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Savers and borrowers alike warned off from banking products

While savers have long known there’s little that High Street banking providers can offer them, now it seems that borrowers are being told to look elsewhere too.

No help for nation’s savers from any quarter

If you’re trying to grow your savings pot at the moment, expect no help from any quarter – both the Bank of England and High Street banks are not listening.

Big Five let down their customers in a big way yet again

Not that anyone will be particularly surprised by this, but it turns out that the Big Five banks in the UK are horrid when it comes to customer service.

Good luck to you if you’re looking for a return on savings

If you’re looking for a way to grow your savings pots in the current economy, good luck to you: banks and building societies are slashing rates left and right!

Savers tired of vanishing bonus rates on their accounts

Unless you’re a glutton for punishment, you’re most likely tired of having to play games with your savings accounts when the bonus interest rate falls off.

Inflation and George Osborne let down savers once again

Rising inflation and Chancellor George Osborne’s latest Budget have coincided to make things just that much harder for savers trying to put money aside.

Banker bonus row heats up between UK and EU

Well it finally happened – the EU is taking steps to strip away massive bonuses awarded to bankers, and the UK’s High Street lenders are up in arms in fear.

BoE threatens to ruin the day of even more savers

The Bank of England has gotten a reputation for throwing savers to the wolves, and now I’m afraid I have to break the bad news: things could get even worse.