Current accounts news library

  • UK banks pledge current account transparency

    Banks have agreed to increase the transparency of their personal current accounts, following pressure from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT)....

    Felicity King-Evans - Deputy Editor

    Updated: 08 October 2009

  • Accounts for the over-50s - are they any good?

    Certain financial deals are only available to those aged 50 or over, but just because their availability is restricted, it doesn't mean you're getting the best deal......

    Felicity King-Evans - Deputy Editor

    Updated: 05 October 2009

  • Financial crisis one year on - what's happened?

    It's a year since the US investment bank Lehman Brothers collapsed - an event which marked a turning point for economies around the world....

    Clare Francis - Editor

    Updated: 15 September 2009

  • Natwest and RBS slash bank charges

    High street banking giant Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), which owns NatWest, is slashing the amount it charges customers who exceed their overdraft rate or slip into the red wi...

    Jessica Bown - Financial journalist

    Updated: 08 September 2009

  • It's back! Move your current account and net £100

    It's time to switch your current account. Alliance & Leicester (A&L) is offering a £100 windfall to anyone who signs up for its Premier account - not o...

    Jessica Bown - Financial journalist

    Updated: 04 September 2009

  • Last chance to earn 6.0% on your savings

    With the Bank of England base rate at an all-time low of 0.50%, Alliance & Leicester (A&L) and Abbey's 6.00% savings accounts have unsurprisingly been hugely popular....

    Clare Francis - Editor

    Updated: 27 August 2009

  • 'Existing customers only' - but are the deals any good?

    In these days of post credit crunch caution, consumers know that banks are more selective than ever about who they lend to. But the trepidation doesn't stop there....

    Laura Howard - Financial journalist

    Updated: 21 August 2009

  • The best student accounts

    If you are one of the thousands of people about to start university, the chances are that money is on your mind. Rising costs, student loans, tuition fees - being an undergrad...

    Felicity King-Evans - Deputy Editor

    Updated: 07 August 2009

  • Tips for clearing graduate debts

    More than 200,000 students will graduate this summer, many thousands of pounds in debt. This is when the journey of repaying that money begins....

    Clare Francis - Editor

    Updated: 01 July 2009

  • Is it worth paying for a current account?

    Abbey has launched a new packaged account offering 6.0% interest, travel insurance and breakdown cover - but it costs £10 a month. Are the added benefits on accounts lik...

    Kevin Mountford - Head of Banking

    Updated: 26 June 2009

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