There were more than 25,000 complaints about packaged bank accounts last year as Britons were left with monthly fees for perks rendered useless by the pandemic. Customers of the likes of Halifax, NatWest and Nationwide Building Society are charged upwards of £10
Money is said to make the world go around. And all over the globe you’ll find a fascinating mix of theories on how best to manage your cash. From ‘kitty parties’ hosted by Indian housewives to mindful budgeting in Japan, here Money
Lucky Premium Bond holder scoops £1m jackpot in only the second draw joining an exclusive group of quick winners in the process… Bonds must be held for a full month after purchase before entering the draw Surrey saver became just the 21st
The cashier at WHSmith clears his throat to make sure Diane von Kesmark, 72, can hear him. ‘It’s hygiene, madam,’ he tells her, emphatically. But he is not referring to the transparent plastic shield separating customers from the till, nor the latex
Proof a cash machine can help boost businesses: In one community, a brand new free-to-use ATM was installed last month – and shopkeepers say it’s already boosted local trade Thanks to requests from local firms and residents along Bishopthorpe Road, a high
Queues outside a TSB branch in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, in early April Britons have had to queue at their local bank for up to an hour with death certificate papers and to pay in coins as reduced opening hours – thanks to
The banking arm of Britain’s second-largest supermarket chain delivered a rotten set of results on Wednesday as it revealed a £48million profit in 2019-20 turned into a loss of £21million. In an announcement which contained a basketful of bad news, Sainsbury’s Bank
The number of people swapping current accounts between January and March using the official service fell more than a quarter on the previous three months, data shows. In that previous three month stretch, switchers were largely lured in by a cash carrot offered
The Royal Mint has unveiled the largest ever coin in its 1,135-year history, a gold-plated piece with a hefty weight and an even heftier price tag. The £10,000 gold proof coin is a commemorative piece of work weighing a whopping 10kg, 1,250
The big banks had all deserted the Essex market town of Rochford, with Barclays the last to shut in 2017. It was not thought cost-effective to keep full-time branches open in the town, which dates from medieval times and now has a