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14 August 2010 - could the government's plan to take funds from dormant bank accounts to fund charities affect you?
30 July 2010 - a number of proposals to reform the benefits system have been published. Read the proposals and have your say before 1 October 2010.
28 July 2010 - roughly 3 per cent, or £41 million worth, of £1 coins in circulation are believed to be counterfeit. Find out how to spot the fakes.
22 July 2010 - Equitable Life policyholders will receive compensation from the government because of a failure to regulate the insurer properly.
13 July 2010 - you can now access your statutory credit report online for a fee of just £2 from all three major UK credit reference agencies - Experian, Equifax, and Callcredit.
29 June 2010 - the length of time it takes to transfer between cash ISA providers will be significantly reduced from 23 to 15 working days from 31 December 2010.
22 June 2010 - Chancellor George Osborne has delivered the June 2010 Budget. Find details of what was announced in the June 2010 Budget, and information on Budgets from previous years.
1 June 2010 - £20 notes that show a portrait of Sir Edward Elgar will no longer be legal tender from 30 June 2010. After this date you will no longer be able to use these notes.
20 May 2010 - the government has suspended the use of Home Information Packs with immediate effect from 21 May 2010. Homes sold on or after tomorrow will no longer need a HIP pack.
19 May 2010 - the Financial Services Authority is writing to thousands of people to warn that their names are listed as possible targets for share fraudsters. Read on for safety measures you can follow.
31 March 2010 - responding to the public consultation on Post Office banking, the government said the Post Office would offer a range of new banking services through its 11,500 branches.
24 March 2010 - Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling has delivered his Budget speech. Read on to find out how it affects you.