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LTSB Debit cards
How long should it be before my debit card arrives on my cash account. I am in desperate need to move Bank accounts and i can't survive driving miles to an ATM every time i need money
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£20,000 gone in fraudulent transactions from my Abbey account....
I need your collective help here. Over £20,000 (yes, that's right, £20K) has been paid out of my Abbey current account over the last few days to what look like foreign payees. I'm a small business owner and this is my company current account. Abbey have kept paying over 20 transactions and let my account go £5K overdrawn…
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HSBC's New ATM Service
HSBC's now launched a new ATM facility which allows users to withdraw money from their bank account, even if they don't have the funds in there to do so, as long as they're prepared to face up to a £25 informal overdraft fee. See:…
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How much do bankers drafts cost?
Are they like postal orders where you pay a certain percentage of the value to be paid? Also could I walk in there today, ask for one and they'll give me one or do I have to give notice?
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Best bank account for a non-profit organisation?
Does anyone know if there is anywhere on the site - or anywhere else for that matter, that provides any guidance on the 'best' current account for a small non-profit organisation? We have about £5k in savings and an income of about £500 per month, with similar expenditure. For years we'd previously had this in a…
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lloyds tsb
hello i need to share my experience . i have banked with lloyds tsb for over 10 years, last year i developed depression and "bury'ed my head in the sand" somewhat. the result was an 800 pound overdraft. At the beginning of the this year i started the ball rolling to claim back 1500 in bank charges back. Since i did this…
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Unauthorised transactions on my A&L debit card-they've deducted money 3mths later!
Hi folks, could really do with some advice.... In June this yr i noticed 6 transactions on my online banking statement, all from Paypal & all on 22/06/07 at 04:38am, yet all for different amounts (total only being £122.26), i contacted Alliance & Leicester at once, they cancelled my debit card, sent me another & eventually…
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account switching
I am switching accounts to the Alliance and Leicester, {current acct}. Anyone done the same and can give me any info on how their switch went? Thanks .
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Loyalty
Why am I unable to update my current account with All&Leic to the new current account offering 6.3%? Is it legal to stop me changing?
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Overdraft Question
I've been living in the UK for the last 6 years, but recently a short trip abroad has turned into a bit of an extended holiday. I have an overdraft with my bank in the UK and this month was the first month I had no salary deposited into my current account and I've noticed that all the bank's pre-approved offers have now…
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Halifax - bouncing money around
Hi all I've had a Halifax current account for the past 18 years and am now looking to move, but want to make sure it still pays 6.17% if and when I decide to use it again. Can I achieve this by bouncing the same £1k between it and my Halifax web saver on a monthly basis so as to fulfil the funding requirement? I'm sure…
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Intelligent Finance - How do you pay in cheques
I've looked over the intelligent finance website and cant seem to find how you pay in cheques - i went to halifax today and they said that they couldnt pay in the cheques and i would have to send them off but to a address i dont know! Any help?
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advise please re bank problem
Im hoping someone here can help. My husband and i got married on the 1st August and instead of presents we asked for money. We opened a joint account at the nationwide and after the cards arrived he paid the money (very carefully counted!) into the account. (end of August) Last month we took some money out to buy a new car…
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compensation offer - need clarification on something
Hi guys, I have an ongoing complaint with Abbey (it was 18th May when I first wrote to them). I've had the usual "looking into your complaint" bog standard fobbing off letters, and was in the process of putting everything together to refer it to the Financial Ombudsman. This morning however, I've received a letter from…
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Give yourself a money makeover and save £1,000s Article Discussion
This thread relates to the article Give yourself a Money Makeover: How to completely overhaul your finances & save £1,000s Click reply to discuss or Report Your Big Savings
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Barclays Bank account on line application
Hi Yesterday evening I applied online for the above bank account. I filled in the form as indicated and advised I did not want overdraft or debit card etc. At the end of the application it went through an ID check and then a message appeared thanking me for the application. It advised me I will hear within the next 4 days…
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Direct debit- forgot to cancel
Silly me- Cancelled my gym membership but forgot to cancel the direct debit (had so much on lately, slipped my mind) So its now been taken. How do I get it back?
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Which is the best current account?
Where I live in sunny Cornwall we don't have much choice of banks etc. we only have lloyds,hsbc,barclays,natwest,abbey and halifax... From my research (ha!) it seems alliance and leicester is the best, but we don't have one locally, and I've been told nationwide is also good, but again not down here... I want to get the…
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Co-op charges taken out the same day
On 1/10 I got a £19.50 charge for an unpaid DD. The thing is that the charge was taken out on the same day the DD was returned unpaid. I was allways under the impression that they had to give you notice of any charges before they took them from your account. I havent recieved any letter saying they were charging me…
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Mysterious bank account swap???
My 15yr old son had an old bank account with a book which hasn't been used for a few years. Recently I decided to put some money in the account for his christmas and the plan was just to hand him the book so he could spend as he wished at the new year sales. I put £250 into the account at the bank and when I was leaving I…
