The UK's biggest mutual Nationwide drove residential mortgage lending up 17% in the financial year to 2013, making it the most aggressive mortgage lender in growth terms this year.
A quarter of UK bank customers have experienced problems with their account in the past 12 months, according to a survey by consumer group Which?.
Insurance giant Legal & General (L&G) has reported increased operating profit of £1,087m following double digit sales growth.
The price of the average UK home fell 1% in 2012, figures published by Nationwide show.
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Building society Nationwide has stopped offering pension advice and withdrawn its stakeholder product because it cannot facilitate adviser charging.
Nationwide is considering making a bid for the 316 bank branches that Royal Bank of Scotland has been forced to sell, according to reports.
House prices rose by 1.3% in August, the largest monthly increase since January 2010, according to data released by Nationwide.
Nationwide Building Society is set to announce today it is entering the pensions market by selling annuities for the first time through its branch network.