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Current Accounts

Under-50s 'more likely to chat about cash' (07/05/2008)

Couples 'going solo' with bank accounts (30/04/2008)

Credit crunched consumers 'rely on cash' (29/04/2008)

Children 'return the financial favour' (25/04/2008)

Financial advice 'best from the net' (17/04/2008)

Kids costing '£68m in damages' (03/04/2008)

'Disagreement' over who wears the financial trousers (11/03/2008)

Parents making finances a "joint affair" (07/03/2008)

Quest for best rate is "on-going" (04/03/2008)

"Shopping list" essential when looking at bank accounts (29/02/2008)

"Communication is critical" in financial planning (19/02/2008)

Joint bank accounts 'can provide a happy future' (13/02/2008)

Finance industry predicts MPC will cut base rate (01/02/2008)

Children's bank accounts 'teach them the value of money' (22/01/2008)

'Households need to review home contents insurance regularly' (06/12/2007)

'£25bn worth of presents in kids bedrooms' (04/12/2007)

Switching accounts is "just a matter of planning" (27/11/2007)

'Christmas gifts increase home contents risk' (23/11/2007)

UK adults are encouraged to manage their money (15/10/2007)

'Greater transparency' is needed for consumers says Nationwide (11/10/2007)

Internet's "flexibility and immediacy" appeals to online bankers (10/10/2007)

Which? fears banks are 'muddying overdraft charge waters' (05/10/2007)

ABCUL: "No such thing as free credit" (03/10/2007)

Current account offers 'might not be what they seem' (02/10/2007)

Halifax offers largest interest-free overdraft to students (25/09/2007)

Alliance & Leicester to 'simplify' current account fees (24/09/2007)

HSBC provides overdraft info at cashpoints (17/09/2007)

Brits 'not bothered' by internet fraud (15/08/2007)

"Really good" rates on offer to savers (13/08/2007)

Base rate unchanged (03/08/2007)

Bank charges 'likely' to be ruled unlawful (31/07/2007)

OFT launches overdraft charges test case (30/07/2007)

First Direct: SMS helps consumers manage finances (19/07/2007)

Online savings earn better interest rates (10/07/2007)

Unfair bank charges 'crippling vulnerable current account holders' (29/06/2007)

Nearly 3m Britons have 'money fear' (26/06/2007)

Co-op launches ethical student account (22/06/2007)

Phishers target 18m current account holders (21/06/2007)

Cash machines will benefit poor areas, BBA claims (19/06/2007)

Bonus offered for switching to Halifax (18/06/2007)

Internet banking 'will get smarter' (18/06/2007)

Consumers keep a close eye on finances (01/06/2007)

Online banking celebrates tenth anniversary (29/05/2007)

Bank charge firms probed (18/05/2007)

Interest rate may go up again (16/05/2007)

Bank successfully defends penalty fee case (16/05/2007)

Interest rate rises to 5.5 per cent (10/05/2007)

Interest rate may be raised tomorrow (09/05/2007)

Which? comments on FSA fair treatment report (08/05/2007)

Brits keeping accounts secret from partners (30/04/2007)

NAO releases report on Financial Services Authority (30/04/2007)

OFT to investigate current accounts (26/04/2007)

Lloyds TSB launches account for immigrants (25/04/2007)

Bank of England governor writes to Brown (20/04/2007)

Inflation rises above 3% (17/04/2007)

"Huge disparity" in savings interest rates (17/04/2007)

Royal Mail to aid efforts to trace dormant accounts (12/04/2007)

BBA encourages IVA regulation (11/04/2007)

BBA: Reactivate your accounts (05/04/2007)

Base rate stays level (05/04/2007)

Banks have 'lost a lot of trust' (04/04/2007)

Lloyds TSB launch Muslim business account (03/04/2007)

OFT to investigate bank charges (29/03/2007)

Government pledges £6m for credit unions (28/03/2007)

Credit unions to provide banking services (21/03/2007)

BBA claims commitment to financial inclusion (20/03/2007)

'Loans can bring benefits to borrowers' (14/03/2007)

Vulnerable members of society affected by charges (13/03/2007)

New base rate tracker term account from Abbey (09/03/2007)

FOS concerned at complaints (06/03/2007)

Lloyds TSB returns call centres to Britain (02/03/2007)

Free banking services may be withdrawn (20/02/2007)

NatWest introduces incentives to tempt savers (13/02/2007)

Marks & Spencer launch new ethical account (08/02/2007)

Consumers 'unsure they'll have enough savings for pensions' (31/01/2007)

Popularity of internet banking 'at all-time high' (23/01/2007)

IF continues with "great value" current account (19/01/2007)

Majority 'have not changed current accounts in ten years' (08/01/2007)

N&P introduces new current account rate (03/01/2007)

Over a third of Brits now bank online (29/12/2006)

Check your current account funds this Christmas (22/12/2006)

Abbey: People could do more to improve finances (11/12/2006)

Current accounts accessible by new mobile service (06/12/2006)

Online banking 'enters new era' (29/11/2006)

Charge introduced for first direct current accounts (16/11/2006)

Raid your current account, not your savings (09/11/2006)

Current account offer to run out in four weeks (02/11/2006)

'Banks need to increase security' (24/10/2006)

Find the best current account for you (20/10/2006)

Current account overdraft fees to be investigated (11/10/2006)

HSBC offers customers mobile banking (04/10/2006)

Introductory saving rates "misleading" (26/09/2006)

UK still failing on online security says Apacs (22/09/2006)

Bank charges up by fifth in three years warns report (13/09/2006)

Alliance and Leicester launches 6.1% current and 12% savings accounts (04/09/2006)

New cheque checks (25/08/2006)

Cornwall and Scillies hardest hit by cash charges (17/08/2006)

Adults in the UK heed friends' finance advice above their fashion sense (07/08/2006)

HSBC describes end to free banking "inevitable" as profits soar (01/08/2006)

A&L scoops current account double honours (24/07/2006)

Cash machine charges hit poor hardest says report (19/07/2006)

Victims of ID theft call for support (12/07/2006)

UK loyal to undeserving current account cads (04/07/2006)

Bank of Scotland launches 5% current account (27/06/2006)

A&L takes double current account awards (12/06/2006)

Online bankers feel in control (23/05/2006)

Abbey extends six per cent current account deal (15/05/2006)

Overwhelming majority say cash machines should be free (04/05/2006)

Lloyds speeds cheques (28/04/2006)

HSBC and first direct expand mobile banking (19/04/2006)

Alliance & Leicester extends savings account offers (24/03/2006)

Millions switching in current account melange (16/03/2006)

Basic bank accounts give customers financial confidence (13/03/2006)

Coventry launches market leading 5.10% current account (03/03/2006)

Banking with big four costs UK £2.2bn, says Halifax (10/02/2006)

Shoddy services motivate switching, says research (01/02/2006)

Credit provider's body endorses CAB report (25/01/2006)

Nationwide leaves other current accounts standing (17/01/2006)

Apacs promises same-day money transfers (16/12/2005)

UK paying £700m on overdrafts (13/12/2005)

Current account withdrawals costing more (14/11/2005)

Alliance & Leicester launches the Premier Switching Service (08/11/2005)

A&L and Abbey innovate current accounts but add catches (03/11/2005)

Current account competition heats up (02/11/2005)

Current account switch nets ten per cent interest on savings (26/10/2005)

Innovative online banking security trial launched (18/10/2005)

Current account balances catching adults off guard (14/10/2005)

Abbey launches 6% current account (03/10/2005)

Banking on your mobile (27/09/2005)

Consumers reluctant to switch current accounts (20/09/2005)

Egg introduces new personal account (13/09/2005)