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Initiative helping people to access banking services is expanded to more banks

Banks will work with Shelter and UK Finance to help improve access to banking services for people who are financially excluded.

Evening Standard

FCA aims to help more people such as first-time buyers to access mortgages

The regulator said it believes that some creditworthy people may be currently underserved by the market.

The Independent UK

Reforms aim to help make consumer credit rules ‘fit for digital age’

The Consumer Credit Act was written for a different era, Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City minister Rachel Blake said.

Evening Standard

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Home repossessions edge up but number of mortgages in arrears falls – UK Finance

The number of repossessions remains significantly below long-term averages, UK Finance said.

Evening Standard

UK homebuyers face worst mortgage affordability since 2008, data shows

‘Least affordable’ areas mainly in London commuter belt, UK Finance finds, with data not taking Iran war into account

The Guardian - UK

UK mortgage affordability reaches worst rate since 2008 as ‘challenging’ outlook for homebuyers laid bare

Homebuyers across the UK typically spent just over a fifth of their gross income on their mortgage payments last year, UK Finance said

The Independent UK

‘Challenging times’ for homebuyers – mortgage affordability tightest since 2008

Homebuyers across the UK typically spent just over a fifth of their gross income on their mortgage payments last year, UK Finance said.

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What experts say the 1.8m people who need a new mortgage deal this year should do now

Tracker deals are attracting more attention once more

The Independent UK

UK banks keep £100 limit for contactless card payments despite FCA scrapping it

Banking lobby group says lenders are holding off changes as there is no widespread consumer demand for now

The Guardian - UK

Banks have new flexibilities to set higher contactless card limits in future

Britain’s major banks have said that they will keep the £100 card limit for now.

Evening Standard

Major £100 contactless card limit rule is set to change — what you need to know

The contactless limit has been changed several times previously

The Independent UK

Contactless card limit rule changes come into force from Thursday

Firms will have new flexibilities to set contactless card limits higher than £100 if they wish to in future under FCA rule changes.

Evening Standard

‘My mother was tricked by a fraudster pretending to be David Attenborough and gave them half of her life savings’

A woman lost tens of thousands of pounds – and nearly her relationship with her son – after being tricked into an online relationship with a fraudster posing as the veteran broadcaster. Liam James sheds light on an international criminal enterprise and led The Independent to uncover Facebook’s failure to…

The Independent UK

Educating people about life-like AI can help prevent ‘devastating’ scams – study

Victims of deep-fake scam calls lose an average of £595 per incident, with some cases exceeding £13,000, according to UK Finance.

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The Independent UK

Value of new later life mortgage loans jumped by a fifth in last quarter of 2025

Life for over-55s is increasingly ‘coming with a mortgage attached’, a finance expert said.

The Independent UK

Twenty years of the Chip and Pin: How the way we pay has evolved

There has been a 95 per cent reduction in losses to counterfeit card fraud over the past 20 years thanks to the chip & pin

Evening Standard

‘Remarkable’ changes to the way we pay in 20 years of using chip and pin

There are more than 25 million additional cards now in circulation compared with two decades ago, UK Finance said.

Evening Standard

Near 40% annual jump in homeowner mortgaged properties being repossessed

The annual total for 2025 is significantly lower than the 44,100 homeowner repossessions in 2009.

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1.8 Million UK Mortgages Expiring in 2026: Why Homeowners Who Locked in Pandemic Rates Could Pay £5,000+ More This Year

With 1.8 million UK fixed-rate mortgages expiring in 2026, pandemic-era borrowers face payment shock while those on SVRs could save £5,000+ by switching. Here's what it means for your finances.

The Guardian - UK

Digital wallet fraud: how your bank card can be stolen without it leaving your wallet

Fraudsters use phishing to steal card details, which fund a spending spree using Apple Pay or Google Pay

The Independent UK

Experts issue verdict on potential winners and losers in 2026 housing market

First-time buyers will remain a "driving force" on the property ladder, experts say

Evening Standard

‘Bottom-up’ recovery predicted for housing market in 2026 as activity returns

The market will ‘look and feel very different’ depending on where people live and the type of home they are looking to sell or buy, an expert said.

The Guardian - UK

What the UK interest rate cut means for you, from mortgage deals to savings rates

Fourth cut this year is good news for homebuyers and those due to remortgage, but returns on easy-access savings accounts could drop

Evening Standard

‘Early Christmas present’ for some homeowners as Bank of England cuts base rate

Property professionals are now expecting the new year to start with a ‘bang’ as mortgage lenders look to attract borrowers and home movers.

The Independent UK

Early Christmas present for homeowners as Bank of England cuts base rate

Prime minister Keir Starmer has hailed the rate cut with around 533,000 homeowner tracker mortgages outstanding in June 2025

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