Barnsley Building Society has introduced a new rate of 3.00% gross on its online saver account, available to new and existing savers. TotallyMoney.com recently reported the results of a study, which suggested that 6% of savers who had opted for fixed term deals were already regretting locking their money away. And [ Read More → ]

October is the most dangerous month on the roads with October 20th the worst day, according to Virgin Money Car Insurance With the clocks due to go back later this month, motorists will be adjusting to darker days and harsher conditions as winter sets in. And all this adds up to [ Read More → ]

IF YOU want to get the best return on your money and have already put all you can into a cash Isa this year, you may want to consider equity Isas – Isas that invest in stocks and shares. Equity Isas have a number of advantages over their cash counterparts. [ Read More → ]

On Wall Street, it paid to wear rose-colored glasses in the third quarter. Another surge in stock prices rewarded investors who kept faith that the recession was ending — even amid growing concern about the recovery’s dependence on government support. The Dow Jones industrial average, which slipped 29.92 points, or 0.3%, to [ Read More → ]

Massachusetts lawmakers will consider new rules today to protect consumers from abuses involving overdraft charges on bank accounts, unsolicited loans from financial institutions, and reverse mortgages. For instance, State Senator Steven Baddour, a Democrat from Methuen, has filed a bill to require institutions that mail unsolicited loan offers - such [ Read More → ]

Most people don’t realise that once they have split from a partner or spouse, their ex- can still have a damaging effect on your credit rating. Credit file myths explained Thousands of people are be affected by this problem, dubbed the “ex-factor” by credit [ Read More → ]

Sainsbury’s Finance will increase the interest rate on its Online Saver account from 3.0% gross AER (variable) to 3.2% gross AER (variable) from Friday 2nd October. To account is open to new and existing customers and must be applied for and managed online. The access the rate, savers must deposit at [ Read More → ]

After savings rates fell to a pitiful low last year, many savers have since leapt at the chance to secure more healthy rates for their savings by committing them to fixed rate deals. In fact, a new report from uSwitch.com suggests that 9 million consumers have locked away £131 billion [ Read More → ]

Reunited with 70-year-old policy and £617 richer I am 87 years old and have just come across the enclosed certificate of endowment assurance issued by the Alliance Assurance Co. Could you please advise if the Alliance is still in business and, if so, am I still able to [ Read More → ]

The fall in rates to their lowest average level since the tax-efficient savings account was launched in 1999 comes despite the Bank of England’s Bank Rate being held at 0.5pc since March 5, when the average cash Isa rate stood at 0.96pc. The disclosure comes just days before [ Read More → ]