Money guide

Where are the mainstream alternatives to the short term, high cost credit market?

Researchers claim that starting repayment with the smallest debt gets more people out of a borrowing spiral.

How bad is American Express credit cards' acceptance problem? Should it stop you getting their cards?

What's the result of a new generation of credit cards are offering both rewards and credit rebuilding?

Removing payday lenders from the high street is unlikely to solve the problem of consumer debt.

Don't call us a payday lender, Wonga say. Should we be listening?

Credit unions can offer an alternative to short term high interest - or payday - loans.

How will mainstream banks react when peer-to-peer lending is regulated next year?

Reduce the cost of an expensive overdraft - we show you how.

Hardly anyone moves their main current account. And it means they're missing out.

How will other banks respond after the Co-op reversed their long held policy of offering accounts to undischarged bankrupts?

If your bank charged you for going overdrawn, you may be able to get that money back.

Could you do with more pension cash? One in four UK workers has already lost track of a pension pot, according to Age UK.

We look at how much people should be saving each month, and where that money is going instead.

Brits love premium bonds, but are they being fooled into investing their money in false hope?

The junior ISA market will be opened up to parents with money stuck in child trust fund accounts.