All news on the topic: Banks

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Brits won't invest as they don't know what the words mean – here's simple guide
Nearly a third of us don't even know what the word 'inflation' means so TV personality Susie Dent has stepped in to demystify the daunting terminology
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'Mortgages are on a road to hell - someone must stand up for ordinary people'
The average 6.66 per cent rate is stinging in part because the Bank of England, with the backing of Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, is hiking interest rates to curb inflation
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Martin Lewis explains how to find cheapest mortgage after rates hit 15-year high
Addressing the mortgage crisis during a special edition of the Martin Lewis Money Show Live this evening, finance guru Martin ran through how to check for the best rates
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As savings rates soar, how to check up to £85,000 of your money is protected
We explain everything you need to know about the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) and how to check if your bank is authorised
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Fresh calls for Brits to get a day off work to vote in general elections
The True and Fair Party is set to launch its pre-election manifesto - and a bank holiday for polling day is among the proposals
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The lowest interest rates offered to savers by banks - from Santander to Barclay
Bosses at some of the UK's biggest banks, Lloyds, HSBC, NatWest and Barclays are to face questions by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) this week on the speed it passes on the rate rises to savers
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'Secret databases' banks use to find information and close your account
UK banks can close accounts if they believe it is linked to illegal activities, fails the contract terms, or has bad credit - but how do banks know which accounts to close?
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Money in the Bank smashes WWE records as MPs join call for a London Wrestlemania
More than 20,000 fans flocked from across Europe for a huge weekend of wrestling, breaking many WWE records in the process
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NatWest and RBS shutting 36 more bank branches - see if your local is closing
NatWest will close 34 additional sites between September 2023 and July 2024, while sister bank RBS will shut two branches in November 2023 - see the list of new closures below
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Anger as health agency unable to prove billions of pounds spent properly
The UK Health Security Agency was launched in 2021 with such poor financial controls that it is unable to prove that billions of pounds were properly spent, MPs have ruled
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Sunak suggests hard-up families are not spending cost of living cash on food
The Prime Minister was confronted about the cost-of-living and mortgage crises when he appeared at the Commons Liaison Committee today
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Savers missing out on £619 due to common mistake - but you can correct it easily
Atom bank has warned 12.6 million of UK adults still hold most of their savings in a current account - despite saving rates having surged over the past year
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Emma Thompson joins celebs fuming at Wimbledon change after switch-up this year
Emma Thompson has signed a letter to the CEO of Wimbledon objecting to one of its sponsors ahead of the tennis tournament kicking off in South West London today
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Urgent warning as bank customers have hours left to claim £200 - how to apply
People have just hours to capitalise on a bank hack which will see you £200 of free money, or other perks, with a quick and easy trick
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All the help major UK mortgage lenders are giving to struggling customers
The hike in the base interest rate last week has once again put a financial strain on those on tracker or Standard Variable Rate (SVR) mortgages - and those who are about to reach the end of their fixed term
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The man who left a legacy that proves there is such a thing as society
It’s rare for someone to have changed so many lives, but Neil Jameson was a rare person – and Michael’s is one of the lives he changed
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Russian bank executive, 28, dies in mystery plunge from window of her apartment
Kristina Baikova, who was the vice-president of Loko Bank at the age of just 28, fell out of the apartment window on in Moscow on the evening of June 23
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Martin Lewis’ MSE explains how to get free £200 - but you need to be quick
HSBC is offering the cash bribe to new customers who switch to its HSBC Advance current account by Monday (July 3) - here is everything you need to know
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UK facing year-long recession if interest rates increase again, experts warn
Economists at Bloomberg are expecting a 'shallow' recession as the Bank of England puts up interest rates - but the experts believe this will likely by over by next year's election
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LA Knight's promise to fans as he takes on Logan Paul at WWE Money in the Bank
In an exclusive interview with The Mirror, the former Maximum Male Model talks honestly about whether he feels Money in the Bank is finally going to give him his time to shine
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The new Mortgage Charter - What is it and the lenders which have signed up
Lenders representing 85% of the mortgage market have signed up to the new charter to support customers after interest rates were raised to 5% last week
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Brits on benefits like Universal Credit can afford 1 in 20 private rental homes
A housing benefit freeze means the proportion of privately rented properties those on the lowest incomes can afford has plummeted as rents for new lets have increased by more than a fifth on average
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'I understand what you're going through, millionaire PM says from helicopter'
Rishi Sunak wants Britain to hold its nerve, says Fleet Street Fox. Bit difficult when he's the one who seems to have most of it
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Beloved grandparents murdered weeks after discovering their life savings stolen
Grandparents Charlie and Gayle Anderson, 71 and 74, were found brutally murdered in their home in Jamaica a year after moving back to the island from the UK in 2018
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'Invading Ukraine is deservedly backfiring on the humiliated Putin'
'Invading Ukraine is deservedly backfiring badly on humiliated Putin, who relied on former ally Prigozhin’s hired dogs of war to do much of the fighting in occupied territory'