Will you be sold off with your bank?

We explain how the Lloyds and RBS sell-offs will affect customers

MP: 'Give Ofgem power to scare energy industry’

Simon Hughes, the Liberal Democrat energy spokesman, claims that regulation has been too feeble

Halifax muddle sets off blame game

Troubleshooter helps a reader struggling with a shared ownership mortgage

Bankruptcies soar to highest since Sixties

Rise in insolvencies in England and Wales is fuelled by increase in debt relief orders, streamlined bankruptcy for poorest

Q&A: What the bank break up means for you

Millions of RBS and Lloyds banking and insurance customers will have a new provider within four years

Diana Wright: A Question of Money

JH writes: My wife has been fighting cancer since 2007 but my insurer is refusing to pay for possible life-saving medication

What the latest bank merger means for you

Savers may lose protection in Barclays tie-up with Standard Life - we explain what the merger means for customers

Fame & Fortune: George Hammer

Urban Retreat’s founder is bright-eyed over his plans for a ground-breaking wellness centre

Avoid the top 10 hidden traps on credit cards

Help is at hand for readers who feel they have been unfairly treated

Are new rules for banks good news for customers?

The City watchdog's overhaul promises to benefit consumers — but the devil is the detail

There’s a price for tighter controls

Free banking is something that we Brits cherish. But perhaps it is time that we got over it

Student learns about banks the hard way

My son is a student and had two accounts with Lloyds TSB, one a day-to-day account, the other to pay accommodation bills

Crackdown on credit card ruse

Scrapping unreasonable conditions on credit cards is a step that bankers need to take to restore trust in the system

Huge jump in borrowers requiring car loans

Car scrappage scheme hailed a success, but concerns that it has encouraged consumers to take on more debt

New restrictions on credit card companies

'Sharp practices' including raising people’s limits without being asked and raising rates on existing debt, to be stopped

Seaside towns’ rising tide of insolvencies

The average rate of personal insolvencies in coastal towns has risen faster than elsewhere, with the highest rate in Hull

A Question of Money

Each week our expert sorts out readers' financial problems