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 → ]

The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) has called on the Government to introduce support to make it easier for older travellers and motorists to find appropriate and affordable protection. BIBA is seeking a tailored exception allowing for age to be used in insurance rating provided that it is proportionate to risk [ 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 → ]

Banks to tighten lending criteria on loans and reduce credit card limits Photo: PA It comes as more lenders said they had reduced the availability of mortgages rather than increased it during the past three months following a “deterioration” in the cost and access to wholesale funds. It comes despite billions [ Read More → ]

NEW YORK—On football and soccer fields across the nation, small business owners are taking advantage of a huge marketing opportunity: sponsoring local sports teams. Just about every sport, from T-ball played by 5-year-olds to semi-pro baseball or basketball, offers small businesses a chance to get some name recognition and create goodwill [ Read More → ]

Walter Hamilton And E. Scott Reckard - Kenneth D. Lewis, who became a focus of public and political outrage while presiding over Bank of America Corp.’s stunning fall from grace in the financial crisis, is stepping down as [ 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 → ]

It has emerged that Britain’s five largest banks have agreed to bonus terms set out by the world’s leading nations at last week’s G20 summit. The five UK banks that have accepted the curbs on bonuses are Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, RBS and Standard Chartered. Under the new terms set out [ Read More → ]

WASHINGTON - Lenders are ramping up efforts to avoid home foreclosures, but a report by bank regulators says more than half of borrowers who get help fall behind again. More than 50 percent of homeowners with loans modified in the first half of last year had missed at least two months [ Read More → ]