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A&L Refused to pay Bonus
I applied online for a Premier account Sept 2004 and was turned down and had the ordinary currrent account opened, I complained to Cust Services and they opened me a Premier Account in Feb 2005. I applied online for A Premier Plus account July 2005 and was turned down, I complained to Cust Services and they opened me a…
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Alliance & Leicester customer wanted!
Anybody fancy making £50? I am shortly going to open an Alliance & Leicester current account. But dont know anyone who has an account with them. If someone with an account recommends me then we both get £50. See https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/cgi-bin/viewnews.cgi?newsid1126693751,89953, If anyone is interested please…
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What's the best current Account for me?
Hi, I'm currently hold a NatWest CardPlus account. I would like a bank account that pays more interest when I'm in credit I have a part time job, earning around 2000 pounds or less a year, so therefore I am unable to opt for the usual high interest accounts which are usually for business, oh and I'm a student at college…
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Card declined, but transaction went through?
I bought some shopping that came to £5.99, and requested £10 cash back. But the assistant said my card was declined, and asked if I had any other way to pay. So I paid in cash (I had £6, but I'd wanted to keep that for the bus) and thought no more of it. But I've just checked my statement, and the £15.99 transaction is on…
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Question - Bank Of Scotland account
Currently I bank with Halifax as does my girlfriend,We are thinking of switching to a joint account with the Royal Bank Of Scotland for various reasons which i won't bore you with.Problem with this is my girlfriend has a poor credit rating and we were rejected from a joint account a while back so my question is this - Can…
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Anyone have a Barclays Business Account?
Is their Online banking service easy to log on to? Im finding that my HSBC business account is a real pain in the :money: to manage online, especially when trying to log in from a PC other than my 'normal' PC due to the fact all sorts of security certificates have to be downloaded first :confused: Enough of that...thinking…
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High interest current account for
someone with a bad credit history? I have been rejected by A&L and Cahot for their online Curent accounts. I had some debts go to a debt collection agency when i was at uni, which i paid off in full when i graduated. Since then i have been in full time employment for 18 months earning 22,000 / year. I am not looking to…
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Bank Account for foreign checks
Hi, I am currently with HSBC and they charge me £5 for every foreign check I put in, when I get a check for about $25 a month this is quite alot, are theyre any bank accounts that will not charge my for puttin in foreign checks? Thanks
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Best current account for travelling for a year?
Hi, I'm trying to figure out which is the best current account to get my best value for money..Me and my boyfriend are going travelling around the world for a year soon and I've read somewhere that some banks charge you for taking out money abroad etc. and some don't. I'm sure there was an article on this site about this…
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Current account on credit check form
Should your current account balance show up on the credit rating? If so/not, do Llloyds TSB account balances show up?
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Internet Accounts for 16 year olds
Does anyone know of any current accounts for young people that can be accessed on the internet ? my 16 year old is still at school and does not have any formal income (only his paper round !).
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Praise for HSBC
Probably not the right place for this but felt I should post about a good experience with my bank. I arranged for a transfer from ING to my HSBC account for £8k. Unfortunately, on the computer I did it the wrong way round so it went from HSBC to ING. I was quite unaware of this until the day it went through I got a call…
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Just a quick question about cheques
I shall be receiving a cheque either tomorrow or Thursday and I have been told that because it's a Lloyds TSB cheque and I'm also a Lloyds TSB customer that the cheque will clear straight away. Is this true or will it still take 3 to 5 days to clear?
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Co-Op Basic Bank Account RIP - Where Now?
In the light of the Co-Op's volte-face, what is the best True Basic Account available now?
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The Co-operative Bank – A little less customer led, a little less ethically guided
The Co-operative Bank has recently announced a change to the terms of its Cashminder Account. This is the bank’s basic bank account. The announcement is as follows.The reason we are writing to you is because now it’s even more important than ever to stay in control, as from the 8th of December 2005 you will be charged…
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Opening several new current accounts.
There are one or two banks offering inducements to open new current accounts. A&L, LloydsTsb., Citibank, First Direct & Smile. I have taken advantage of the A&L and Lloyds offers and am considering trying the others. Is it a similar situation as with credit card applications that multiple applications show up on credit…
