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Warning on packaged bank accounts
Bank accounts which charge fees for extra benefits may be being mis-sold, the Financial Services Authority has warned.
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Banking fraud 'moves to internet'
Fraudsters are continuing their switch from traditional card fraud to raiding online bank accounts, research suggests.
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Payment protection rules delayed
The Financial Services Authority is delaying its plans to combat the mis-selling of payment protection insurance.
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Standard Life enjoys profit boost
Insurance firm Standard Life reports better-than-expected profits and unveils plans for a further cost-cutting.
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Top public servants' pay frozen
Thousands of top-earning public sector workers, including judges and NHS managers, will have their pay frozen next year.
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Npower will cut gas bills by 7%
Energy company Npower is to cut domestic gas bills by 7% from 26 March, following price cuts by other suppliers.
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'Sharp cut' in pensions deficit
A sharp cut has been reported in the deficit of final salary pension schemes in the private sector, figures show.
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'Low morale' hits tax authority
Low morale and poor leadership is affecting performance at HM Revenue and Customs, a report by MPs says.
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House price rises 'to ease off'
Further rises in house prices may be held back by more properties coming onto the market, surveyors have said.
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E.On is latest to cut gas prices
E.on says it will cut gas bills by 6% from 31 March, saving almost two million customers an average of £42 a year.
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Mortgages 'more easily available'
The number of mortgage deals on offer to borrowers rose by 6% in the past month, according to Moneyfacts.
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Elgar £20 note to be phased out
The £20 note featuring composer Sir Edward Elgar is to be withdrawn from circulation by the Bank of England in June.
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Retail sales rebound in February
Retail sales bounced back in February after a tough January on the High Street, the latest figures show.
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Building societies discuss merger
The Coventry Building Society is discussing the possibility of merging with the Stroud and Swindon.
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Fixed-rate energy deals 'unfair'
Millions of energy customers lose out on price cuts as they are locked into "unfair" fixed tariffs, a consumer website says.
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Virgin Money to charge customers
Virgin Money says it will charge customers a fee for current accounts when the firm launches banking services later this year.
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Metro Bank gets official go-ahead
A proposed new High Street bank, Metro Bank, has been given a banking licence by the Financial Services Authority.
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Think-tank calls for VAT change
Politicians should consider imposing VAT on food, children's clothes and household gas and electricity, a think-tank says.
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Scottish and Southern cuts bills
Scottish and Southern Energy will cut its gas bills for domestic customers by 4% from 29 March, the company announces.
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UK house prices drop by 1.5%
UK house prices recorded their first monthly fall since June, with a 1.5% drop in February, according to the Halifax.
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