Banking
Loughborough Building Society and Liverpool Victoria team up
Loughborough Building Society and Liverpool Victoria, the UK’s largest friendly society, have announced a new strategic partnership.
2006 – A year of financial ups and downs
Lisa Taylor analyst at Moneyfacts.co.uk comments: “2006 proved to be a another interesting year in the world of personal finance, with new entrants such as Icesave shaking up the savings market, the ongoing OFT investigation and two base rate rises in the space of three months, not to mention a couple of policy U-turns from the Government.
Britons are missing out on the ‘current account revolution’
Britons are failing to switch their current accounts to take advantage of the ‘current account revolution’, according to research from Abbey.
15 new branches for Yorkshire Building Society
Yorkshire Building Society has announced a commitment to open 15 new branches in the next three years or so. Geographical locations are in the process of being identified but the decision is based on a desire to expand on the existing national network of 131 branches currently run by the Society.
Testing the overdraft limits
People are today warned they need to understand the charges they face from their current account or get their fingers burnt.
HBOS colleagues to benefit from Sharesave schemes
Nearly 15,000 HBOS colleagues stand to make substantial gains when two HBOS Sharesave schemes mature this week.
A new rate for a New Year!
Everyone who has made a New Year’s resolution to be better with their money this year should make a beeline to Norwich and Peterborough Building Society (N&P) - as customers can now earn up to 45 times more interest on their current account than with the big four banks!
HSBC’s annual sale goes green for 2007
HSBC’s annual sale has gone green for 2007 with customers who take advantage of the great deals and discounts on offer also helping a range of environmental charities.
Internet banking outstrips telephone banking for first time
For the first time the number of adults using internet banking exceeded those using telephone banking, according to latest figures from APACS, the UK payments association.
Clydesdale Bank scoops second award for backing Scotland
Clydesdale Bank’s support for the Scottish team competing at this year’s Commonwealth Games in Melbourne has been voted best sponsorship campaign by judges from the banking industry.
N&P’s dreaming of a green 2007
On 1st January 2007, Norwich and Peterborough Building Society (N&P) will become the first building society to be “carbon neutral” and achieve the CarbonNeutral quality mark. The Society, which has won awards for its environmental activities, is based in Peterborough. The city was designated as one of four UK “environment cities” in 1992.
Britannia’s saucy calendar raises cash
Staff from Britannia Building Society who bared all in a calendar have raised more than £1,500 for children with cancer.
Consumers warned about surcharging cash machines
Sainsbury’s Bank, which only has 'free to use' cash machines in its estate, has today warned consumers that they stand to be charged around £16.43 million when using surcharging ATMs this Christmas, an increase of around £1.46 million compared to last year.
Consumer interest rate fears reach record high
UK consumers are more pessimistic about the direction of interest rates than at any time since November 2004, according to the Consumer Barometer from Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets.
Count on cheaper travel money deal online
Price comparison website moneysupermarket.com today launches the first travel money comparison service of its kind.