Regulator Ofgem is considering an investigation into rising direct debit demands from energy companies.

Internet fraudsters have stolen credit and debit cards with a value of more than £3.3bn, research suggests.

A senior MP says he believes energy companies are increasing customers' direct debit payments by more than is needed.

A senior MP says he believes energy companies are increasing customers' direct debit payments by more than is needed.

As a watchdog accuses energy companies in the UK of profiting from their poorest customers, BBC News website readers share their experiences of how hard they find it to pay their bills.

Billions of pounds have been wiped off property prices and share values. So where did that money go?

With banks teetering on the brink of collapse can one live without a bank account?

Energy regulator Ofgem tells power firms to deliver the benefits of competition to all consumers.

A gang who ran a £250,000 fraud using credit and debit cards cloned at petrol stations they had bought face jail, a judge says.

What happens to Zoom customers now that the airline has collapsed?

A card account scheme to help people to get discounts on fuel bills is to be unveiled by the Conservatives.

E.On and Scottish and Southern Energy are to raise gas and electricity prices by up to 29%, blaming higher wholesale costs.

A city council says it cannot stop charity collectors who ask people for their bank details because the law is "unclear".

The BBC's Maggie Shiels asks how vulnerable credit and debit card data is, in light of the biggest case indentity theft in the US.

Energy customers could be racking up debts of hundreds of pounds without realising it, according to Citizens Advice.

A number of motorists who used credit or debit cards at a Cotswolds garage report being victims of fraud.

Debit cards continue to be the most popular method of payment by consumers, says the UK payments association.

Northern Rock current account holders are stopped from using debit cards to buy items in the US.

Many people are still far too slack about the security of their credit and debit cards, says Which?

Mobile technology and faster payments will spell the end for the use of our chequebooks, says a report.