What Could Prime Minister Andy Burnham Mean for Markets and Your Pension?
- 1 week 1 day ago
- Personal Finance
As Prime Minister Andy Burnham tours Britain in “listening mode”, shaping a 10-year plan to “bring back hope”, PensionBee looks at nearly 30 years of stock market history to ask whether who occupies No 10 really matters to your retirement savings.
EarnIn’s Live Pay Saves Users Nearly $200 Annually on Overdraft Fees, New Data Finds
- 1 week 4 days ago
- Personal Finance
EarnIn, the leading earnings management company, today announced new data showing that customers using its Live Pay product reduced overdraft and non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees by nearly $200 per year — with some of the highest-fee customers saving roughly $1,000 a month.
Snoop Launches Personalised Savings Tool Showing How Small Habits Today Could Be Worth Thousands Tomorrow
- 2 weeks 1 day ago
- Personal Finance
Snoop has launched Future You, a personalised feature that shows customers what their existing saving habits could add up to over time and how small changes today could make a meaningful difference to their future finances. The launch comes as around 14 million people in the UK have less than £100 in savings to fall back on in an emergency, highlighting the importance of helping people build and maintain saving habits.
Department for Business and Trade Records Over £28.2 Million in Late Payments
- 2 weeks 2 days ago
- Personal Finance
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT), which supports UK economic growth by promoting trade, investment and business innovation, recorded £28.2 million in late payments over the past three years. The news comes amid major changes to the machinery of government, including departmental restructures and a renewed focus on economic growth at the centre of the government strategy.
US Families Still Value College in 2026
- 2 weeks 4 days ago
- Personal Finance
Nine in 10 families (91%) view higher education as a valuable investment and 84% are confident they made the right financial decisions to pay for it, according to “How America Pays for College 2026,” the annual national study by Sallie and Ipsos.
Middle-Income Americans Value In-Person Support for Major Financial Decisions, Santander US Survey Finds
- 2 weeks 6 days ago
- Personal Finance
Santander Holdings USA, Inc. today released findings from its Santander US Paths to Financial Prosperity Q2 2026 survey of middle-income Americans that shows households continue to value in-person support for life’s biggest financial decisions. This includes receiving in-branch support from bank staff on complex issues and help from customer-facing teams in auto dealerships when purchasing a car.
Adult Admin Is Catching School-Leavers Out, as Everyday Money Mistakes Prompt Demand for Better-Fit Bank Accounts
- 2 weeks 6 days ago
- Personal Finance
Research from Pay.UK, owner and operator of the Current Account Switch Service, suggests that school-leavers may say they feel confident about money, but many are losing cash through poor everyday money admin habits.
Keeping a Clean Sheet for Finances: Four Top Tips From Equifax UK for Tackling Matchday Spending
- 2 weeks 6 days ago
- Personal Finance
With the dust settling on an exciting summer of international football, August marks the start of the next football season across the UK, leaving little break for fans who want to go and experience the fun in person.
A-Level Results: Five Financial Lessons for the Class of 2026
- 3 weeks 1 day ago
- Personal Finance
Thousands of young people across England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive their A-level results on Thursday, facing a bigger choice than simply which university to attend. Rising costs, tougher graduate job prospects, competition for apprenticeships and AI are reshaping the routes into working life.
New Research Shows That Britain Has a Hidden Informal Lending Economy
- 1 month 2 days ago
- Personal Finance
More than half of UK adults (54%) have lent or borrowed money from friends or family in the past year, new research from Pebblio reveals, exposing the scale of Britain’s hidden informal lending economy. The research found that 39.4% have experienced a repayment misunderstanding, while 27.9% of recent loans were used simply to bridge a cashflow gap before payday.
Almost 75% of Savers Are Unaware Their Pension Pots Could Be Subject to Inheritance Tax from April 2027
- 1 month 6 days ago
- Personal Finance
A new snap survey from the leading workplace pension provider Penfold has found that 74% of savers are unaware that their pension pots will become subject to inheritance tax in 2027. The new findings suggest that some savers may not yet have reviewed their retirement or estate planning following the new inheritance tax reforms, despite the incoming deadline.
Centre for Inclusive Money at Nest and Monzo Team Up to Address the UK’s Self-Employed Retirement Savings Gap
- 1 month 1 week ago
- Personal Finance
The Centre for Inclusive Money at Nest - previously Nest Insight - has partnered with Monzo, one of the UK’s leading digital banks with more than 15 million customers, to tackle low levels of retirement savings seen amongst self-employed people. The organisations will work together to explore the ways that banks can support self-employed people to save for later life, bringing together seven years of Inclusive Money research and Monzo’s... more
Allianz Life Study Finds Americans Struggle to Shift From Retirement Saving to Spending
- 1 month 1 week ago
- Personal Finance
After decades of saving, many Americans struggle with the idea of actually spending their retirement savings, according to the 2026 Annual Retirement Study* from the Allianz Center for the Future of Retirement, part of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz Life).
Two-Thirds of Brits Feel Pressured to Spend on Summer Socialising as the Cost of Living Bites
- 1 month 1 week ago
- Personal Finance
New research from the Current Account Switch Service has found that summer socialising is putting pressure on household finances, with almost two-thirds (62%) of UK adults saying they have felt pressured to spend to take part in social plans with friends.
Red Rocks Credit Union Summer Squeeze Survey: Rising Costs Are Changing How Coloradans Navigate Wedding Season
- 1 month 2 weeks ago
- Personal Finance
Wedding costs have always extended beyond the couple. But with everyday expenses taking up more of the household budget, new research from Red Rocks Credit Union shows that the cost of participating in wedding season, from travel and attire to gifts and related events, is becoming harder for many Coloradans to absorb. Many are reconsidering, scaling back or financing the cost of showing up.
