Banks and building societies
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Beyond the crashThe Sunday essay Beyond the crash
Adam ToozePolitics don’t matter; market forces shape our world. So ran the dominant ethos before 2008. Adam Tooze, the author of a landmark book, says it was always an illusion -
TSB plunges to £107.4m loss as bill for IT chaos reaches £176mFinal cost likely to be higher because bank has resolved only a third of 135,403 complaints -
HSBC, can I have my ******* refund back?I was sent a cheque with a row of asterisks and it could not be banked -
UK regulators could enforce minimum interest rate for saversBillions of pounds in low-interest accounts are a crucial source of profits for banks
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A parent’s story: ‘Our son stole from us, courtesy of PayPal’The payments service raised no alarm bells when a 17-year-old ‘betrayed’ his parents by using his father’s bank card -
Hundreds of cash machines close as UK turns to contactless paymentsWhich? says ATMs around the country are shutting down and rural operators are worst hit -
Holiday money: how to find the best cards and currency ratesOur guide on avoiding bank charges and making your cash go further this summer -
Visa admits 5m payments failed over a broken switchIT meltdown affected millions across Europe, but Treasury committee is ‘satisfied’ with company’s response
Interest rate rise: lack of dissenting voices came as a surprise