London 18th August 2009 - According to new research from Push*, the new students heading to university this autumn could end up graduating with over £23,000 of debt. With the economic outlook continuing to look gloomy, leading credit information provider, Equifax, believes it... More...

• Suppliers triple spending on voluntary social programmes during 2008-09 • Social tariff uptake reaches one million. Britain’s Big Six energy suppliers spent £157 million on voluntary social programmes in 2008-09, a near three-fold increase compared with... More...

• Plus new freephone number for NS&I’s contact centres: 0500 007 007. NS&I (National Savings and Investments) is increasing the interest rates on its Fixed Interest Savings Certificates, Children’s Bonus Bonds and Direct ISA by up to 1.20%. The revised interest rates came... More...

Householders are making burglars’ lives easier by not taking simple security measures to protect their properties and gardens, according to research from Direct Line Home Insurance. Nearly half (44%) of those surveyed said they did not take simple measures such as locking sheds and... More...