P508 Teletext 508 Jun24 16:54:10         —————————————————————————————  BARCLAYS SLASHES OVERDRAFT FEE Barclays has halved its overdraft fee to £5 a month — switching it from most expensive to cheapest in the High St. TUB charges £6, Midland £7, Lloyds £8 and NatWest £9, although all but Lloyds charge a lower interest rate than Barclays on the amount overdrawn. The fee is levied at present on 60% of the 7m Barclays current accounts that pay interest on credit balances. ——————————————————————————————————————— Financial headlines 500 City index 501 TAX, SAVINGS, MORTGAGES - SEE p540 Next CompNews Shares Family Finance