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LloydsTSB complaint, where next?
Where to go now? At the end of June £8000 was taken out of my bank account frauduently. The sequence of events was thus. At 4:10 I got an SMS telling me I had requested a change of security number. At 4:15, I rang them up to complain of suspicious activity and was on the phone for 12 minutes. Between 4:10 and 4:29, another…
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Unexpected text alert from NatWest
This morning I had a text alert from NatWest advising that my home phone number had been updated as requested on 07/09/2011. As I hadn't asked for any update to be done I rang Direct Banking who had a poke around and soke to somebody else before telling me that the number wasn't present on my account (e-Savings) yesterday…
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Money transfer
I am having to pay my rent late to my landlord this month and he is asking me to transfer the funds from my bank to his. What details do I need from him as I, obviously, do not have his bank card. Is name, sort number and account number enough? (Please move this to the relevant place if it's in the wrong place)
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How to choose a bank?
I'm looking to open a new saving account and was wondering what the most important factors to look out for are? Any advice would be great as am a complete novice, Thanks, B
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Advice needed please: Good alternatives to HSBC?
Given the news in todays (7th Sept 2011) that HSBC may be moving back to Hong Kong (losing £5bn in UK tax - why use a company that wants out of the UK?) coupled with its utter customer ignorance around the Secure Key introduction and reluctance to address the numerous problems associated with it (Ive personally dubbed it…
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Bank Account for small deposits
Hi, Can anyone recommend a bank account I could open that would accept payments of £80 per month. I and three others own the freehold in our flats a quarter share each. We need to set up an account that we can each pay £20 in per month. The money will go towards the annual buildings insurance, garden and general repairs…
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Santander - weird bunch.
More of a rant. They give me a mortgage then a credit card, but then dont pass the credit search for there Zero current account. Craig
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Metro Bank - Current Account and Debit Card Queries
I'm tempted to trek to Holbon (even use the Central line ha ha) to get me a Metro Bank current account and hence debit card. From looking in their T&C (and reading general information) it seems that: * Payments made overseas are converted to GBP at the MasterCard rate which is basically as good as it gets for a debit card…
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Odd cash charge to account
Right, I'm with Santder (what ever they are called) And I have just gone to check my account (Nothing is due out till 15th) and I am -£41.02 :mad: Noticed, that Sainsburys wanted £12.01 and has taken out £25.01!!!!! :mad: AND it was dated 12th July, just looked around that date and I had money in, what makes it worse is…
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santander application
Hi, My wife applied for Santander account on friday, Any ideal how long it takes for a decision email to come through? Thanks
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currency brokers
Not sure if this is the right place to post this question. Sorry! Anyway, I would like to transfer some money from Spain, and i have just found out about a currency broker, in particular this one: currencies.co.uk (as a new user i cannot post links! i have just found out!) I have never heard of them before. I have been…
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Credit Score - When Certain Items Leave
I am not sure where I am to put this, so if Mods see fit, can you please move it? I recently checked my credit file to make sure everything was upto date etc. I had a loan which finished in October last year. It was a 48month loan I had. In the first year of the loan, I missed 2 payments which have been rightly listed on…
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Making a complaint against PayPal
Dear All I have a complaint against PayPal that has been going on for over a year. Their infamous customer service department refuses to admit there is a problem so I am now forced to go to a third party to get it sorted out. Who would be the appropriate body? The Financial Ombudsman in the UK or an equivalent organisation…
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MSE News: Financial complaints up 54% with Lloyds TSB scoring worst
This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story: "PPI gripes boost the complaints made to the Financial Ombudsman Service to 150,000 in first half of 2011 ..." Read the full story: Financial complaints up 54% with Lloyds TSB scoring worst
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natwest select silver account
I've got a natwest select silver account the blue card not the purple one which has only just been upgraded to the silver on the 25th august to be precise. when i opened the select account back in june they didn't offer me a overdraft or cheque book this is my first bank account in 8 years. yesterday i got a cheque book…
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Overseas Transaction Fee ... SANTANDER !
I now have a Toontown [not sure if anyone will have heard of this online game] subscription coming out of my Santander Prefered Current account. I got charged the subscription plus £1.25 overseas transaction fee ... clearly I wasnt overseas this is simply an American company [Disney] :mad: Question is do I have a leg to…
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Promissory notes??
Hi, sorry if this is posted in the wrong forum - please forgive me if it is.... A Friend of mine has a problem with spending too much money - he wants to give his girlfriend some money so that she can keep it safe for him in her bank account..... I've told him to get it all written down etc (just for his own assurance that…
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Lloyds TSB Classic Account
Hey, Hopefully someone can help me, I currently hold a Basic Cash Bank Account with Lloyds TSB however they can't (Won't) upgrade it to the Basic Classic Account. I've read on here that people have had success in upgrading there cash accounts to the classic account by closing the Cash Account and then opening the new…
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Co-Operative Priviledge Premier Account Overdraft
Hi I wonder if someone could help or offer me some advice because I'm worrying. I have a Priviledge Premier Account with the Co-Op which I pay £13 a month for and which has an overdraft limit of £300 on it. Could anybody tell me if because I pay for the account the bank have to notify me in writing if they decide to…
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Salary Overpayment / Bank Protocol
I’ve posted the following on Employment section but think it needs someone that knows / understands banking rules, about the removal of money from Credit Union account. Hope someone can help. Sorry to duplicate post. I worked for a borough council until the end of March. I received my March payslip upon leaving (via…
