Financial Conduct Authority
The pros and cons of ‘buy now, pay later’ schemes

The pros and cons of ‘buy now, pay later’ schemes
Payment schemes are booming in popularity but some warn of potential financial risks
13 Apr 2022
Should the mortgage holiday scheme have been extended?

Should the mortgage holiday scheme have been extended?
Banks warn that some homeowners may struggle to repay additional debt
28 May 2020
Gina Miller asks chancellor to review Andrew Bailey 

Gina Miller asks chancellor to review Andrew Bailey
Anti-Brexit campaigner lays blame for series of scandals at the door of Financial Conduct Authority
26 Feb 2020
Jes Staley: how Barclays boss is involved in Epstein scandal

Jes Staley: how Barclays boss is involved in Epstein scandal
Chief executive says he now ‘deeply regrets’ friendship with paedophile financier
13 Feb 2020
UK watchdogs ‘must do more to protect consumers’

UK watchdogs ‘must do more to protect consumers’
National Audit Office says major regulators must prove they are responding to rising prices and growing numbers of complaints
21 Mar 2019
Wonga still causing ‘damage from beyond the grave’

Wonga still causing ‘damage from beyond the grave’
MPs claim thousands of customers ‘cast aside’ by collapsed payday lender
28 Feb 2019
‘Bad boy of Brexit’ Arron Banks ‘would now vote Remain’

‘Bad boy of Brexit’ Arron Banks ‘would now vote Remain’
Amid claims he misled MPs, the Leave.EU donor suggests it would have been better to ‘not unleash these demons’ created by Brexit
5 Nov 2018

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What is Britain’s worst bank?

What is Britain’s worst bank?
Royal Bank of Scotland comes joint-bottom in the new personal banking league table, and last for business banking
16 Aug 2018
TSB crisis enters fourth day

TSB crisis enters fourth day
Bank boss ‘sorry’ for IT chaos that has left customers unable to access accounts or make payments
25 Apr 2018
Banks ordered to help people pay off credit card loans

Banks ordered to help people pay off credit card loans
New rules from Financial Conduct Authority tackle growing personal debt crisis
28 Feb 2018
PPI: What is it and how can I claim?

PPI: What is it and how can I claim?
Clock is ticking for those people yet to claim compensation from mis-selling scandal
5 Sep 2017
Savers 'are losing £19bn in hidden fees'

Savers 'are losing £19bn in hidden fees'
Obscure charges make comparison shopping all but impossible when it comes to pensions and other investments
26 Nov 2014
BARCLAYS: hit by fines for risking clients' money

BARCLAYS: hit by fines for risking clients' money
FCA dishes out biggest fine ever after Barclays failed to keep clients' assets separate from its own
23 Sep 2014
RBS fined £14.5 million for poor mortgage advice

RBS fined £14.5 million for poor mortgage advice
The latest in a long line of 'unacceptable' failings could have cost borrowers their homes, says regulator
27 Aug 2014