Here are my thoughts on the impressive new Nationwide FlexPlus packaged current account which is launched on Monday 11th March. Even though there is still a lot of negative comment around the value of packaged accounts and the way they have been sold, this latest deal from Nationwid

The Nationwide Building Society FlexDirect Account has been given a major overhaul from 1st March 2013 with improved terms for credit interest and overdraft charges. Customers opening the account will now benefit from 12 months free for authorised overdrafts. On top of this the daily

Andrew Hagger of Moneycomms.co.uk looks at the potential cost of not being prepared in case an unexpected expense arises. Continuing economic pressures and stubborn inflation means increasing numbers of people are struggling to balance the family budget and have little or no emergency

Today Nationwide Building Society launched a new ‘Flex Direct’ current account, the first new bank account from the UK’s biggest mutual in over a quarter of a century. Flex Direct differs from the much loved FlexAccount in a number of ways: You can open the account

Andrew Hagger of Moneycomms.co.uk takes a look at the latest moves in the credit card market following new deals launched by Barclaycard and MBNA in the last week. Barclaycard remains firmly in number one position in the balance transfer best buys with its latest 24 month offering at

This week The Co-operative Bank announced that it will no longer allow undischarged bankrupts to open a basic bank account. Until last Monday (17/09) The Co-operative Bank along with Barclays was one of only two banks that gave bankrupts access to basic banking facilities. However wit

It’s become common practice for banks to offer financial incentives as they desperately try to encourage customers to join them and kick their current provider in to touch. Up to now, switching initiatives have fallen into a number of categories. These include upfront cash hand outs