Amidst The Co-operative Bank’s financial problems and the scandals and political mudslinging of recent weeks, it’s easy to forget how much of a pioneer the bank...
MPs and other parliamentary staff now have the option to pay into a credit union directly from their wages, thanks to a new service launched on...
The Fairbanking Ratings report indicates that banks are beginning to take action on improving their products and helping their customers. The report reviews core-banking products such...
Marketing guru Seth Godin sent out two posts last week about bullying (first; second). “He’s a bully, but he’s our bully” was the gist of the first...
BankToTheFuture.com is a new initiative that lets people invest as little as £10 in private companies, and have more say over what happens to their savings and...
By injecting new money into the economy, the government could create a more sustainable recovery, according to a campaign body calling for reform of the financial...
The Co-operative Bank is to exit existing banking relationships with local authority customers in an effort to focus its attention on individuals and small and medium...
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is reportedly holding informal talks with 21 firms that want to apply to launch new banks. Speaking at a banking conference...
We are dramatically altering the planet and environment on which society’s prosperity depends – yet talk to the ‘man at the pub’, and he’s apathetic, inert...
We will “[continue] to have regard for the highest standards of ethical principles”, the Co-operative Bank stated in an advert on Monday. This is despite being...
Throughout October, the social bank Charity Bank held several events as part of its Different Journeys programme. Eighty of its savers visited 16 of its borrowers,...
As the first French woman who managed a trade union, as the chairwoman and founder of the CSR Rating Agency Vigeo, Nicole Notat has played a...
Lloyds Bank has announced that it has set aside a further £750m for anticipated claims for mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI) by consumers. The part state-owned...
Once seen as the leading ethical banking option, the Co-operative Bank has endured a tough 12 months after financing problems led to it unveiling a £1.5...
High street lender Metro Bank has said it has seen a 100% increase in customers switching from other current account providers, thanks chiefly to the new...