Charges
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Should you be paying for your current account?
Current account banking isn't free, and banks claiming to offer free accounts end up making us pay in other ways. Most of them fleece their most vulnerable customers with penalties and charges, in order to make money. The fair option is to
- LifestyleAOL
From being fat to voting Tory - odd things you can be charged more for
A nail salon in the US has been in the news, after one customer claimed to have seen a sign stating that overweight customers would be charged 50% more. The owner denied putting up a sign, but said he would have to consider his policies towards
3-min read - BusinessAOL
Will you have to pay to use cash machines in future?
The era of free cash machines may soon be over, because the banks cannot agree how the UK's network of ATMs ought to be paid for. The members of the LINK network have been in a series of meetings, debating whether the current system should
3-min read - LifestyleAOL
Residents in for a rubbish surprise after councils hike charges
Councils aren't satisfied with dramatically cutting their waste collection services - leaving you with rotting rubbish for the best part of a month. Now, they have found another way to squeeze cash out of people who need to get rid of
3-min read - BusinessAOL
Are you one of those most at risk from new pension rules?
If you're in the last few years before retirement, then you face new and alarming risks. There are pension scammers lying in wait, the risk you'll end up losing benefits and paying more tax, and even the risk you'll overspend and
4-min read - BusinessAOL
Patients may have to pay for NHS services: health chief
Pat Mills, the Department of Health's commercial director, has warned that unless something drastic is done to improve NHS buying practices and make the organisation more efficient, patients may end up having to pay for NHS services by
2-min read - BusinessAOL
Overdraft charges are more expensive than payday loans
Payday loans have attracted an enormous amount of our ire: it's hardly surprising when providers load the loans with such outlandish interest rate charges. However, while the worst excesses of the payday loan sector have faced a clampdown,
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