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Budgeting & bank accounts
Archives for March 2009
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First Direct Best Bank Ever
Just wondering if Carlsberg did banking would it be like First Direct? Have been with them for 6 months now and have to honestly say they provide an excellent service. I have been with all other major banks in the past like hsbc, lloyds, halifax and barclays none of these even come close to First Direct.
International payment
The option is bank draft or international money transfer, how much do they each cost and which is better?
are ALL current accounts the same?
I seem to be in a current account nightmare. After being less than impressed with the halifax I opened an alliance & leicester account. I didn't transfer everything at first as I thought I'd see how it went first. TBH the customer service is a nightmare, even in branch. The staff seem to know very little about their…
A&L - Reducing FP limit?
My parents just got an anti-fraud call from A&L after making several £250 payments to different places from their current account The advisor said that they were considering cutting the £250 limit as a fraud-reduction measure - bit of a backwards step, but maybe driven by Santander? Abbey were in the scheme before being…
Bank Accounts with Linked Savings
I need to open a bank account with a linked savings account - obviously want the best rates possible. Can anyone suggest where to look? Ideally, it shouldn't be one within the Santander group!
When is a bank account really closed?
Hi everyone I've had a search around to see if anyone else has a similar issue, but couldn't find anything. Here's a quick run down of my problem:* Went to close my Halifax account (opened a new one elsewhere) but was told I had to wait because there was a charge on my account. Seems stupid to me that if I want to close my…
Barclays
I give Barclays Manager a chance to sort the problem. But? he think I am joking. Will not bank Barclays cause the complain department dont response to me within two weeks have bank account with other big 4 bank seems Barclays are the worst to response to complain (Natwest HSBC respose to my complain in 2 working days;…
Gone overdrawn! Will it be ok if I transfer money in?
It's as simple as the thread title says. I've gone overdrawn on my Barclays bank account when I paid for something with my debit card online a few minutes ago. I don't have an overdraft or reserve or anything like that but the transaction still went through. It hasn't gone onto my statement yet but my available balance has…
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