Banking

Money experts share their views and advice

Analysts offer wealth of explanations for disconnect between Wall Street and the high street

Lenders are stalling on refunds as tourists are owed £7bn for cancelled trips

Economists fears challenges posed by coronavirus pandemic may push Europe into Japan-like crash

Wall Street suffers worst day since 1987 despite efforts to steady financial markets

How the Bank of England’s response to coronavirus outbreak may affect your finances

Central bank faces new scrutiny over audio feed leaks

Anti-Brexit campaigner lays blame for series of scandals at the door of Financial Conduct Authority

Chief executive says he now ‘deeply regrets’ friendship with paedophile financier

High-frequency trading can give funds the edge over rivals

Biggest monthly rise for 16 months but annual growth remains below 1%

Major banks set aside billions in extra provisions to deal with surge in last-minute claims

Action follows European Commission ruling that lenders had broken EU competition law

Colourfully-nicknamed robber has hit four East Coast banks

Analysts say lender struggled to adjust to aftermath of financial crash

London-based digital bank smashes past £2bn following fresh funding from US

MPs fear large sections of society could face ‘financial exclusion’

‘False rumours’ on Whatsapp prompted long queues in some branches amid fears over deposit boxes

Leaked internal report shows German lender expects significant brand damage

Biometric payment system will allow customers to spend more than £30 using contactless cards

MPs and regulators warn closure of free-to-use cash machines in rural areas leave customers isolated

German police swoop on Frankfurt offices following money laundering claims

Government crackdown to make it harder to spend illegal cash

Anti-fraud measure aims to cut down on authorised push payment scams

All five of the UK’s largest banks have been sanctioned for money laundering offences within the last decade

‘Cruel scam’ used to steal £145m from UK bank customers in first half of 2018

The Week looks at the lasting economic, political and social consequences of the 2008 crisis

Former PM Gordon Brown warns that problems surrounding the 2008 crash remain unresolved

Staff to hold cocktail and canapé get-together a decade after bank collapse sparked economic crisis

Ten years on from the financial crisis, survey finds trust for banking system in short supply

Royal Bank of Scotland comes joint-bottom in the new personal banking league table, and last for business banking

British banks have been warned their ATMs could be mass-hacked by cyber criminals ‘in the coming days’

Mortgage holders facing payment hikes as Bank’s rate hits 0.75% - the highest in almost a decade

US regulators impose $4.9bn penalty and pave way for Government to sell its 70% stake