June 2007 Archive

Life begins at 40 for cash machines

Happy Birthday cash machines - 40 today!

Abbey offers 8% on current account

Abbey is offering 8% interest for people switching to its current account

Abbey has broken new ground, offering eight per cent interest for people who switch to its current account.

New Abbey fixed-term savings bonds

Lloyds TSB launches 2007 student account

Lloyds TSB has unveiled its 2007 student account, including a free £75 in cash, mobile phone insurance and an NUS Extra card.

Getting the best out of a joint account

For millions of Britons joint accounts spell double trouble, but with a little effort everyone could get the best out of their shared current accounts.

Banks handing out free cash

Banks are offering people up to £100 in free cash

Banks are offering people willing to switch current accounts up to £100 in free cash.

Abbey International ups interest rates 0.25%

Brits living in financial dream world

Brits are living in a financial dream world, spending now in the hope of money to come

Millions of Britons are living in a financial dream world, where they spend now in the hope that they will come into money later.

Overdrafts become £52m more expensive

Banks are making £52 million extra by upping overdraft rates, uSwitch reveals.

Mobile banking popular with young

Mobile banking is most popular among younger Britons.

Sainsbury's Internet Saver offers 6% interest

Sainsbury's Bank has increased the interest rate on its Internet Saver to 6%.

How to clear your student overdraft

Top tips on clearing student and graduate overdrafts and credit card bills

As students across the country finish their finals and get ready for the real world, experts have offered their advice on how to clear undergraduate overdrafts and credit card bills.

Savings price war means top interest rates

The number of savings accounts paying 6% or more is rocketing

The number of savings accounts paying six per cent interest or more is rocketing as providers enter a price war.

Skipton launches 'Pick N Fix' savings bonds

Skipton Building Society has today launched a range of one, two, and three-year "Pick 'N' Fix" savings bonds.

Royal Bank of Scotland graduate account offers £2,000 interest-free

Students graduating this year are being offered up to £2,000 interest-free with the Royal Bank of Scotland graduate account.

Nationwide launches fixed-rate ISA paying 6.05%

Nationwide Building Society has launched a fixed-rate ISA savings bond paying up to 6.05%.

Savings rates become more attractive

Instant access savings are offering increased rates of return

Following a string of increases to interest rates savings accounts are looking more attractive than they have for some time.

RBS customers experience cash machine problems

RBS has said cash machines are now working

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has experienced cash machine problems which have left customers unable to draw out money.

Birmingham Midshires launches top-rated online savings account

Birmingham Midshires has launched an online savings account offering 6.05%.

Nationwide launches new fixed rate savings bonds

Nationwide Building Society has launched new fixed rate savings bonds.

Nationwide International announces savings rates and fixed-rate bonds

Nationwide International, the offshore wing of Nationwide Building Society, is increasing many of the interest rates it pays by 0.25%.

HSBC increases savings account interest rates

HSBC has increased the interest it pays on its Standard Online Saver, Flexible Saver, IAS, Cash Mini ISA, Premier Savings and children's savings accounts by 0.25%.