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Halifax Overdraft Credit Scored?
If I ask for a £50 overdraft on my 6 month old Reward account will it perform a credit search on me?
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New Halifax Account Range?
Following on from the FP thread, the Halifax website has a notice advising that the current bank account range is no longer available, and a new account range is available from the 12th September. Any insiders able to give any insight on what's going to be on offer?
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Is Moenybookers account save??
I am doing business with overseas client. I want to receive my money and I want any authentic and secure bank. My friend suggest me to open an account in Moneybooker. So i just want to know Is it safe to use Moneybookers account?
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Can standing orders be paid FROM a Santander eSaver?
Can I set up a Standing Order to be paid out of my Santander eSaver account? Thanks
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Building Society Accounts
I'm looking into opening a Building Society account as I'm apalled at the figures released today regarding the £42billion paid to the top 5 banks during 2010 from UK tax payers. Can anyone recommend a Building Society current account? I don't have the best credit rating but I'm happy with a basic current account with no…
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Phone call from Natwest re branch changes
Hi I keep getting missed calls from a private number. Answered today and I could hardly make out what the guy was saying but he knew my name and was asking if I'd received a letter re changes to the branch network, which I think I have. He then said he needed to ask some security questions to make sure I was who I said I…
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Sudden Overdraft Removal?
Hi all. I really need some help / advice understanding what's happening to me. I have a student account with Santander which has an overdraft of £1500. It is my main account and it's almost always at it's limit. I found out the other night that the whole overdraft has been removed, ALL £1500 of it! I just had my rent money…
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Standing orders
can anyone confirm how long s/o take to credit a different bank, also as it is due on a saturday when will I receive the payment, (someone is paying me this way). Thanks
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Natwest card readers oversees?
Hi, does anyone know if the card readers will work outside the UK (Sweden)? Will I still need one for using my account there?? Thanks
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Beware at ATM machine
Yesterday I was at ATM - to withdraw £100. A woman was behind me - really close and distracted me so much I left without picking up my cash. I'm gutted! :( Chrissy
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Halifax current account...credit file
Hello all and good morning I have had a Halifax current account for about 18 years....Used to be called a MAXIM account but think they renamed it years ago. Do halifax report my cuurent account to credit agencies ? Just got a copy of my equifax report and it doesnt show...However my Halifax credit card does.. Thanks for…
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Halifax Faster Payments this weekend
Just to let people who don't log into their online banking much that this weekend there will be no faster payments from Halifax accounts this weekend. All DD and Standing Orders will still go out, and you can transfer internally between your accounts. So if you want to make faster payments make them today if possible! I…
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Co-operative bank leaked my private documents
I applied for a cashminder account with the Co-operative bank in mid July and not only did they refuse my application, but they accidentally sent all my ID (2 bank statements and 2 benefit letters with NI number, full name, address etc) to another customer of the bank (Who they stated was kind enough to send the documents…
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switching current accounts
I am thinking about changing my current account from TSB to either halifax or santander i have direct debits which will need to be changed, but i see that the new bank would do that for me. does this take a long time? has anyone had bad experiences with changing accounts, or do things normally run smoothly? I think this…
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HSBC Debit card
Hi, My wife went into a shop today and was queing up and a woman was talking about HSBC debit card design, and pulled a silver one with a multicolourd HSBC card. I was wondering is this the Olympic card? If so do you know if you can request one as the card my wife has is bent in the middle and causes problems in the…
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Large cash withdrawals
Do banks report large cash withdrawals to the tax man or is this an 'urban myth'.
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Receving incoming bank transfer - no reference!!
Hi. I receive micropayments on an ongoing basis. I give folks that make the payments a reference number to use - i.e. a recipient or beneficiary reference. However, many of them come back and say that their bank won't allow this - or doesn't give them the opportunity to do so. I have this very difficult to understand. Are…
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Joint account help - one low credit rated partner the other high??!!
Hi there, My partner and I have decided to get a joint account to start saving, the thing is, I have quite low credit rating, however his is quite high, so firstly, what should we look at, i.e. what are the best joint accounts, and will my low rating restrict the kind of accounts we can get even though his is high (we are…
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Branches?
I'm considering my options for a new bank account How important is to have a local branch? I thought all banking was done online these days? Thanks, B
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£300 for switching to Santander
I've noticed that Martin's email mentions nothing about Santander giving £300 to existing Mortgage customers with £10k+ savings (or the ability to save £10k+ within 13 weeks) who switch their current accounts. Even without the £10k savings, existing Mortgage customers get £200 I thought it would have been one of the main…
