A senior Church of England bishop has hit out as the interest rates being charged by short term lenders such as Wonga, describing them as "usurious".
The government has launched a scheme to help small businesses access cheaper finance through discounts on loans.
MoneySavingExpert's Martin Lewis has written an open letter to Prime Minister David Cameron urging him to push through compulsory financial education in schools.
The UK's major banks remain on course to meet their targets for lending to businesses as part of their commitment to Project Merlin.
The UK's largest banks will bear the burden of the government's new bank levy which aims to raise over £8bn.
Nationalised lender Northern Rock has returned to profit in the first half of the year.
Morgan Stanley has launched a lending book for European ETFs across multiple issuers, to create greater liquidity and supply of ETFs for investors increasingly seeking to borrow these funds.
Pension funds are missing out on the benefits of using ETFs within their securities lending programmes, industry experts say.
Bank and building society lending to UK businesses fell at the sharpest pace for over 10 years in January, according to Bank of England figures released today.
Gross lending by building societies was subdued in January at £1bn, a drop from £1.8bn in December, as funds for mortgage lending remained unavailable.