Young vs old, bank insults and cheap mortgages

Sep 09, 2016, 04:16 PM

This week the team from This is Money join Share Radio’s Georgie Frost for an entertaining look back at the week’s big stories from the disgusting tricks hidden in cancer insurance small print to the birth of a new money superhero, Scam Man.

Also on the show:

Why banks are refusing to grant overdrafts to youngsters. Are they overeducated and misunderstood or just living in the wrong part of town? Did baby boomers really steal all the money and run away?

Did Governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney cut interest rates too soon?

Or was he misled by bankers who promised to pass on the cut to saving AND mortgage customers but didn’t.

Editor Simon Lambert explains his new investing technique: Doing Nothing.

Consumer Affairs Editor Lee Boyce lifts the mask to reveal himself as the face of a new Beat the scammers campaign. Everyone needs to know these terrifying tricks of the tricksters.

Do you have too many legs to claim on your critical illness insurance?

Banks insult their customers yet again – this time with another round of ‘We’ve cut your savings rate’ hate mail. ‘Just kill the account!’ says Simon.

It’s a brilliant time to fix your mortgage – surely these rates won’t last for very long.

Why are rare 2p coins so popular?

Would you take a pay cut for an extra day off a week?

And a bit more.