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Money paid to a Closed Account
Wonder if anybody can help!!! I have just transferred £25 to one one my other accounts, but to late forgot that it was one that I had closed a couple of months back. :mad: (My fault for not removing auto payees on the list!!) What happens to this money, does it just not get sent or is it returned to the sending account or…
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Santander Overdraft - help needed please
Hi, just wondering if anyone can help me - my OH has a sole Santander account which he has had for years, it is no longer his main account and as such the agreed overdraft has just been cut down from £1000 to £500, which is fine. He has two direct debits each month from this account - one for £20-odd as payment for a…
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Need help with Bankers Draft for car payment
Hi all, I'm going to buy a car on Saturday, and to save me carrying bundles of cash with me on the train, I have agreed to pay by bankers draft. I have no idea what I need to do to get this though really. I am with Lloyds TSB, he is with Nationwide. Will I need to go to Nationwide with the money and buy a bankers draft…
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Coins into childs account?
Does anyone know if you can still pay unlimited amount of coins into a childs savings account? I have a halifax account for grandson and today counted change jar and have £120 all sorted and bagged up. I want to put it into his account then can withdraw it again online. My own bank will only take 5 bags a day and do not…
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Help needed
Not sure if this is the correct place to put this, so please move if necessary. Due to changes in circumstances, we now have around £500 - 600 more disposable income per month, I am keen to put it to best use. We have the following debt repayments Loan - £596 per month - 35 months still to repay. Mortgage - £488 on…
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Bank Account for 15 yrd old?
Is there a bank Account I could set up for my niece that would give her a cashpoint card but not allow her to go into the red?
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16-18 / Youth Current Account
My younger daughter is looking for an account with a proper debit card (i.e. not Electron) to have me pay her pocket money into. There doesn't seem to be a lot of choice, either that or they are not well marketed. The best bet looks like Santander's 16-18 Youth Bank Account, but I know from my elder daughter's experience…
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finding bank accounts
can any body help? my mate has power of attorney over his grandad as he is in a home with an illness he wants to know how he can find out how many bank accounts his grandad has and with who. is there a central number that he can call or send a letter to or does he have to contact every bank direct one by one?
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I have my £100 from A&L; now can I switch back?
Many many grovelling apologies if this has been asked before, and I have asked it in another thread but had no replies but I really want to know if I can switch back to my old account now. I had every intention of keeping the A&L account and ditching Halifax altogether but it takes far too long to transfer between…
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A&L phone pin changed, not by me though!
I'm a bit concerned as the 5 digit pin I use when logging onto telephone banking has been changed. Has anyone else had this happen? I now have to wait 3 working days for another pin and my internet banking is blocked as well. Worst still this has happened to me before, back in September. I explained then, as I've done now,…
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A&L Premier Direct Current Account - free money!?
Just got a few family members interested in signing up for a free £25. I think they would need to fund £500 a month like I do but at over £100 interest per year it's stress free money! Seems that none of my friends are as financially savvy as I :)
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A&L just dont get it!
Hi all. We had an account with alliance and leicester, we had some problems with sky who kept taking the DD on the wrong date so then we incurred charges - which we paid. We then asked to cancel the DD. 2 months down the line we received a letter from A&L sayin we owe them £200 and odd quid in charges!!! (they charge a fee…
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Nationwide driving me mad
I hope someone can help me. I'm seeking to apply for a nationwide flexaccount with a debit card but they will only offer me a cash card. I've queried this over the phone with Nationwide because: a) I have already had a debit card with HSBC for 10 years. b) I'm willing to use Nationwide as my main account. c) I have a…
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Barclays bank money laundering
Can any one help? I read an article yesterday that Barclays Bank have been involved in Money Laundering drug money from Columbian Drugs. Does any one have any more info
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2nd current account
Hi,i would like some advice on getting a 2nd current account. I've had my current one for about 20 years but live constantly in the overdraft, is opening a new account the best move and who with? Please anyone any ideas!!! Thanks x
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Satander Query
Hi, Hopefully someone may have experience of this... I have an old account that was with Abbey, which was overdrawn about £200. Yesterday I received a statement from Santander that said the balance was £437.60, but didn't have a plus or minus next to it and no details of any transactions. It looked just like a bank…
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Fraud, Natwest! I think :S
Hello, On the 12th of this month, my brother accessed my online banking and transfered 100 pounds in to his account without my permission. :mad: I am on Job Seekers Allowance, and he took my JSA. I had given him my password back in May 2009 but right after changed it, In October 2009 I changed it back to that password…
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HSBC refusing to cancel a S/O
Hello All, I am have been with the CCCS for 6 months and cancelled all my standing orders and direct debits on my account with hsbc. However they are refusing to cancel the s/o i have to my HSBC loan unless i take out the managed loan which i dont want to do. So i am making them payments of about £20 a month to cover my…
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First Direct - am I the only one to think they're rubbish?
From what I've read on here and elsewhere, perhaps my expectations of First Direct were *too* high, but... First time I called, to ask about procedures for paying into a FD account at an HSBC branch. The lady was incredibly patronising and spoke to me like I'd never been into a bank branch before. She also left loads of…
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HSBC or RBS?
Hey people, I've currently got an RBS account which they have told me will be converted to a student account very soon because I'm about to go to uni. My question is, should I stay with RBS or move to HSBC? I've researched the perks of all the student accounts and have landed on HSBC and RBS as being the most suitable for…
