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Free banking 'a dangerous myth' Free banking is a "dangerous myth", according to Andrew Bailey, who is due to become the chief regulator of the financial services industry.
Supermarkets 'misled on pricing' Customers have been misled by supermarkets over discounts and multi-buy offers, according to consumer group Which?.
More help for payday loan debtors Payday lenders have agreed to new commitments designed to prevent a build-up of unmanageable debts by struggling customers.
MSPs pass Scots booze price plan Scotland will become the first place in the UK to introduce minimum drink pricing, after MSPs passed the plan at parliament.
Tax effort 'stunted by job cuts' Impressive efforts have been made by the UK tax authority to collect outstanding tax but more could have been done without job cuts, MPs say.
Courier scam 'nets conmen £1.5m' Fraudsters are making increasing profits from a scam in which people are tricked into allowing their bank card to be sent straight to the conmen.
Catalogue debt problems 'rising' Unaffordable debt from mail order catalogues is prompting more calls for help to a charity than payday loans, mortgages or rent.
Nationwide lifts mortgage lending The Nationwide, the UK's largest building society, says it increased mortgage lending sharply last year and is now looking at lending to businesses.
Big fall in April UK retail sales UK retail sales volumes fell sharply in April largely because of a record fall in petrol sales, according to official figures.
BBC pension ruling is 'welcomed' Unions and the BBC have each welcomed parts of a High Court ruling regarding changes to a staff pension scheme.
Homeserve investigated by FSA Homeserve, the company that sells emergency repair services for householders, will be investigated by the Financial Services Authority.
Wonga misled debtors, says OFT Money lending firm Wonga is criticised by the Office of Fair Trading for using aggressive and misleading debt collection methods.
UK home sales lift fails to last Sales of homes in the UK failed to stay on a spring high in April, tax authority figures show, while prices in March recorded a fall.
Eurozone crisis 'hits mortgages' Mortgages - along with other loans - could become more scarce and more expensive if the eurozone crisis persists, a lenders' group says.
English house building falls back The number of new homes started by house builders in England fell again in the first three months of the year, according to official figures.
'More fail to save for pension' A growing number of people are failing to save anything for their retirement - leaving them in a "precarious" position, a pensions provider says.
Flat-rate state pension prepared A new flat-rate state pension and a system to automatically raise the pension age have moved a step closer.
Pension deficits balloon again The collective deficit of the UK's private-sector, final-salary, pension schemes has risen again to £217bn, from just £8bn a year earlier.
Fewer boiler room fraud victims There were fewer boiler room frauds last year, despite more attempts being made to con people into buying worthless shares, the financial regulator says.
Fine wine investors lose millions People investing money in fine wine may have lost over £100m over the last four years following the collapse of wine investment firms, Radio 4's Money Box reveals.
Cashing in on online Ponzi scams Investors are using web-based tracker tools to put their money into online scams in the hope of cashing out before the schemes collapse, research suggests.
Some work schemes 'of no benefit' A parliamentary committee questions the length and quality of some apprenticeships, saying six month programmes are of no real benefit.
Call to improve sickness levels Recent falls in levels of workplace sickness absence have stalled and fresh efforts must be made to maintain the downward trend, a report says.
Firms 'should employ prisoners' Major employers should give prisoners work experience placements and training and help more ex-offenders get work, Ken Clarke has said.
VIDEO: Bogus PPI claims 'reached 6,000' Nearly 6,000 people put in bogus compensation claims to the Financial Ombudsman last year, saying they had been mis-sold Payment Protection Insurance (PPI), the BBC has learnt.
VIDEO: Your Money: Santander's downgrade In this week's Your Money, Susannah Streeter looks at the repercussions for banking customers following the credit downgrade of Santander UK.
AUDIO: CAB to work with loan provider Wonga The Citizens Advice Bureau in Kent has teamed up with loan provider Wonga to find out about people's levels of debt.
AUDIO: Drop in people saving for pensions BBC Radio 5 live's Mickey Clarke asked a pensions expert why people are saving less for the future.
AUDIO: Millions to get tax demands in post Millions of people will receive tax demands and rebates this week as part of the annual reconciliation of paid tax.
VIDEO: Your Money: What to do if bailiffs visit In this week's Your Money, Declan Curry looks at what to do if you get a visit from bailifs.
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How a Greek euro exit could affect you How a Greek euro exit could affect you
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