Finance

The most popular sites in this category are:

• Alliance & Leicester
  High street bank, often portrays itself as a price fighter with market leading interest rates
  
  
• Bank of England
  The famous Bank of England. Come here to see what's going on, and to see whether the base rate has moved or not. Known as the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.
  
  
• The Co-op Bank
  A basic website, but this is perhaps the bank of choice for The Guardian readers amongst you!
  
  
• Nationwide
  One of the few building societies left, and therefore a favourite for mortgage products.
  
  
• Woolwich
  A famous British building society, focussed on mortgages. Now part of the Barclays Bank Group.
  
  
• Barclays
  One of the Big Four British Banks.
  
  
• Bradford and Bingley
  This is a smaller player in the finance market, focussed on mortgages and competitive savings products.
  
  
• Business Link
  Self-help portal of action-focused information for small and medium businesses.
  
  
• MBNA
  A large provider of credit cards, and worth looking at their latest rates to see what's on offer at the moment!
  
  
• DTI for business
  general guidance and support for UK companies.