Banks 'crippling' the vulnerable
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Unfair bank charges harm people on low incomes and need more regulation, a consumer watchdog says.
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Tens of thousands of vulnerable workers are being exploited by rogue employers, warns Citizens Advice.
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The problems of subprime loans hint at broader risks in financial markets.
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Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling criticised banks and financial institutions for lending money too freely to customers who might be unable to pay the loan back, in an interview published Thursday.
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Borrowers must be warned that making only minimum repayments will cost them more in interest, new banking industry guidelines say.
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Mortgage lender Northern Rock calls on Bank of England to provide emergency funding.
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A housing charity warns that thousands of homeowners are struggling to repay their mortgages.
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Thousands of people paying mortgages are unaware of the risk to their homes posed by missed payments,  a charity says.
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Banks are starting to offer loans, but the rates put them beyond most people's reach.
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Crisis-hit bank's stock hits all-time low after Treasury warns it will not protect new customers.
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Northern Rock customers complain of difficulty in accessing their money in online accounts.
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More than three million customers of global banking giant HSBC have been left vulnerable while banking over the internet for more than two years because of a security flaw, a newspaper reported.
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Many U.S. banks have made it harder for creditworthy borrowers to obtain a mortgage, according to a Federal Reserve survey released yesterday that underscored the spread of the credit crisis.
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Executives urged to quit over risks that took lender to the brink of collapse.
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The news was a reminder of the difficulty banks are now facing in valuing complicated financial instruments.
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Business & money: Warning that small economic shock could be enough to cause serious problems.
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Funds can bring you a world of hurt, so be careful.