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AA Savings has launched a new easy access web savings account offering up to 3.3 per cent gross pa/AER. For investments of £1 upwards, the AA Internet Extra Issue 1 account offers 3.15 per cent

The best advice for people in debt is to prioritise your repayments, it has been claimed. According to Beccy Boden Wilks, spokesperson for the Money Advice Trust, priority debts are rent, mortgage, council

Consumers aiming to get out of debt must directly confront the challenge, even when the numbers make painful reading, it has been claimed. Writing for the Daily Mail, Ali Steed and Liz King of My Money

Principality Building Society is offering a new four-year fixed-rate bond offering a 5.1 per cent AER. In news of interests to consumers seeking the best savings rates, the lender has made the product

Chelsea Building Society has launched a new 'Refreshingly Traditional' savings range in a bid to meet the needs of its customers. The lender said it wanted to enable customers to choose an account best

Many consumers are failing to search for the best savings rates despite the recession, a new study has indicated. Research conducted by Chelsea Building Society indicates that checking rates and managing

Consumers seeking the best savings rates in the UK have another product to choose from this week. Saga Personal Finance has launched a new two-year fixed-rate bond, which pays a rate of 3.85 per cent AER

Recent Bank of England figures showing that personal debt has reduced in the UK may give a misleading impression, it has been claimed. According to Eoin Hamill, research and policy officer at Credit Action,

Savers have been reassured that the Bank of England is highly unlikely to follow the example of the Swedish Riksbank and reduce the rate of interest it pays on commercial reserves. According to Geoffrey

Halifax has confirmed that it will continue to provide access to credit for both new and existing customers. The firm made the announcement after Natwest changed the way it administers credit cards, with

Nationwide has announced plans to introduce a new personal loan rate of 7.9 per cent APR typical for loans of between £7,500 and £14,999. The loan is available to existing current account customers

A county court decision to write off a woman's credit card debts due to the mis-selling of payment protection insurance PPI should not be seen as providing a licence to borrow irresponsibly, it has been

A Trust Deed is a legally binding voluntary arrangement to allow consumers to write-off a proportion of their debt and avoid bankruptcy. A Trust Deed is only available in Scotland and is regulated under The Bankruptcy Scotland Act 1985.