Hello and welcome to this week’s Money Talks – a roundup of the week’s biggest stories and some things you may have missed.
Money news
Facebook forces Admiral to pull plan to price car insurance based on posts
FCA to investigate banks’ high-cost credit including overdrafts
Online scams and ‘portal juggling’: National Trading Standards lists threats
Boss of firm that used cold-calling to sell call-blocking devices is jailed
Santander 123 account rate cut comes into effect
Volkswagen’s US compensation deal leaves British drivers fuming
House price growth at a standstill in October, says Nationwide
Feature
How a trip to B&Q to buy paint can wreck your car
In pictures
In the spotlight
Recently built homes have been left unsaleable thanks to a growing trend for developers to build leasehold houses. Patrick Collinson spoke to homeowners facing huge bills to buy their freehold.
Consumer Champions
One thing I didn’t budget for at Aldi: a £70 parking fine
Dear Finnair: staff falling ill is not ‘extraordinary’
I’m asylum seeker with permission to work … but cannot open a bank account
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