Free financial advice launchedA free national financial advice service is being launched by the government.
PFA confirm Southend players paidThe Professional Footballers Association confirms Southend United's players have been paid.
US bank sued for seizing parrotBank of America has apologised to a woman in Pennsylvania after one of its contractors entered her house and confiscated her parrot.
Warning on packaged bank accountsBank accounts which charge fees for extra benefits may be being mis-sold, the Financial Services Authority has warned.
Man charged over money launderingA 42-year-old man is arrested and charged following a crackdown on money laundering and fraud in Edinburgh and East Lothian.
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Smaller losses at Northern RockNorthern Rock says that it made "good progress" in 2009, after reporting a sharp fall in its annual losses.
Hailing the arrival of alien predatorsEurope is set to release its first non-native "biological control" species to curb the spread of Japanese knotweed.
House price rises 'to ease off'Further rises in house prices may be held back by more properties coming onto the market, surveyors have said.
Worker jailed for defrauding firmA woman is jailed after admitting fraud offences totalling £450,000, including siphoning off more than £60,000 from her employer.
Bovis turns profit on thin salesHomebuilder Bovis returned to profit in 2009, but sales were far below pre-recession levels, the company says.
Mortgages 'more easily available'The number of mortgage deals on offer to borrowers rose by 6% in the past month, according to Moneyfacts.
Fixed-rate energy deals 'unfair'Millions of energy customers lose out on price cuts as they are locked into "unfair" fixed tariffs, a consumer website says.
Metro Bank gets official go-aheadA proposed new High Street bank, Metro Bank, has been given a banking licence by the Financial Services Authority.
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UK house prices 'dropped by 1.5%'UK house prices recorded their first monthly fall since June, with a 1.5% drop in February, according to the Halifax.
Foster care professional pay callThe BBC's Chris Buckler meets one foster family in Cheshire following claims more than three-quarters of foster carers in the UK earn less than the equivalent of the minimum wage.
Motivating young votersYoung voters are the most disengaged and mistrusting people of politicians in the UK, according to a new report. What would make them change their mind?
Home ownership 'set to decline'The proportion of people who own their own homes is likely to keep on falling, the Council of Mortgage Lenders says.
Are credit rating agencies worth the fees they command?Investors are fretting over the credit rating of countries like Greece and the UK - but can the ratings agencies really judge credit risk?