Digital-focused Atom Bank has finally been given the green light by regulators and plans to launch a number of products later in the year.

Mum had been a customer at Lloyds Bank for 25 years. Her local branch knew her well, but dealing with her finances was still much harder than it needed to be, writes Victoria Bischoff.

The unusual chance to earn more in a High Street account than an Isa comes because from next April savers will be able to earn £1,000 interest a year tax-free.

Another week, yet more computer meltdowns. Hardworking vet and mum Sharon Alston felt she was unfairly treated as spoilt individual when her Ascot trip was threatened by the bank chaos.

Passwords are one of the curses of the 21st Century - but if you are struggling to remember a growing list of secret codes a 'password manager' may help.

We pick our five favourite cash Isas for savers. This is essential Isa reading and is kept up-to-date throughout the year

If a husband had £20,000 in an Isa when he died, his widow could open a £20,000 inheritance Isa in her own name. But Molly Ball was told her only option was to cash in her husband's tax-free plans.

Savers are baffled by a new tax rule that came into effect in April. This lets you earn up to £5,000 in savings interest without paying any tax.

A new best buy easy-access savings account has driven to the top of the independent This is Money tables and it comes from French car manufacturer Renault.

Money saved into a cash savings account for the past 25 years would have earned 69% interest - but you would have needed growth of 122% to match rises in the cost of living.

Britain's biggest building society suffered an embarrassing IT meltdown this morning which left millions of its customers unable to access internet or mobile banking.

Sensible Savings from Access Bank UK are currently offering 2.38 per cent rate for a two-year bond - but is it a safe place for me to put my money?

I had a phone call from a man claiming to be from a police fraud team. He told me that ­someone in London had taken £1,400 from my savings account.

We explain the rules on savings compensation, updated as they change, and how to keep your money safe by not putting too much savings with one bank

The way you spread out your savings with banks is crucial in terms of protection and compensation. We show you how to get protected.

This week, the Independent Commission on Banking told how consumers get poor value from their bank. Yet we move our current account just once every 26 years. We tell you how to get a better deal.