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HSBC Plus Account
Hello - having visited this site a few times for advice I thought its time to join! Advice always seems very good ;) . HSBC keep trying to get to upgrade my bank account to the Plus account I wondered what you lot think of it? So, can anyone offer any advice? I remain suspicious - especially as you have to agree to…
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Barclays - internal score + pre approved offers: advice pls!
I have a current acc with Barclays which i have an OD on - that i rarely use. Earlier this month someone nicked my bank details and made payments of roughly £200 that ended up taking my acc overdrawn but still within the overdraft limits. Until this is all sorted - i remained in the OD until funds were returned to my…
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Nationwide BS Only Offering 75.00 for Current Account Switch
http://www.nationwide.co.uk/current_account/account_benefits.htm?source=nationwide&campaign=winterevent&execution=FlexAccount_info_22122008 FlexAccount Make our FlexAccount your number one current account today Terms and Conditions:* This Offer runs from 22 December 2008 to 28 February 2009 but is limited to the first…
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HSBC Introducing Overdraft arrangement fees
Just got a letter from HSBC to say that my overdraft which I've had for years is to be arranged (for exactly the same amount) and that arrangement is to cost me £25. This is on top of the approx 18% interest they charge me when I'm overdrawn. I rang them and they said this was to be the new policy. I'm voting with my feet…
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Time limit for funds to be released
just a quick querry, on saturday i tried purchasing a wii fit from toys r us, i used one of those wii fit stock checker websites, anyway by the tie i had put in all my details it had gone out of stock, anyway with in a space of an hour, they had stock in about 8 times, soi tried ordering it 8 times, each time to be told…
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Please recommend no hassle account
I have a friend with debt problems. They wanted to get another current account before closing their existing bank account they are not happy with. All they want is an account with a debit card. It can be on line or in branch, makes no difference. I suggested a couple of banks / building societies but none would consider…
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Random Credit from "SA"
£32.50 been credited to my current account today, purely with the description "SA.". Called HSBC and they said they have no more details but the person I spoke to had seen this before and said it was probably from the Dept of Work and Pensions. I'm baffled - I don't receive any benefits at all and have never had this…
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Lloyds TSB refusing to deal with you
Hi , I have had a LLoyds current account for well over 5-7 years and have been using the account for my day to day bills/transactions and following Martin's savings tips to drip feed into other regular savings. However I received a letter on the 17/12/08 saying that they had done a central review and could no longer run my…
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Depositing a cheque
A friend has asked if I'll put a cheque into my bank account as he doesnt have one, cheque is in his name, bank account in my name. Is this possible? I didnt think the bank would accept it?
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Alliance & Leicester Spoof email?
Don't know if anyone one else has received these emails but I have just logged onto my business email account to find two messages claiming to be from Alliance & Leicester Commercial Banking asking me to reactivate passwords etc as a move against phising etc. They imply that I am one of their customers which I am not. The…
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Direct Debit Query
Hello I wonder if anyone could help me with the following query; I noticed today that two direct debits have been set up from the same company under two different reference numbers, the company is Close Premium Finance. I dont ever remember singing up for anything with them or agreeing to two direct debits certinaly, they…
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business current account
hi all not sure i am in the right place, however does anybody no of any business accounts which are free of charge? or free at least if your in credit or nil balance?
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Day to day spending - moving away from cashback cards
For the last few years myself and OH have used the cash back credit cards as recommended on MSE for all our day to day spending. In this new economic era, being mindful of budgeting, initially for my OH's clothes / cosmetics spending, I'm considering losing the cash back benefit of these cards for either a pre-paid card…
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update on my halifax issue thread
my first post about this: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1329979 just a quick update, because it gets better & i still don't know where to take this! - got a text from halifax saying call us immediately. i thought great, some progress? called, just to be 'hassled' and spoke to like crap because i…
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Telling your bank your status has changed?
I will be a student (again, mature this time) in March 2009 and was wondering if I should tell me bank that a regular funding into the account wont happen? I know with most accounts you have to credit a salary every month, which wont happen in my case, so I technically won't be running the account within the T&Cs, but as…
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ICICI HomeVantage Current A/c $ & €
Anyone have either a USD or EUR current account with ICICI?
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Budgeting - is there any point?
I have always found working out a budget to be a huge time waster not to mention a stressful experience when done with my OH:rolleyes:.... I work out what is coming in and what is going out and then what? I just try to spend as little as possible. Are budgets really necessary if you are not a spendthrift?
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Difference
Hey just recieved a letter from my bank Natwest, stating that they were going to send a new card and the old Solo card will stop working. It is a new service card 100, what is the difference between them? :confused: just recieved it today....
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another £35 charge
Hi i dont know if this is the correct board but here goes. On the 17th of Dec i knew that my mobile phone monthly charge would be stopped out of my bank (Halifax) i dint have quite enough money in the account so i paid in £10 to cover it. This morning i have received a letter from Halifax to say they could nt pay it as…
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Fraud on my account
Hiya Sorry I dont know if this is the right place to post, but hopefully some one can help? Yesterday when I checked my bank account I had £135 less than I expected.. They couldnt tell me anything yesterday but now today they are saying its a PayPal Online transaction & I have to report it as fraud. I have obviously…
