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            <title>Britannia and Co-operative to merge</title> 
            <description><![CDATA[First it was the creation of Britain's first super-bank with the merger of Lloyds TSB and HBOS, now Britannia Building Society and Co-operative Financial Services (CFS) have confirmed that they plan to merge to create a 'super-mutual'.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>What does the latest bank bailout mean</title> 
            <description><![CDATA[The Government has announced a further rescue package for British banks as it desperately seeks to stop the system collapsing and tries to get them lending again. If successful it could prove a pivotal moment in the financial crisis, but with hundreds of billions of pounds of taxpayers' money at risk the stakes are high.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Anglo-Irish Bank nationalised - what does this mean</title> 
            <description><![CDATA[In case we needed reminding, developments over the last 24 hours indicate that the financial crisis is far from over: the UK Government is reported to be considering the creation of a 'bad bank' which will take on many of the risky loans that are being blamed for the ongoing credit crisis; the Bank of America is to receive a further $20billion bail out; another American banking giant, Citigroup, has announced it is to split the company into two having suffered $8.29billion last year; and the Irish Government has nationalised Anglo Irish Bank.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Top tips to clear your Christmas debts</title> 
            <description><![CDATA[Christmas bills will now be dropping through the letter box, but for many people the prospect of how they're going to cover the cost of their spending will be filling them with dread.]]></description>
            <link>http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/top-tips-to-clear-your-christmas-debts/0003870/?rsslink=true</link>
            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Act now if you want a balance transfer card</title> 
            <description><![CDATA[We may be midway through January but many of us are still nursing a Christmas hangover after overdoing it with our credit and store cards over the festive season.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Consumers say no to more rate cuts</title> 
            <description><![CDATA[Interest rates are at an all time low and some economists think they'll have to go lower in the months to come as the Government and the Bank of England try desperately to get the economy out of recession.]]></description>
            <link>http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/consumers-say-no-to-more-rate-cuts/0003856/?rsslink=true</link>
            <pubDate>Fri, 9 Jan 2009 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Change your daily spending habits and save &#163;100s</title> 
            <description><![CDATA[Do you know exactly where your money goes every month? With many of us paying for things by direct debit or standing order and using a debit card instead of cash, even for small purchases, it's easy to lose track of your spending. ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 9 Jan 2009 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Bad news for savers as interest rates fall again</title> 
            <description><![CDATA[Savers were dealt another blow today when the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted to cut interest rates for the fourth consecutive month. ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 8 Jan 2009 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Give yourself a financial healthcheck</title> 
            <description><![CDATA[Sorting out your finances is one of those things that you know you should do, but, if you're like millions of others, you never quite get round to it, because there's always an excuse as to why it can be left until another day. Well, make 2009 the year when those excuses stop.]]></description>
            <link>http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/give-yourself-a-financial-healthcheck/0003835/?rsslink=true</link>
            <pubDate>Fri, 2 Jan 2009 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Switch current account and pocket &#163;100</title> 
            <description><![CDATA[It's a new year and we're seeing a new battle in the current account market with Alliance &amp; Leicester (A&amp;L) aiming to attract new customers by offering them money if they transfer their account over to the bank.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 2 Jan 2009 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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