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Abbey have lost DD to Streamline. Just me?
Having been through the trauma of the Abbey Business Banking "upgrade" and spent hours on the "helpline" getting it sorted out (and I know from reading the forum that I am not alone in that) I thought things would get better - wrong! During the upgrade Abbey lost all of my standing orders and some of my direct debits. Most…
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Natwest current plus account
Hi everyone, finally decided to take the plunge and post. I recently changed banks from barclays to natwest and yesterday recieved my card. The card says maestro on the front of it, can anyone tell me if this is the same as the visa debit I had before? ie can I pay for things in shops and on the internet? I just assumed I…
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Joint Bank Account
Hello I have a joint bank account with my partner and on that account we can draw against uncleared cheques instead of waiting 7 working days etc If I had a cheque in my name only would I be able to pay it into that account? Thanks
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Tesco Bank
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1165631/Tesco-launch-bank-branches-supermarket-giant-cashes-RBS-credit-crunch-failure.html So would you have a Tesco Value bank account or a Tesco Finest bank account? ;) What do we think? Can they do it?
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Payday Loan, Advice Needed Please.
OK, I'm in a bit of a sticky situation :o I took out a payday loan, was fully aware of the payments and charges (£200 with £50 interest) and was at the time able to honour everything on the dates due. I am due to pay the loan back on the 2nd April, this Thursday which is payday but have now been told by my employer that…
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Student account confusion
Hi all, I have just been accepted onto an Adult Nursing course to begin in September. I am a mature student (29 years old) and know very little about student accounts. I have no bank account at the moment as I got into debt when I was younger and so my credit rating is poor. When I apply for a student account which I have…
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First Direct £100 - can I do this?
In order to get the £100 FD sign up bonus, can I do this: Transfer £1500 from another of my current accounts into FD, thus meeting the minimum criteria. Let FD transfer one minor standing order and one minor direct debit from another current account, thus meeting their 'Easyswitch service' rule. Then transfer the £1500 out…
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Direct Debit help please
Hi, silly question, but I've got a DD that comes out of my account every month, it's from Halifax but I can not think/remember for the life of me what it is for. Is there any way of knowing. I could call halifax, but which department? Thanks
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Bank account with car insurance and breakdown cover?
Can anyone reccomend me a current account that includes AA breakdown cover and car insurance?
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Does anyone here still have a Bank Passbook?
Hi all, I recently opened a Cash ISA Plus (earning 3.51%) with the RBS, been with them for years and think they're a brilliant bank. I've always had a bank passbook and noticed that with this new account they didn't provide one so I went into my local branch and they seemed very surprised that I would actually want one!…
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Joint account problem - HELP!
Hi there! I'm looking for some advice please. My ex girlfriend and I set up a joint bank account with HSBC. We have since separated and settled all financial committments (ie. house). Our joint account is still active and has gone into arrears due to bank charges. She initially agreed to pay off her half of the overdraft…
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Please recommend a current account with a live/fast balance
Hi everyone Well after being with Alliance & Leicester for 7 months, I've had enough. The available balance is never PROPERLY uptodate and I find the transfers between accounts too slow. I've even noticed the available balance changing by a couple of quid from one day to the next. The other day the account showed £38 being…
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A few newbie questions about the A&L switching deal
Hi there, I've finally gotten around to learning a bit more about finance and the deals, etc now that I have a job with a decent salary. I did economics A-Level but that hasn't stopped me being confused about a few things. Anyway, I noticed this £100 reward deal on the front page and have a few questions. My current…
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Credit scored student account?
Hi I want to open a student account as next term I'll be applying for a student loan and want to take advantage of the good rates etc that come with this type of account. The problem is, my credit score is not great. In the past, I've had problems opening regular current accounts so I'm worried the same will happen when I…
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bank fraud help
hi all i recently have been a victim off fraud someone called up my bank pretending to be me saying i had lost my card then 20 mins later went into a tsb in england and got £1000 out of 2 accounts ( £500 each) without any id on them and now the bank is dragging its heals paying the money back by saying i need to get a…
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Concern over new current accounts - BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7969395.stm
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HELP PLEASE. Trying to help a good friend.
Where do I start. I am trying to help a really good friend. The query in the main is advice re opening a bank account. Who will have him ?:confused: He has always worked, in the main self employed, and has always played it straight with the tax, even declaring small earnings from a band he plays in occasionally. He has…
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lloyds free text alerts - is there any catch
just considering signing up for the lloyds free text alerts (not the ones you get charged for, but the free ones for text if card is used abroad and the weekly balence text with last weeks 6 transactions) i am just checking to see if there is any catch, doesnt appear to be but wondering if any one has signed up - curious…
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Barclays High Court litigation documents
If anyone is interested to see how Barclays Bank conducts itself during High Court litigation, I have recently uploaded a number of documents that were involved in claim onto a website w ww.curriculumvitaesite. com
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Cheque's (Destruction thereof).
A few weeks ago I had cause to post a personal cheque to a well known insurance company who shall remain nameless but for their initials. L&G. I have just received a letter from them stating that they no longer require the cheque and have subsequently destroyed it. Firstly, are they allowed to destroy a cheque or should it…
