Savings
Turn over a new leaf on your expiring fixed rate bond this autumn
Savers whose fixed rate bonds are due to mature should be prepared to look for new options to maximise their saving pots, according to analysis from MoneySupermarket.
Pocket money drops and girls fall behind boys
The amount of weekly pocket money received by 8-15 year olds in 2012 has fallen to £5.98, a drop of 27p a week and £14.04 a year, with the gap between the amounts received by boys and girls also increasing, according to the Halifax Pocket Money Survey.
Post Office Online Saver account offers 2.95%
The Post Office is issuing a new Online Saver account - Online Saver Issue 7. The account offers 2.95% AER and is available immediately.
Chelsea two year savings bond returns 3.40%
Chelsea Building Society is adding to its savings portfolio with a new fixed term bond offering a competitive return.
Sainsbury's Bank online bonus account pays 2.9%
Sainsbury's Bank has launched a new online (easy access) bonus savings account paying 2.9% Gross AER (variable) on balances of between £5,000 and £100,000.
Halifax offers savers £1m prize pot
Approaching the first anniversary of the launch of its Savers Prize Draw, Halifax has announced that it will be offering three prizes of £250,000 in its December Draw, celebrating the success of its initiative which was designed to shake up the high street savings market.
Sainsbury's Bank launches new fixed rate savings accounts
Sainsbury's Bank has launched four new fixed rate savings accounts, paying between 3.50% and 4.00% Annual AER gross.
Santander's fixed rate bonds offer rates up to 3.10 per cent
Santander has launched its latest tranche of fixed rate bonds which includes a two year fixed rate paying up to 3.10 per cent gross AER.
Monthly offset payments making savers' money work harder
At a time of historically low Bank of England Base Rates, savvy savers are looking for alternative ways of making their money work for them.
Yorkshire tops best buy table with fixed rate savings bond
Yorkshire Building Society's 18 month fixed rate bond is proving popular with savers wanting a haven for their cash with a best buy interest rate.
July mortgage lending and savings up at societies and other mutuals
The increase in mortgage lending by building societies and other mutual lenders continued in July with gross lending of £3.1 billion, up by 44% compared to the same month last year.
Leeds unveils top paying high street account with instant access
Leeds Building Society's new Bonus Access Saver, paying 2.65% gross/ AER, is the top paying account available on the high street with instant access.
Introducing the UK’s savviest family
A HGV driver and his family from Pontefract, Yorkshire are announced as the UK’s savviest family in 2012, after showcasing their money-saving talents in the national Nectar Savvy Family competition.
Don’t rely on an inheritance
Britain may be basking in a post-Olympic glow, but the nation's personal financial legacies are in need of a boost, according to a survey by Nationwide Building Society.
NS&I announces changes to its fixed rate range
NS&I has announced the latest stage in its programme to simplify and modernise its savings range. The changes - which start to come into effect from 20 September 2012 - affect NS&I's Index-linked and Fixed Interest Savings Certificates, Guaranteed Growth/Income Bonds and Children's Bonus Bonds.