Current Accounts
Choosing the best student account
moneysupermarket.com urges all students to pay close attention when choosing their bank account as providers will offer a range of tempting incentives to lure them in. Students should not get fooled by the offers and detract from what matters: interest rates and interest-free overdrafts.
Brits stay with their bank longer than their partners
Britons keep their current accounts longer than their personal relationships, according to new research from Santander Current Accounts.
Halifax rewards customers with up to £120 a year
Halifax Reward current account customers, already eligible for £60 a year in cash rewards when they fund their account with £1,000 each calendar month, can now earn up to £120 a year in rewards by applying for the new Halifax Clarity credit card, launched in July.
Nationwide's FlexAccount offers young people extra
Nationwide Building Society has launched an exclusive website offering a range of lifestyle benefits for its FlexAccount customers aged 16-24.
Halifax Student Current Account
Halifax continues its market leading student account offering for 2010/2011. Students will continue to benefit from an industry leading interest free overdraft of up to £3,000.
Up to 4% credit interest on a current account
Lloyds TSB is committed to offering its current account customers long-term good value by not promising rates that last only a few months.
Student banking top tips
Andrew Hagger of Moneynet.co.uk looks at the student banking offers for 2010/11. The banks may have been through a tough couple of years but they'll still be eager to grab a decent slice of the student banking market this year.
Student account deals
In the next month, many students will be preparing to leave home and head off to university. For many it will be the first time they are fully in charge of their finances, with budgeting and bill paying becoming a necessary evil.
Graduate finance
As another academic year closes, many graduates are leaving university to enter very challenging times. Unemployment remains high and could increase further once public sector cuts are fully realised, leaving limited job opportunities for graduates.
Nationwide FlexAccount launches free travel insurance
Nationwide is writing to customers, to offer them free travel insurance worth almost £80 for joint cover, if they use its award winning FlexAccount as their main current account.
Lloyds TSB student account improved for 2010
The improved account has been designed to support customers throughout their studies, offering them the tools to help them stay in control of their finances alongside benefits that will help them make the most of their money.
More Brits shop around to get the best deals
Money-saving Britons are embracing the age of austerity with four in five (81 per cent) people having already made lifestyle changes to reduce their outgoings, according to new research from Santander Current Accounts.
Avoid overdraft charges with a Credit Union Current Account
News that unauthorised current account overdrafts can result in exorbitant charges (up to 167% APR, on average) might have been a shock to many people - but not to those with a Credit Union Current Account.
81% of packaged current accounts offer travel insurance
Independent financial research company Defaqto has identified 6 different types of travel related benefits offered by packaged current accounts which may be useful for those planning a summer break.
Barclays launches 2010 student bank account
Barclays has unveiled its new and improved student package which includes an interest-free overdraft facility, allowing students to choose a limit that they need up to £2000, a free SMS service to help students keep on top of their finances, and a range of exclusive mobile phone, broadband and laptop incentives.