch-based account paying 6.50% AER through August 31st 2010. And allowing one withdrawal of up to 50% of the initial amount investe...

Moneyextra unveils new mortgage calculators

Moneyextra.com has unveiled a suite of simple-to-use mortgage calculators allowing homeowners and homebuyers to see at a glance the impact of their mortgage choices on their pockets. Five new mortg...

Pensions - Nation falls short

In a new report, Scottish Widows reveals that while confidence is beginning to return to the pensions market (with savings figures up from 2006), only 49% are saving adequately and 24% aren't saving a...

Share ownership on the up?

ifs ProShare, a not for profit membership organisation concerned with employee share ownership, has released the results of its annual SIP (Share Incentive Plan) and SAYE (Save As You Earn) survey....