RBS offers free financial advice

The Royal Bank of Scotland is offering the public free financial advice from every branch from tomorrow. Around 1,000 customer service staff at the bank have been trained by the Consumer Credit Counselling Service to offer impartial help on areas such as budgeting skills and how basic financial products work. They will not be allowed to sell products. The bank said the offer is open to anyone – whether they bank at RBS or not, or even if they do not have a bank account at all.