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Consumers have been warned to ensure their finances are in order as a host of banks and building societies prepare to change rates on mortgages and savings accounts.
For those who are homeowners, savers or both, those changes are not in a positive direction. Several mortgage providers are shifting rates upwards, while headline rates on savings accounts are falling - with one notable exception.