NB: IBAS comments, quotes, analysis, case studies and information which were provided and included in the National News articles between 2001 and 1998 show - The 'Headline' of the piece together with the name of the National Newspaper in which the article was printed and the date of the publication only. However, banking or consumer researchers will be able to access further information or the complete article direct from the source quoted for those articles.

News 2000    News 1999   News 1998

News 2001

Danger of securing loans on your home - The Sunday Times: Business 19/08/01

Back to the bad old days - The Times 26/07/01

Scared to debt. Expert help ended repo anguish - The Mirror 18/07/01

Barclays the best? Give us some credit - Daily Express 04/06/01

When bigger rarely means better - article written by IBAS Chief executive Eddy Weatherill - Daily Express 26/04/01

Report on Competition Commission Open Meeting - IBAS receive support of the Consumer Association in opposing the proposed Lloyds TSB merger - Daily Telegraph 30/03/01

Fat cat banks may face windfall tax - The Mirror - 22/03/01 (A windfall tax was suggested by IBAS in early 2000 - see Daily Mail 12/02/00, Express 12/02/00, FT Money 22/2/00 & 30/02/00)

Banks use dirty tricks to frustrate defectors - Sunday Times Business - 11/03.01

The banks who've made £2.2bn from us - Daily Express 28/02/01

Customer anger as biggest bank profits hit £6.7bn - Daily Mail 27/02/01

The bank ploy that rakes in £70m a day - Daily Mail 12/01/01

Sheer greed - Daily Express 9/02/01

A nice little earner - Daily Mail 6/02/01

Is the watchdog being fair to you? - Money Mail 31/01/2001

Greedy Banks £20bn Profit - Sunday Express 28/01/2001

The banks who won't let go - Daily Express 6/01/2001