Banking News Archive

Inflation fears hold base rate at 5.25% — 06/03/2008
The cost of debt is much higher than you think — 05/03/2008
Chancellor criticised for excluding Northern Rock from Budget — 05/03/2008
Consider ethical finance options during Fairtrade fortnight — 05/03/2008
OFT could cost HSBC £302 million in unfair bank charges — 05/03/2008
Don't bank on drastic interest rate cuts, says fairinvestment.co.uk — 04/03/2008
Women spend less as credit crisis kicks in — 04/03/2008
Inflation fears stem hopes of another rate cut — 03/03/2008
ISA rates rise as cut-off date looms — 03/03/2008
Leeds Building Society amongst those relishing record savings — 29/02/2008
Unfair bank charges await decision while packaged current accounts are weighed up — 27/02/2008
HSH Nordbank files first law suit for sub-prime losses in Europe — 25/02/2008
Money can't buy you love: Singletons are £4 billion better off — 25/02/2008
One foot forward two steps back: Savings accounts on the rise, but so is spending — 22/02/2008
Northern Rock scraps 125% mortgages and nationalisation faces opposition in Parliament — 22/02/2008
Bank charges hang in the balance as test case awaits judge's decision — 21/02/2008
Job cuts, damaged reputations and a breach of EU competition regs – will Northern Rock be the Government's albatross? — 19/02/2008
Co-operative Bank and Smile come up trumps in BBC Watchdog current accounts survey — 18/02/2008
Northern Rock tells bidders thanks but no thanks as the bank is nationalised — 18/02/2008
A fifth of Brits blow budget within a week of being paid — 18/02/2008
The grass could be even greener for expats with offshore savings accounts — 15/02/2008
Savings accounts defy base rate and offer higher rates than last year — 13/02/2008
Standard variable rates slashed in line with MPC base rate cut — 08/02/2008
Northern Rock now part of the national debt — 08/02/2008
Fair Investment sees pros and cons to Bank of England rate cut — 07/02/2008
A third of consumers would rather switch utility companies than go paperless — 06/02/2008
Virgin seems likely victor in race for Northern Rock — 05/02/2008
More Brits are now saving as credit crunch fears hit home — 05/02/2008
A third of consumers would rather switch utility companies than go to paperless billing — 05/02/2008
Olivant pulls out of the running for Northern Rock — 04/02/2008
Interest rates will be cut, say City economists — 04/02/2008
Northern Rock employees to lose jobs under takeover plans — 01/02/2008
Hope for UK bank rate cut as Fed slashes interest rates by 50 basis points — 31/01/2008
Northern Rock crisis shaping future legislation while FBI investigates banks which caused the sub prime mortgage melt down — 31/01/2008
Government considers legislation to prevent another Northern Rock crisis — 30/01/2008
Unfair bank charges case continues into third week — 28/01/2008
Fortis warns it could face €1 billion sub prime loss — 28/01/2008
Darling and FSA come under attack in Northern Rock report — 25/01/2008
Stock market volatility puts pressure on Mervyn King to cut rates — 24/01/2008
Northern Rock saga continues as yet more suitors step up — 24/01/2008
How will rate cuts and recession fears affect personal finances? — 23/01/2008
US Federal Reserve sets precedence with 0.75 per cent emergency rate cut — 23/01/2008
Northern Rock will be supported by the taxpayer for years to come — 22/01/2008
If banks lose unfair bank charges case it could mark the end of free banking — 22/01/2008
Northern Rock back on the table as Government takes fate in its hands — 21/01/2008
Northern Rock repays some of BoE loan and Virgin picks up its game — 18/01/2008
Bank charges test case gets underway but threatens free banking — 18/01/2008
OFT case on unfair bank charges starts today — 17/01/2008
Make 2008 a green year, urges Fair Investment Company — 16/01/2008
OFT test case on unauthorised bank charges delayed — 16/01/2008

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