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Fifteen years of Moneyfacts Star Ratings

Adam French, Head of Consumer Finance 01603 476154 Email Adam
16/02/2026

Fifteen years of Moneyfacts Star Ratings

Financial data firm Moneyfacts is celebrating 15 years of Star Ratings.

 

  • Moneyfacts awards coveted Star Ratings to the finest financial products in 15 different categories across the financial market to help consumers make better and more informed choices.
  • A dedicated team at Moneyfacts’ Norwich headquarters works around the year to identify Five-Star financial products. Over the last 15 years Moneyfacts has researched and assessed four million data points across 34,000 products.
  • 93% of people agree that a Star Rating from an independent and impartial company could influence their decision in considering taking out a Financial Services product.*
  • 80% of people agree that an independent Star Rating is of importance when taking out a Financial Services product.*

Fifteen years of Moneyfacts Star Ratings

Financial data firm Moneyfacts is celebrating 15 years of Star Ratings.

 

  • Moneyfacts awards coveted Star Ratings to the finest financial products in 15 different categories across the financial market to help consumers make better and more informed choices.
  • A dedicated team at Moneyfacts’ Norwich headquarters works around the year to identify Five-Star financial products. Over the last 15 years Moneyfacts has researched and assessed four million data points across 34,000 products.
  • 93% of people agree that a Star Rating from an independent and impartial company could influence their decision in considering taking out a Financial Services product.*
  • 80% of people agree that an independent Star Rating is of importance when taking out a Financial Services product.*

Samantha Owens, Star Ratings and Personal Finance Analytics Manager at Moneyfacts, said:

“Moneyfacts was founded to help consumers make better, more informed decisions with their money. The introduction of our annual Star Ratings in 2011 built on our Best Buy tables, magazines and website, to give consumers a quick, clear and trusted way to identify products they can rely on.

“Our Star Ratings highlight the most complete and competitive products across personal finance, business, and investment, life and pension markets. Backed by 15 years of rigorous analysis, they have stood the test of time as a trusted guide for consumers navigating both the big and small financial decisions life can bring.”

*Source: Moneyfacts Group plc, Financial Services online consumer survey, Feb 2025.

Samantha Owens, Star Ratings and Personal Finance Analytics Manager at Moneyfacts, said:

“Moneyfacts was founded to help consumers make better, more informed decisions with their money. The introduction of our annual Star Ratings in 2011 built on our Best Buy tables, magazines and website, to give consumers a quick, clear and trusted way to identify products they can rely on.

“Our Star Ratings highlight the most complete and competitive products across personal finance, business, and investment, life and pension markets. Backed by 15 years of rigorous analysis, they have stood the test of time as a trusted guide for consumers navigating both the big and small financial decisions life can bring.”

*Source: Moneyfacts Group plc, Financial Services online consumer survey, Feb 2025.

Notes to editors

You are welcome to use part or all of this press release, so long as we are sufficiently sourced. We would appreciate a link back to Moneyfactsgroup.co.uk.

Pioneering financial comparison technology for over 35 years, Moneyfacts Group plc is the UK’s leading provider of retail financial product data. Used by virtually every bank and building society in the UK, and supplied to the Bank of England, Financial Conduct Authority, Financial Ombudsman Service, HM Treasury, Prudential Regulatory Authority and UK Finance.

Our expert research team monitors the thousands of mortgages, savings, credit card, personal loan, banking, life, pension and investment products in the UK.

Moneyfacts’ Star Ratings highlight the best quality financial products available based on an assessment of all their features and criteria. Moneyfacts Star Ratings logos act as an independent and impartial badge of approval and help customers easily spot which are the better deals to help them make important decisions with confidence.

The growing range of products currently assessed includes:

  • Personal Current Accounts
  • Personal Credit Cards
  • Business Current Accounts
  • Business Credit Cards
  • SIPP and SSAS
  • Equity Release
  • Home Insurance
  • Home Emergency Cover
  • Car Insurance
  • Travel Insurance
  • Pet Insurance
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Unsecured Personal Loans
  • Landlord Home Insurance
  • Commercial Mortgage.

The growing range of providers currently assessed includes:

  • Personal Savings Easy to Open
  • Personal Current Account Easy to Open

For more information about us please see our key facts.

 

Broadcast

Our broadcast suite enables our finance experts to appear in-vision for television, and we regularly comment live on national and regional radio.

To arrange an interview for radio or television, please contact our press department. We have an in-house broadcast room.

 

Notes to editors

You are welcome to use part or all of this press release, so long as we are sufficiently sourced. We would appreciate a link back to Moneyfactsgroup.co.uk.

Pioneering financial comparison technology for over 35 years, Moneyfacts Group plc is the UK’s leading provider of retail financial product data. Used by virtually every bank and building society in the UK, and supplied to the Bank of England, Financial Conduct Authority, Financial Ombudsman Service, HM Treasury, Prudential Regulatory Authority and UK Finance.

Our expert research team monitors the thousands of mortgages, savings, credit card, personal loan, banking, life, pension and investment products in the UK.

Moneyfacts’ Star Ratings highlight the best quality financial products available based on an assessment of all their features and criteria. Moneyfacts Star Ratings logos act as an independent and impartial badge of approval and help customers easily spot which are the better deals to help them make important decisions with confidence.

The growing range of products currently assessed includes:

  • Personal Current Accounts
  • Personal Credit Cards
  • Business Current Accounts
  • Business Credit Cards
  • SIPP and SSAS
  • Equity Release
  • Home Insurance
  • Home Emergency Cover
  • Car Insurance
  • Travel Insurance
  • Pet Insurance
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Unsecured Personal Loans
  • Landlord Home Insurance
  • Commercial Mortgage.

The growing range of providers currently assessed includes:

  • Personal Savings Easy to Open
  • Personal Current Account Easy to Open

For more information about us please see our key facts.

 

Broadcast

Our broadcast suite enables our finance experts to appear in-vision for television, and we regularly comment live on national and regional radio.

To arrange an interview for radio or television, please contact our press department. We have an in-house broadcast room.

 

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