Savings accounts News

August 2009

• ISA sales top £246m

  04.08.2009

  Savings accounts show recovery from 2008.
• Protection fund payouts hit £20.9bn

  04.08.2009

  The FSCS protected 3.5 million account holders in 2008-09.
• Savings accounts beat the Bank

  05.08.2009

  Majority of interest rates above Bank of England figure.
• Savings rates 'on the up'

  07.08.2009

  Instant access accounts are now offering up to 3.25%.
• Recession boosts 'financial realism'

  10.08.2009

  Cautious Brits are turning to savings accounts and pensions.
• Scottish Widows launches 5.25% savings account

  11.08.2009

  The fixed-term account matures in 2014.
• Young people resist 'psychological recession'

  11.08.2009

  Under-25s are more positive about the downturn than their parents.
• 3.2m 'keep savings under the mattress'

  13.08.2009

  Banks remain the best place for savings, says report.
• Tackle personal finances 'head on', Britons told

  14.08.2009

  Almost two million people hide 'extravagant' purchases from their partners.
• Lower outgoings 'lift recession gloom'

  14.08.2009

  New research has revealed the "positive impact" of the downturn.
• IFP gears up for Financial Planning Week

  19.08.2009

  The national campaign aims to improve Britons' 'financial fitness'.
• July sees 26% jump in mortgage lending

  20.08.2009

  Gross lending topped £16bn last month.
• Car insurance market competition 'to grow'

  24.08.2009

  APRs charged on direct debits are a new focus for motorists.
• 'Cockney' cash machines unveiled

  24.08.2009

  The machines require customers' 'Huckleberry Finns' (PINs).

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