Nigel Farage praises ‘swift’ intervention by ministers over closed Coutts account

Ex-Ukip leader welcomes prospect of law to stop bank account closures due to customers’ political views

What are the UK rules on access to banking and how are disputes settled?

Everyone has a right to a basic account but banks can deny customers additional services

Nigel Farage has a point. Coutts should explain itself

Bank for wealthy says it wants clients who are ‘disrupters and challengers’, but seems to find some less tolerable without the cash

Sunak, Braverman and City regulator wade into Farage banking row

FCA chief says banks cannot ‘discriminate’ against political views, but chair argues it’s up to Coutts ‘who they do business with’

Farage joins explosion in people using subject access requests

SARs from employees have become standard in work disputes and are increasingly used by public figures

Pity Nigel Farage as he is deemed too horrible to bank with the elite at Coutts

When the bank’s bosses said ‘Your money is no good here,’ they meant it. He’s raging at them, but what does it say about him, asks Guardian executive Opinion editor Hugh Muir

FCA warns it will crack down on banks that fail to pass on savings rates

Nikhil Rathi tells Treasury committee there are ways to assess whether customers are being treated fairly

UK savings: more accounts now offering 6%-plus interest

Government-backed NS&I increases its rates, as building societies and banks launch better deals

JP Morgan puts more money aside for defaults amid cost of living crisis

Wall Street bank’s profits rise 40% to $13.3bn as interest rates charged to borrowers increase

UK lenders passed stress tests – but no one should feel relaxed by the news

Bank of England has warned about potential risks to financial stability for ages. One of theses days, they may matter

A million UK households face £500 rise in monthly mortgage payments; US inflation drops to 3% – as it happened

Bank of England chief says there ‘will be consequences’ of higher interest rates, as all UK banks pass stress tests

UK lenders pass stress tests as Bank of England warns of more mortgage pain

Banks ‘could weather £125bn hit in economic downturn’ despite rising interest rates

Tory MP’s £500,000 stock portfolio raises questions about blind trust system

Exclusive: Disclosures about ex-minister Jonathan Djanogly turn spotlight on controversial mechanism used to buy shares

UK two-year fixed mortgage rates hit highest level since 2008

Average rate rises to 6.66%, according to Moneyfacts, in more bad news for homeowners

Andrea Leadsom held shares in Barclays when questioning bank’s ex-boss

Exclusive: Revelation about Tory former minister raises questions about adequacy of transparency rules