Top stories in March: the Budget, bank charges, stock market woes

It was a big month in the world of finance news - a Budget with a 2p income tax cut (albeit usual sleight-of-hand-with childless low earners left worse off) while a roller coaster stock market combined with the usual rush to invest in shares and savings accounts in tax-free Isas ahead of the 5 April tax deadline. The cherry on top was an announcement by the OFT on bank charges and growing interest in reclaiming mortgage fees (see a separate list of our top guides and tools below).

This is Money attraced 897,000 visitors in March, up 40% on a year ago. Here are our top news stories and features for the month...

• Best cash Isas for 2007
• Budget 2007: Shock income tax cut to 20p
• Property could slump, warns IMF
• Budget 2007: Main points at a glance
• Budget 2007: The complete tax tables
• Barclays bank scandal exposed
• Budget 2007: Our top ten tips (predictions)
• Budget 2007: Our coverage in full
• Call for 8% rates to cool housing
• Top funds for 2007
• Budget 2007: Tax and families
• Top ten tips for buy-to-let
• Investing in a falling market
• Budget 2007: Savings and Investment
• Budget 2007: Retirement and IHT
• Will buy-to-let still pay off?
• Get your mortgage fees back
• Budget 2007: The big losers revealed
• Stock market falls: Expert views
• New Isas for the new tax year

Our top guides and tools matched our most popular stories for traffic. Here they are...

1. Bank charge letter templates
2. A quick guide to reclaiming bank charges
3. Mortgage fees guide: How much are you owed?
4. Tables: Cash Mini Isa
5. Interactive fuel bills map

- Andrew Oxlade, Editor, thisismoney.co.uk

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