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Dina Devalia Savers who invested money into the now defunct North East Scotland Credit Union have been assured they will have their savings returned after the organisation went under.

Nicky Morgan MPs have this week renewed their criticism of Royal Bank of Scotland after it emerged that nearly all of the senior staff currently employed in the bank's turnaround unit for small businesses today also worked in the now disgraced Global Restructuring Group, which was condemned by the F

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has this week published its final policy statement on new rules for the credit card market.

Frank Field MPs have slammed the former finance director of collapsed construction giant Carillion for “dumping” his shares in the troubled company at the “first possible moment”.

Ross McEwan Royal Bank of Scotland has today announced its first annual profit since it was bailed out by the UK taxpayer at a cost of £45 billion ten years ago.

HM Revenue & Customs has this week published new guidance on how Scotland’s new income tax bands will affect pension schemes and their members.

Nearly one in four primary school children (23 per cent) have used their parents’ card to make purchases and one in five (18 per cent) know their parents’ credit or debit card PINs, new research from Prudential has revealed.

Police Scotland has warned the public to be vigilant after a telephone banking scam currently in operation in the Tayside area has seen almost £750,000 taken from its victims.

Retired UK homeowners have gained an average of more than £7,900 each in property wealth over the past year, with the average Scottish pensioner who has paid off their mortgage seeing their net worth grow month-on-month by £250.

Julie McMahon Power of attorney registrations in Scotland have risen by nearly 40 per cent in four years.

Tony Norris An Innovative new Finance (IF) ISA which allows investors to capitalise on British heritage projects has been launched this week.

The Treasury has held secret talks with‎ US officials designed to strike a multi-billion deal on the pending fine hanging over Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in relation to its role in the mortgage scandal that resulted in the last financial crisis.

John-Paul Sheridan UK law firm TLT has appointed disputes partner and financial services specialist John Paul Sheridan as its new head of Scotland.

Ross McEwan Top bosses at Royal Bank of Scotland have been accused of deliberately misleading MPs probing the bank’s conduct towards its business customers.

Lloyds Banking Group has introduced a ban on buying Bitcoin with credit cards, affecting customers of Bank of Scotland, Lloyds Bank, Halifax and MBNA. The move has reportedly been sparked by fears that the continued fall in the price of Bitcoin could leave customers in serious and unsustainable debt