Filed under: Credit Cards, Insurance
Lloyds TSB's customer service lines are jammed with close to 2,000 calls a day from angry customers wanting to complain, it emerged yesterday.
The bank - which is 43%-owned by the taxpayer after a multi-billion-pound bailout to save it from collapse - received more than 288,000 complaints in the first six months of this year alone.
Child Trust Funds are being phased out by the government from January, and the sum automatically paid to newborns has already dropped to £50 for most babies. Filed under: Economiser, Families
Kitting out your child in school uniform is cheaper than ever thanks to price wars.Filed under: Retirement, Budgeting & Planning
Unregulated will-writing firms in the UK are swindling consumers out of thousands of pounds.
Filed under: Loans, Budgeting & Planning
Millions of people can look forward to financial compensation after being mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI).Filed under: Savvy Shopper
New household products come onto the market all the time and will tempt those who love new gadgets. But do you really need a peanut butter maker or tumble dryer balls? Filed under: Financial Crisis, Budgeting & Planning
The economic downturn is keeping divorce lawyers busy - recession usually causes a spike in marital break-ups. Filed under: Saving, Budgeting & Planning
New research reveals the top five reasons why consumers don't switch their savings accounts... and why some do.Filed under: Economiser, Families
The school summer holidays have started and thousands of parents are wracking their brains about how to entertain their children. With a trip to the cinema for a family of three to see Toy Story 3 costing up to £45, it can all add up quickly. Filed under: Credit Cards, Loans, Insurance
Lloyds Banking Group has announced it will stop selling Payment Protection Insurance (PPI), raising hopes that this is the beginning of the end for the controversial insurance.Filed under: Mortgages, Saving
Britain's banks are trapping consumers in lacklustre deals by pushing mortgages and savings accounts that are limited to customers who have an existing product with the same provider.
New research from consumer Champion Which? has revealed that the number of deals offered on this basis has jumped since the beginning of the year, as banks try to drum up business for their less competitive products by linking them to exclusive - but not always best buy - mortgage and savings offers.
Filed under: Saving
Is your bank secretly cutting your savings rate? They've all been slashing rates left, right, and centre, and if you've taken a savings account out recently, you'll know about the very disappointing rates on offer. Filed under: Economiser, Saving, Budgeting & Planning
How do you get the best deal on your bank account - along with the best customer service, and how do you know whether the current account topping the best-buy tables is the best one for you? 
Ever fancied a cuppa when out and about but winced at the cost? Some places on the high street are shockingly expensive. Filed under: Weddings
There is one word that can double the cost of everything you buy - 'wedding'. Utter the magic word and the cost of everything from the venue to the decorations suddenly becomes up to twice as expensive. It's something that brides have been convinced about for years, and an investigation by Which? has revealed it's completely true.
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