http://www.moneysupermarket.com News from Moneysupermarket.com 15 en-us /newsandcommunity/img/news/ms-logo.gif http://www.moneysupermarket.com <![CDATA[Want to take advantage of the lowest loan rate available in the UK?]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/blackhorse-personal-finance-secured-loan/0007213/ Fri, 06, Nov 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/blackhorse-personal-finance-secured-loan_0007213.aspx <![CDATA[The Bank of England's decision to keep interest rates on hold for November came as very little surprise. In fact, base rate has now been down at its paltry 0.5 per cent for eight consecutive months.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/save-save-save/0007215/ Fri, 06, Nov 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/save-save-save_0007215.aspx <![CDATA[As of November 1, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) took over regulation of the way banks and building societies do business with their customers. Previously the job was done by the Banking Code Standards Board.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/new-banking-rules-help-consumers/0007212/ Thu, 05, Nov 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/new-banking-rules-help-consumers_0007212.aspx <![CDATA[The nights are drawing in, the autumn leaves are carpeting the ground and the days are becoming chilly.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/heading-off-in-search-of-sun-check-you-are-covered-first/0007214/ Fri, 06, Nov 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/heading-off-in-search-of-sun-check-you-are-covered-first_0007214.aspx <![CDATA[Interest rates may have been kept on hold at 0.5% for the eighth consecutive month, but the Bank of England has announced that a further &pound;25billion will be pumped into the financial system through the quantitative easing programme, a move which provides a further indication that the Bank believes more is needed to bring the country out of recession.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/interest-rates-held-but/0007211/ Thu, 05, Nov 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/interest-rates-held-but_0007211.aspx <![CDATA[Further details about the break up of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Lloyds Banking Group have emerged today. ]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/what-will-the-bank-break-ups-mean-for-you/0007179/ Tue, 03, Nov 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/what-will-the-bank-break-ups-mean-for-you_0007179.aspx <![CDATA[The Chancellor, Alistair Darling, is expected to confirm this week that three UK banks, which are currently supported by the taxpayer, will be broken up and parts of their businesses sold on.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/what-will-the-break-up-of-the-high-street-banks-mean/0007133/ Mon, 02, Nov 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/what-will-the-break-up-of-the-high-street-banks-mean_0007133.aspx <![CDATA[Halifax has contacted its current account customers to notify them that the way they are charged for going overdrawn will change from December 6. The new charging structure will be more expensive for some customers and many have reacted angrily to the news. So just what will the implications be and what can you do about it? ]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/halifax-overdraft-costs-to-soar/0007096/ Fri, 30, Oct 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/halifax-overdraft-costs-to-soar_0007096.aspx <![CDATA[The Christmas shopping frenzy is about to start but households are set to spend &pound;7.2billion less this year than last according to research from moneysupermarket.com.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/reward-your-christmas-spending/0007102/ Fri, 30, Oct 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/reward-your-christmas-spending_0007102.aspx <![CDATA[Looking to earn a great rate on your savings and do your bit for charity? Coventry Building Society's new Poppy Bond 2 could be the answer.]]> http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/news/coventry-building-society-poppy-bond-two/00070907/ Fri, 30, Oct 2009 00:00:00GMT http://www.moneysupermarket.com/newsandcommunity/news/coventry-building-society-poppy-bond-two_00070907.aspx