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<description>Payment protection insurance remains the most complained-about product, with state-backed bank topping the list for customer dissatisfaction</description>
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<description>Consumer groups have welcomed the £10.5m fine for SSE as a significant step towards cleaning up the energy market for customers</description>
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<description>Mobile app users shut out of service for five hours, just three weeks after previous problems left millions unable to withdraw money</description>
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<description>Less than a third of customers aged 18 to 24 believe their bank is fair and transparent and less than a quarter think their bank is ethical</description>
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