Blog posts on Savings

Trust has increased in banks over the last decade - which banks are most trusted and why?

Recent rises in interest rates have improved rates on instant access savings accounts, but they still lag behind the Bank of England base rate.

Measuring quality in banking is no mean feat, but our new report aims to do just that.

New FCA rules mean that savings providers must outline their products in a ‘summary box’. Is it helping customers?

Do you know what will happen to your money when your fixed rate savings account matures? You might be surprised by the truth.

The FCA has started publishing tables of banks' worst savings accounts. But is it likely to make any difference?

Building societies sit at the top of Fairer Finance's new savings and mortgage tables. But a few banks make it into the top end of our new rankings as well.

Metrobank and Zopa have joined forces in their battle to challenge their bigger rivals. But can their combined might crack this sticky market?

The Financial Ombudsman's latest set of case studies reveals that banks are still failing to be clear with their customers when they cut interest rates.

Legal & General's decision to close its with-profits fund to new business is the beginning of the end for this expensive, opaque investment.

The conclusion of the FCA's market study into savings includes an interesting proposal to break down the barriers that have stopped so-called "account aggregators" from being successful. It's a move that could radically change how we interact with banks and insurers.

Yorkshire Building Society has been fined 4.1m for treating struggling mortgage customers unfairly. It's the company's second fine in six months. Why is a business that is owned by its customers doing so badly by them?