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Huge mortgage fee payback due - Mortgage lenders are set hand back millions of pounds former customers hit by 'unfair' exit fees, after deadline for justifying charges passed RBS profits swell 14% £9.4bn - NatWest owner Royal Bank of Scotland announced mighty 25% increase its dividend back of 14% rise pre-tax profits record £9.41bn



Huge mortgage fee payback due  [03/01/2007 01:17 PM]
Mortgage lenders are set to hand back millions of pounds to former customers hit by 'unfair' exit fees, after the deadline for justifying charges passed
RBS profits swell 14% to £9.4bn  [03/01/2007 01:17 PM]
NatWest owner Royal Bank of Scotland announced a mighty 25% increase in its dividend on the back of a 14% rise in pre-tax profits to a record £9.41bn
Market report: Thursday latest  [03/01/2007 01:17 PM]
12.15:There was widespread relief in the City today as the FTSE 100 index opened higher after two days of heavy losses that wiped more than £60bn off blue-chip shares
March's Premium Bond winners  [03/01/2007 01:17 PM]
The West Midlands can boast two new millionaires after two women from the area scooped the jackpot in March's Premium Bond draw
BT bill charge is 'financial blackmail'  [03/01/2007 01:17 PM]
A group of MPs have accused BT of 'financial blackmail' for charging customers who choose not to pay their bills by direct debit
Road-pricing could hit the wealthy  [03/01/2007 01:17 PM]
Wealthy motorists could be clobbered by road pricing, Tony Blair admitted today, as he suggested that the controversial scheme could be based on income
M&S considers £10bn Sainsbury bid  [03/01/2007 01:17 PM]
Marks & Spencer chief executive Stuart Rose admitted he is considering a bid for Sainsbury, although the company later ruled out making an offer for the time being
ITV's X Factor phone-in overcharge  [03/01/2007 01:17 PM]
Viewers who voted on The X Factor were overcharged by £200,000, ITV has admitted - Those voting with the red button were overcharged by 15p
Banks forced to pay up  [03/01/2007 01:17 PM]
Banks which close the accounts of complaining customers are being ordered to pay compensation of at least £200 a time
Share price falls stemmed  [03/01/2007 01:17 PM]
Investors today found themselves exposed to another fall in share prices that wiped a further £25bn from the value of top stocks as they neared the close
Sky-Virgin split leaves cable screens blank  [03/01/2007 01:17 PM]
Hundreds of thousands of cable TV customers woke up to find some of their favourite channels blank today after the deadline passed in a row between Sky and Virgin Media
SSE reveals its energy price cuts  [03/01/2007 01:17 PM]
Scottish & Southern Energy joined the energy bills price war today, leapfrogging the other big suppliers back into top place as the cheapest
Outrage as water bills soar again  [03/01/2007 01:17 PM]
Thames Water is increasing bills by twice the rate of inflation as the company fails to tackle water lost through its leaky pipes
MEPs visit Spanish homes fight  [03/01/2007 01:17 PM]
A last ditch attempt to save the Spanish homes of hundreds of expats will see a delegation of European MEPS visit affected areas
Airbus announces 1,600 UK job cuts  [03/01/2007 01:17 PM]
Airbus is to cut around 1,600 jobs in the UK over the next four years under restructuring plans, it was announced today
Shoppers urged to recycle plastic bags  [03/01/2007 01:17 PM]
Shoppers are encouraged to recycle and cut down on carrier bags in a Government initiative unveiled today
House price growth back in double figures  [03/01/2007 01:17 PM]
The average UK house price jumped by 0.7% in February, helping to nudge the annual growth rate back into double figures
Investors quitting equities  [03/01/2007 01:17 PM]
Private investors pulled a net £2.1bn out of the stock market in December and January as nervousness about the market grew
Half claim back more than £1,000 in fees  [03/01/2007 01:17 PM]
One in two attempts to reclaim bank charges are for more than £1,000, exclusive research from This is Money reveals
This week's small cap share tips  [03/01/2007 01:17 PM]
Our small caps experts reveal the Aim stocks that are set to fly or dive. This week: Imprint is rated as a 'strong buy' but is time to get out of Goals?
Government still ducking pensions issue  [03/01/2007 01:17 PM]
After last week's High Court victory, the 125,000 who lost their pensions when their occupational schemes collapsed should be celebrating, but again the Government is trying to wriggle out
Greenspan sounds alarm  [03/01/2007 01:17 PM]
The dramatic slump on Wall Street shows how seriously the markets still take Alan Greenspan - His recession warning sent shock waves across the globe
30 Second Guide To Mortgage Approvals  [03/01/2007 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mails City team explain why the number of home loans that are agreed each month is an important indicator of the demand for houses