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Ofcom finds phone and broadband providers charged 65,000 customers for services they had not received
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RBS says it incurs a fee each time someone uses a rival ATM, which it is unable to recoup from Basic customers
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Train companies are able to raise rail fares by RPI plus 3%, which means prices for 2012 could rise by 8%
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Company increases gas prices by 15.7% and electricity prices by 7.2%, adding £134 a year to the average bill
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| Lender | Initial rate | Scheme type |
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| ING Direct | 2.49% | Fixed until 30/11/13 | 3.4 | More |
| Nationwide | 2.64% | Fixed for 2 years | 3.9 | More |
| ING Direct | 1.90% | 1.60% discount until 30/11/13 | 3.4 | More |
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| Name | Balance transfer rate | Balance transfer period | Representative APR | Representative example | |
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| Halifax Balance Transfer Credit Card | 0.00% | 22 months | 17.90% | If you spend £1200.00 at a purchase interest rate (variable) of 17.95% your representative APR (variable) will be 17.90% | More |
| Virgin Credit Card | 0.00% | 19 months | 16.80% | If you spend £1200.00 at a purchase interest rate (variable) of 16.80% your representative APR (variable) will be 16.80% | More |
| MBNA Balance Transfer Card | 0.00% | 18 months | 16.70% | If you spend £1200.00 at a purchase interest rate (variable) of 16.70% your representative APR (variable) will be 16.70% | More |
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| Provider | Headline rate | APR | Min loan | Max loan | Representative example | |
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| Nationwide | 6.60% | 6.6% | £7500.00 | £14999.00 | If you borrow £10000.00 over 4 years at a fixed Representative APR of 6.6% you would pay £236.73 a month. Interest payable would be £1363.00 making the total cost of the loan £11363.00 with an annual interest rate of 6.60% | More |
| Platinum | 6.60% | 14.9% | £10000.00 | £15000.00 | If you borrow £10000.00 over 5 years at a variable Typical APR of 14.9% you would pay £195.23 a month. Interest payable would be £1714.00 making the total cost of the loan £11714.00 | More |
| Alliance & Leicester | 6.60% | 6.6% | £7500.00 | £14950.00 | If you borrow £10000.00 over 4 years at a fixed Representative APR of 6.6% you would pay £236.73 a month. Interest payable would be £1363.00 making the total cost of the loan £11363.00 with an annual interest rate of 6.60% | More |
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| Provider | Account | Interest | Min balance | Overdraft rate | Overdraft buffer | |
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| HALIFAX | Reward Current Account | 0% | £1000 | 0.00% | n/a | More |
| HALIFAX | Ultimate Reward Current Account | 0% | £0.01 | 0.00% | n/a | More |
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| Provider | Account | AER | Notice period | Minimum investment | |
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| WEST BROMWICH BS | WeBSave Easy Access 2 | 3.06% | Instant | £1000 | More |
| NATIONWIDE BS | MySave Online Plus | 3.05% | See Details | £1000 | More |
| ING DIRECT | Savings Account | 3.10% | Instant | £1 | More |
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