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Co-op offers pick ’n’ mix

THE Co-operative Bank has launched a pick ’n’ mix style packaged account that enables consumers to choose some of the benefits they receive. Read

Money laundering warning

PEOPLE have been warned about inadvertently acting as money mules for fraudsters following a jump in adverts trying to recruit people to carry out money transfers. Read

Landlords to ride out credit crunch

FOUR out of 10 investment landlords plan to buy a property during the coming year despite falling house prices, research has revealed. Read

Unlocking equity ‘should be last resort for OAPs’

PENSIONERS struggling to make ends meet should only consider unlocking equity from their home as a last resort, a consumer group warns. Read

Funds’ class action cases have doubled

THE number of large pension funds taking part in class actions has doubled during the past year, a survey showed today. Read

Charities suffer as donors tighten belts

THE economic slowdown is hitting charities with nearly a third reporting a fall in donations, figures show. Read

Quarter of people set to switch credit card debt

NEARLY one-in-four people are planning to transfer debt between credit cards during the coming year to take advantage of a 0% interest deal, research showed yesterday. Read

Pensioners’ ‘debt trap’

A QUARTER of retired people are using part of their pension lump sum to repay debt. Read

Number saving for a personal pension falls 1m in a year

THE number of people saving into a personal pension has fallen by nearly one million during the past year, research has showed. Read

Degree ‘can cost £40,000’

PARENTS are under-estimating the cost of sending a child to university, latest research suggests. Read

Banks have millions of pounds they want to give back

TWO of the UK’s biggest banks have launched campaigns to try to reunite consumers with millions of pounds left in unused accounts. Read

‘Breadwinners men want the wife at home’

MEN think women should be responsible for running the home, while women rely on their partners to be the main breadwinner, a survey shows. Read

Uni towns house prices soar

HOUSE PRICES in three university towns have more than doubled during the past five years, figures show. Read

Ben’s big telecoms task

FORMER BT chief executive Ben Verwaayen was yesterday named as the new boss of telecoms equipment firm Alcatel-Lucent, which has a base at Newport, Gwent. Read

Bank offers 5% lure on current accounts

LLOYDS TSB continued its battle to win current account customers yesterday with the launch of an account paying interest of up to 5%. Read

Britons splash out £300 a year on hobbies

BRITONS spend an average of nearly £300 a year on sports and active hobbies, a survey has revealed. Read

Record numbers failing to repay sub prime mortgages

THE number of people failing to keep up with repayments on sub-prime mortgages hit a record high during the second quarter of the year, figures showed yesterday. Read

Mortgage market predicted to shrink

THE UK mortgage market is expected to shrink by nearly 20% this year as the credit crunch continues to take its toll on lenders, a report says. Read

Warning issued on soaraway inflation

HOUSEHOLDS have been warned against a return to the soaraway inflation of the 1970s today as a Bank of England rate-setter dampened short-term hopes of rate cuts. Read

Borrowers urged to shop around for loans

PERSONAL loan rates have hit a seven-year high as lenders continue to raise the cost of the deals in the face of the credit crunch, figures show. Read