The weekly roundup of the headlines affecting your personal finances. Click on a headline to read the full story.
30th July
Lending to British business falls
New FSA pay rules to cover 2,500 firms
29th July
Bank of England indicates that interest rates could remain low for the foreseeable future
UK house prices fall in July for only second time this year
Government to scrap fixed retirement age
28th July
House prices 'now at 2006 levels'
British Gas warn that utility bills could be on the way up
Which banks tell you when savings rates are cut?
Banks are cutting savings rates without telling customers
27th July
Holiday travel insurance complaints rise
Rise in number of fake £1 coins
Interest rate expected to stay on hold until 2013 says expert
26th July
ID fraud up 22pc due to recession
Thousands of pensioners 'were mis-sold annuities'
Confidence falls in higher house prices
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