HSBC is writing to more than 12,000 customers as part of its campaign to reunite them with millions of pounds in forgotten current and savings accounts.
The 12,000 customers have accounts that have not been used for more than 15 years. HSBC will also be actively trying to trace a further 5,000 customers with similar accounts […]

A whopping 24 million British motorists admit to having dangerous driving habits, according to comparison site Confused.
The youngest drivers seem to be the most blasé about their driving faults, with 6% claiming to have no driving faults at all, compared with 34% of their more vigilant 55+ year-old driving counterparts.
Despite this whiter-than-white claim, 17-24 year […]

The Cheque and Credit Clearing Company (C&CCC) has revealed that, despite falling popularity, there are still around five million cheques processed on the average clearing day.
The research showed the most common value of a cheque value was £50 , but 48.4% of all cheques processed were for over £100 in value. There were 57 cheques […]

Uninsured drivers cost British motorists £500m a year, but the average fine imposed for this offence is a mere £185, according to Direct Line.  
The insurer has called for an urgent review of penalties for uninsured drivers as average fines have fallen from £224 to £185 over the last decade. However, uninsured drivers add around […]

Almost 29 million people feel more stressed, less fit and healthy and more prone to illness now than they did three years ago, a recent report has revealed.  
Britain Under Pressure, a report launched today by insurer Friends Provident and UK charity the Blood Pressure Association, showed credit crunch concerns have caused 37% of people […]

While 93% of people admit to worrying about their financial future, three quarters are not making appropriate plans for the future, a new study has shown.  
Nearly half of people haven’t drawn up a financial plan, the same number stick to a clear budget only occasionally and 28% have no budget whatsoever, according to a […]

Motorists are resorting to increasingly desperate measures to save fuel, according to Saga Motor Insurance.
With petrol and diesel prices rising 20% in the past 12 months and the credit crunch forcing a tightening of belts, over 90% of drivers are taking steps to reduce the cost of motoring.
However the study shows that, in their desperation, […]

Research from LV= has revealed parents spend £233bn on supporting their adult children and are foregoing their own financial freedom to support their children.
The study, which was carried out amongst adults aged 40 years and over who have children 18 years and over, found that nine out of 10 parents continue to contribute financially towards […]