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Britain's local lenders are boosting their share of the mortgage market at the expense of high street banks.

Supermarkets are going head-to-head with each other in a price war over petrol.

House prices suffered their first fall in 16 months during the month of September, according to the Nationwide Building Society.

Consumers may face additional banking charges if laws are passed to limit card interchange fees.

Lloyds Bank is offering free iPad mini tablets worth £350 to new home buyers who take out a mortgage with the bank.

Swathes of the population are being shut out of the mortgage market due to centralised decision-making.

Payday lending firm Wonga says that it will make fewer loans and apply tougher affordability checks in future following a review of its lending practices.

Homeowners appear to be thinking twice about re-mortgaging their properties, despite a spate of low-interest offers and a minimal time span before interest rates rise.

The prospect of higher employment and better local banking services has been dashed by announcements of further job cuts and branch closures.

The misery of paying somebody by mistake could soon be over. A number of major banks have changed their terms, allowing them to claw back money paid in to a stranger's account by accident.

The number of complaints made against payday lenders has significantly increased, according to the Financial Ombudsman, as regulators tighten the noose around the controversial industry.

Students are leading the drive towards a mobile and online banking ‘revolution’ as they become more concerned about their finances, according to Lloyds Bank.

Mortgage rates could remain under 2% for the rest of the year as lenders compete for custom over the coming months.

From today (14 October), First Direct customers will be able to make payments using just a mobile phone number.

Falling energy prices have driven down inflation to its lowest level in five years, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Over 1.2 million people have moved their current account to another bank since a new quick-fire switch service was launched a year ago.

Lenders have slashed mortgage rates again after the Bank of England publicly supported the case for keeping interest rates low.

The government is to consult on how peer-to-peer savings become part of the tax-free savings bracket.

The proportion of their income that Brits put away into savings accounts fell over the summer, according to new figures from the Treasury's savings arm.

High-street giant HSBC has thrown down the gauntlet to rivals with a spectacular mortgage offer priced below 1% for the first time.

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