The savings accounts arm of the Government recently made the controversial decision to cut its Direct saver interest rate just as countless consumers prepared to switch over to it this year.

Regular savings accounts carrying a 4 per cent interest rate are on offer from many banking providers this month, industry experts recently reported.

One major current account provider has drawn ire from its customers after the announcement it will be doubling its overdraft fees, banking experts recently reported.

In excess of 80 per cent of small business bank account holders are preparing to experience growth in 2012, according to newly released research findings.

Business loan experts have been declaring that the Government’s Project Merlin scheme is a bust, as the amount of lending supplied to small business bank account holders has actually declined for nine months out of the past twelve.

The largest building society in the UK has chosen to re-launch a credit card offer boasting a 0 per cent interest rate on purchases for a period of 18 months.

One personal and business bank account provider has announced that it plans to provide in excess of £15 billion worth in mortgages in 2012.

New research from one High Street banking provider says that the average Brit keeps their personal or business bank account for more than two decades before switching, industry experts recently reported.

Savings accounts experts say that savers need to act quickly in order to bag the top easy access deals with interest rates of 3 per cent or more.

Not even a maths PhD student can fathom the complexities of bank overdraft charges, according to one consumer expert.