Our fifth MoneyOscars awards night was on Thursday 5th April 2007, and was twinkling with flashbulbs, flash cars, and Flash cleaning products the morning after.
Please don't send us any Flash products, Procter and Gamble, we're unbiased, independent and uncompromisingly non-profit-making, so there.

The winner in each category was the nominee who got the most votes in our online poll. Simple as that.

The Winners were...

1. Best Bank:

First Direct, for a third consecutive year

...also nominated: Co-operative Bank, Clydesdale, HSBC.

2. Best Former Building Society:

Alliance and Leicester, making it a back-to-back win

...also nominated: Bradford and Bingley, Halifax, Birmingham Midshires, Abbey.

3. Best Building Society:

Kent Reliance Building Society

...also nominated: Portman, Leeds, Nationwide, Skipton, Britannia, Scarborough.

4. Best Internet Presence:

Moneyfacts

...also nominated: teletext.co.uk/finance, tiscali.co.uk/money, egg.com, eBay.

5. Best Current Account Provider:

Alliance and Leicester

...also nominated: Lloyds TSB, Halifax, Nationwide BS, smile.co.uk, IF, First Direct.

6. Best Mortgage Provider:

Nationwide Building Society, for a third year. Popular choice.

...also nominated: Hinckley and Rugby BS, Nottingham BS, National Counties BS, Alliance n Leicester, Northern Rock.

7. Best Savings Account Type:

Internet Savings Account

...also nominated: Branch-based Instant Access, Fixed Rate Bond, Mini Cash ISA, BS Members Only, Telephone or Postal, Regular Saver, Children's Account.

8. Best Credit Card Firm:

American Express. That award will do nicely.

...also nominated: Mint, HSBC, Capital One, Nationwide BS, HSBC.

9. Best Personal Loan Firm:

No clear winner.

Nominated: Tesco, Giraffe, Northern Rock, Direct Line, Nationwide BS.

10. Best Future Investment Category:

Stocks and Shares, for 5 years in a row. Phew.

...also nominated: Cash Savings Account, Gold, Bonds or Gilts, Property, Personal Pension.

11. Best Luxuries (For when debts are cleared, of course):

New Car.

...also nominated: Holiday, New Homewares or Home Improvement, TV or HiFi, Jewellery.

12. Worst Bank (or Building Society):

Royal Bank of Scotland

...also nominated: HSBC, NatWest, Abbey, Lloyds-TSB, Barclays.

All results were based entirely on the votes received and counted. Do YOU agree with our Patients' opinions?
If not, get in touch.