Established in Ireland in 1861 and currently has assets under management in excess of £5 billion. First Active plc offers a range of direct savings accounts to UK savers paying competitive rates of interest. [First Active]

British Insurance are leading providers of payment protection insurance with their products constantly topping Which?, Defaqto and Moneyfacts best buy surveys. Their products include mortgage protection, income protection and loan protection. British Insurance products are regularly recommended in all national newspapers, including The Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Financial Times and The Mail on Sunday. [British Insurance]

HSBC aim to cater for all of your personal, business and commercial finance needs by offering a comprehensive range of competitive banking, insurance, loan and investment products. Known as 'the world's local bank', with 41 million personal banking customers and 2.5 million business users across the globe it's easy to see why. [HSBC]

Offer a comprehensive range of financial services including personal banking, credit cards, insurance, loans, savings, mortgages, investments, ISAs and offshore saving. [Halifax]

Offering a growing number of financial products, including loans, a visa card, savings accounts,the tesco investment ISA, pensions, insurance and on-line banking. [Tesco]

Loans for homeowners only. You can borrow £3,000 - £100,000 - all circumstances considered. Apply online now for competitive rates and fast service. [Ocean Finance]

Has an enviable reputation for offering value-for-money products, including savings, mortgages and specialist direct products delivered exclusively through the post and telephone. [West Bromwich Building Society]

They work with the leading providers for a range of financial products and provide SMEs relevant, free quotes, most of them instantly online, from the providers most appropriate for them. Overall, they have access to hundreds of schemes and packages from the majority of UK lenders and service providers. [Decision Finance]

A better deal in financial services now and in the future because it tailors its products (loans, savings, mortgages) to the individual. Egg is one of the first organisations offering personal financial solutions making comprehensive use of the Internet. [Egg]

Secured Loans from £5,000 to £50,000. Home owners with little or no equity in their home can obtain a secured personal loan up to 25% more than the value of their property, less their current mortgage balance. [Firstplus]