Borrowers on payment holidays to receive ‘thuggish’ debt letters

Campaign bids to change 1970s law forcing UK lenders to issue payments warning

UK consumers repay record £7.4bn of debt in Covid-19 lockdown

Analysts warn of gap between those hit by job losses and those whose finances benefit from enforced spending halt

Strong support for cutting UK stock market trading hours, says LSE

Majority agree move would improve gender diversity and mental health, consultation finds

Does Labour really need to ‘repair’ its relationship with the City?

These are the three issues the opposition should keep in mind, says James Meadway, associate fellow of the Institute for Public Policy Research

Children of former Azeri security chief acquired luxury UK properties

Investigation into hacked bank files reveals £100m business empire owned by family of former Azerbaijan minister Eldar Mahmudov

UK banks granted 1.5m payment holidays on credit cards and loans

Relatively low number so far is now rapidly rising, says banking lobby group

Retirees face financial ruin as coronavirus slashes share dividends

Those who believe they now qualify for a part-pension are having trouble dealing with a struggling Centrelink system

The Covid-19 bill means the Treasury must live with high borrowing

The government has borrowed more in April than expected for the whole year. It can’t be paid back via austerity

What would negative interest rates mean for mortgages and savings?

Variable-rate mortgages may fall a little, and it seems unlikely banks will charge to hold savings

More than 50,000 RBS staff to work from home until at least September

Bank memo also outlines new Covid-19 safety rules for 400 employees returning in June

UK dividend cuts and deferrals top £30bn since Covid-19 crisis

HSBC and BT among firms to make largest reductions to weather pandemic, data shows

Covid-19 a ‘wake-up call’ to build fairer society, says billionaire JP Morgan boss

Jamie Dimon says crisis must be used to ‘rebuild an economy that creates and sustains opportunity for dramatically more people’

Cash could be the latest victim of coronavirus – and may never recover

More people are turning to online banking and contactless payments amid pandemic concerns

As in 2008, this crisis will bring winners and losers. This time, let’s get it right

Progressives missed an opportunity after the last crash. To fix our broken economy after Covid-19, we need bold new ideas, says Carys Roberts, executive director of the Institute for Public Policy Research

Bank of England could increase economic stimulus, says senior official

Expansion of quantitative easing ‘quite possible’ and negative interest rates kept under review