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BRITAIN'S ECONOMY expanded at its slowest annual rate in more than 12 years in the second quarter, according to this morning's papers.

EQUITABLE LIFE has dropped a demand all 15 former directors it is suing for £1.7bn should sign up to a settlement to bring its protracted legal battle with them to an end, reports The Daily Telegrap

Mortgage lenders who substantially increase exit fees between agreeing the contract term and the consumer exiting the mortgage are acting unfairly, according to the Financial Services Authority (FSA).

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is to carry out a review the effectiveness of its general insurance regulatory regime.

GOVERNMENT FINANCES are expected to miss Budget forecasts even though they improved in August, according to this morning's papers.

THE LEGAL TUSSLE between Equitable Life and Ernst & Young is mentioned in all this morning's papers with the case due to resume today, barring any last-minute settlement.

Confidence in the UK housing market remains glued to ‘uncertainty' in line with feelings stretching back four months, new research finds.

UK house prices continue to show a slow recovery, lifting by 0.2% in July on the back of a similar rise the previous month, according to Halifax.

As many as one in five homeowners have no life insurance cover thereby putting their homes at risk, new research indicates.

Applications for fixed rate mortgages are up 30% from a year ago, on the back of falling rates, new research indicates.