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MAGNUM MARKETING put £25 in my accout - who the hell are they??
Hi I'm not one to look a gift horse in the mouth but I've received £25 into my bank account from Magnum Marketing and I have no idea why or who they are. Anyone got any ideas?
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BACS at LTSB branches?
I seem to remember a short while ago (but can't find the thread), that there were some posts discussing whether or not BACS can be carried out in a LTSB branch. Reason I ask is that I'm thinking of transferring funds from an Incentive Saver (via Vantage) to Nottingham esaver 2. I've just phoned LTSB to ask what the daily…
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Request Halifax/HBOS statements
Hi all, Hope you can help but i've been looking for ages to find my answer but just cant see it anywhere so have decided to post. I need to get a copy of an account myself and expartner had 6 or 7 years ago to prove the balance when i left was in the black. Does anyone know how best i can contact Halifax/HBOS be letter or…
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LTSB Direct Debit
Hiyas, I am at work currently and I am running through the bank account (Haven't done it in a while! got to complacent!) In my Direct Debits bit there is one for this:- LTSB GI C&G MORT Apart from the obvious thats its from LloydsTSB/ C&G can someone shed some light on it for me until I get home? Cheers
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Barclays staff transferring money between my accounts without permission
Hi, In July of this year I opened up a basic bank account at Barclays for use as a house rent and bill account for my housemates and I. I decided to open up a basic account as we didn't need anything complicated with the account and I did not want a credit search on my account. It took 3 visits to the Barclays branch near…
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halifax Overdrafts
Hello all, A friend of mine has just said that before the changeover the maximum overdraft he could get on his reward account online was £200, its let him do £1500 today! This despite him being overdrawn for most of it! Surely that is not good if its allowing people to have increased overdrafts- I don't know if he was a…
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BEWARE: RBS freebies not supplied
Our daughter was promised a railcard last year from RBS, her first year as a student. Staff at the branches were unhelpful and no one was able to supply her with the correct phone number or an application form. Now in her second year, she went to her local branch and asked again for the railcard she should have got last…
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Student bank account Santander
Our 19 year old daughter opened up a student bank account with Santander over 2 years ago, and was immediately given a £1000 overdraft. She is a full-time student who works part-time now 12 hours per week, was 4 hours a week, and the minimum student loan. Despite our misgivings and advice she maxed out the overdraft very…
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best place to save money for less than 1 year 2-5k worth
Hi all, new to posting here but been following the site for a month or so. I am trying to plan/budget for my annual trip to las vegas, i currently have 2.5k to deposit somewhere to earn a little interest but everywhere i look it seems be to be you need to keep the money in the account for 1 year whereas i would be…
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HSBC Debit Card Cancelled
Hello, I've recently had my HSBC Visa Debit Card stopped and I'm looking for advice regarding it. I was making some small close purchases on Deal Extreme (cheap Hong Kong based website) as such I expected to trigger their fraud systems, however I often use their services so I'm not sure if this would be factored in (it's…
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Natwest Basic Account
Hi, I ve had a natwest basic account for a number of years now due to previous credit problems. I received a letter saying i can only withdraw from certain cash machines which will restrict where i can get my money from. Are there any other basic accounts out there that are better than natwest and how easy is it to…
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Money from bank after a death
Anyone know how quickly Northern Rock release the funds after a bank account has been closed following a death? A couple of other High Street banks have paid out within a week of closure but I've been waiting a bit longer with NR. The amounts are all under probate limits.
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New Halifax current account on Equifax alerts - Easycash ?
I have logged in to Equifax (Capital One product) and have a new alert today for a Halifax current account (New Credit Agreement Summary) The account number does not provide any clue - mainly XXX's Is it possible that Easycash have begun to report account data ? Anyone else with Capital One alerts wish to check ? Edit - it…
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Do I have to move over to Santander?
I can still login to my A & L current account but before I get to it Santander are asking me to move over to an account that will have monthly bank charges, I still have free banking. My question is - do I have to move or will they automatically do it without notice? With all the comments I've read about Santander I'd…
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Low credit rating Bank Accounts
Hiya people, basically I want to discuss low credit rating bank acounts. My Story.. A few years ago, I bought a house with my now ex-partner. A year and a bit later we split up and she left - leaving me with all the bills. This left me with a lot of debts, which quickly mounted because of me now paying for everything, so I…
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What time do the various banks update our balances?
Hi, I'm having a problem with an incoming BACS transfer in another thread, and I bank with Barclays. I would like to know what time they update your balance so I can check if the money has indeed arrived. I thought that this would be a popular question, so I have made a thread here where we can post what time the different…
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Incoming BACS transfer problem
Hi, I have been sent a BACS transfer by a local authority (council). I recieved a call from them today saying that when they made the transfer they had misspelled my name when conducting the transfer. Now I have been waiting on this money for some time and it has dragged on and on and time is really an issue here. I have…
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which bank account allows for 4 names to be added?
Does anyone know of any bank accounts which will allow up to 4 names to be added on instead of just the two? Thanks
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Unable to access own money due to fraud
Hi all, My gf isn't too good at getting advice using forums etc and does the old fashioned thing of asking advice through other means except for the web. Anyway, she's had approximately £3,500 stolen out of her bank account over the course of a few weeks and only found out after her card was blocked by NatWest two and a…
