Deal of the Week: 10-year savings bond paying 6 per cent
Birmingham Midshires'' 10-year savings bond paying 6 per cent Halifax puts premium on riskier lending
Halifax increased mortgage rates for borrowers with smaller deposits in the latest sign that lenders are distancing themselves from riskier borrowers. McCartney case may affect divorce deals
The divorce case between Heather Mills and Sir Paul McCartney made for lively reading. It also provided a new insight into how the High Court might view short marriages that involve considerable assets. Rock solid for savers
Newly-nationalised Northern Rock could be set to add to already intense competition for savers. Lenders pull out of mortgage deals
Lenders are frantically withdrawing many of their mortgage offers ? sometimes with less than an hour''s warning ? as severe funding constraints mean that they are unable to meet demand for the most competitive deals Deal of the Week: Leeds'' RPI plus 2.5% Isa
Leeds Building Society''s Inflation Buster Isa paying RPI plus 2.5 per cent. Mortgage lenders take tough stance on deposits
Property buyers with little in the way of a deposit are being shut out of the market as more lenders withdraw residential and buy-to-let mortgages with high loan-to-value ratios. How to pocket a building society payout
More than 1m savers and borrowers are set to receive a payout averaging £40-plus from the Britannia Membership Reward scheme It could be a long, cold wait in the wings for a windfall
Windfall seekers hoping the difficult credit environment will provide impetus to long-running building society consolidation may be disappointed Deal of the Week: 10 per cent cash Isas
Cash Isas paying 10 per cent ? subject to taking out a separate product ? from two of the biggest savings providers Investors toss a coin as sterling slides
Investors who believe sterling will weaken further this year are on the hunt for overseas opportunities enabling them to lock into strengthening currencies. Wealth managers say UK-based clients are buying into equities, bonds and property denominated in currencies other than sterling. Guarantees propel Northern Rock to top of tables
Look at the best-buy tables for savings accounts and Northern Rock features prominently. The icing on the cake is that any investment in these accounts is underpinned by a cast-iron government guarantee. Dig a little deeper and stay ahead of the squeeze on interest
Higher rates are available from foreign banks Reference agencies track consumer spending patterns
Credit card providers use a whole host of information about borrowers to decide whether they are an acceptable risk ''Funds reunited'' site tracks forgotten cash
Industry venture to help find owners of £1bn unclaimed savings
