Best rates for savers 'collapsing'

The best rates for savers are "collapsing" following the launch of a Government scheme to encourage banks to lend to households and firms, a consumer help website has warned.

The £80 billion funding for lending scheme (FLS) was launched to boost borrowing by giving lenders access to cheap finance - but analysts have suggested this has made them less reliant on the need to attract savers' deposits.
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