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natwest blue account changing to silver
i got a email to say it changing to the silver account and charging a extra £1.05 a month (totalling £8) but they have taken away all the benefit i use and giving me nothing worth it in return im losing ticket service which i get around £400 cashback a year railcard worth £26 breakdown cover worth around £30 a month and…
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Halifax closed my accounts !!!
I had a Halifax account since 2004 and decided that i needed another account so that i could pay my bills with it, i opened it up online and was thinking that everything was ok. I then got a letter from Halifax saying that i failed on the Final checks and they had to remove that account. I gave them a call and the guy on…
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can i bank a cheque from august 2011?
please advise
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Natwest: Unhelpful Banking
Whenever I see the Natwest's "Helpful Banking" advert I feel like vomiting as it's not representative of any of the branches I have been too. My local branch is staffed by people I would best describe as miserable 'jobs-worths' and the branch itself probably hasn't seen fresh paint in about twenty years. The Natwest…
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Halifax ultimate reward
Recently upgraded from reward to ultimate reward after giving in to the constant pestering. To cut a long story short, i wasnt happy after reading T&C's its hardly worth the money and decided to cancell within the 14 day trial period. I was then told i couldnt have the account reverted back to the reward account (which it…
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Have Halifax shortened cheque clearing times
Does anyone know if Halifax have shortened the Cheque clearing times? ( if someone has put something in recently ) I was always under the impression that it was 4 days after deposit ( same as it says online ) I deposited cheque on Wednesday but have been informed on the phone it will be available to withdraw tomorrow which…
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Northern Rock - Virgin Money (Re-Branding)
Has anyone had there Northern Rock accounts rebranded to Virgin Money yet? I have a Northern Rock current account as was wondering then they will start issuing Virgin Money bank cards and the like, ;)
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Any decent Bank Accounts for 14 year old...with freebies?
Anyone know of a decent bank accounts for 14 year old girl...pref with freebies, did search but threads seem old
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Halifax and BOS - Lloyds TSB accounts?
I've noticed recently (September 2011) that Bank of Scotland have got rid of their Halifax-style accounts(ie easycash cardcash expresscash reward and ultimate reward current accounts etc) for accounts basically identical to Lloyds TSB ones (classic gold silver platinum premier etc) Are Halifax going to do the same to their…
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Faster Payments question
Do faster payments work on weekends? I coudn't find any info online. I'm expecting an FPI payment to my LLoyds account which was supposed to be made yesterday evening, but the money isn't there yet
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santander current account application
Hi, I recently applied for a preferred current account online with Santander bank. I was expecting to get an instant decline as I was in a trust deed until recently however, I was asked to send proof of ID, have I passed the credit check?
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Paying down debt & Saving Up deposit....Reassurance?
Hi all I'm hoping that someone is able to glance over my post and let me know if my idea is on the right track... To sum up I spent 2010 paying off a credit card balance (approx £1600 transferred to a 0% Egg credit card at the time - balance fee was less than 2x months interest). With that sorted I set about consistently…
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Basic Business Bank Account
Hi Does anyone know of a business bank account which you can open even if you have bad credit, i don't want an overdraft or any credit at all, just somewhere to pay cheques into and withdraw or transfer...... many thanks in advance
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Closing RBS royalties gold account
Hi, Does anyone know how to go about closing an RBS royalties gold account? I can't find any information on the RBS website. Seems like they might be keeping it a secret, ha. Thanks Cwiff
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Newbie here needing some help/advice, natwest bank
I have received a letter today from my bank, Natwest, telling me that they are closing my 5 bank accounts within 60 days and that I need to find another account. I am absoultly fuming about this, I have tried to ring them but the closure line is shut (probably a good job, really as I need to calm down). I have found a few…
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Direct debit guarantees - help!
New to this, so please bear with me!! In September last year I changed the direct debit details with my car finance company, to take the payment from our joint account. Each month since then, they've taken the money from the wrong account, and three times they've acknowledged it and assured me it wouldn't happen again.…
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Is it so strange to want a second current account?!
I've wanted to get a second account for a while, as a back-up if anything goes wrong with my current account and also for budgeting reasons. So..I applied to Barclays over the internet. Was told I needed to bring ID into branch. Took all my ID in today. After a long wait, the cashier frowned when I said I wanted to open a…
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Halifax Cardcash Debit Card
I've just opened the halifax Cardcash account and was wondering what the debit card looks like (and performs). Anyone got a photo?
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LloydsTSB current accounts
I recently checked out the interest rate on my current account at LloydsTSB to find that I earn nothing unless I ask for "vantage". If I add vantage to my current accounts, I can earn up to 3% if I keep £3000 in the account. Really annoyed that you have to ask for interest!!! (It costs nothing to add vantage, so I've now…
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Told I am 'perfect customer' and then refused an account???
Hello! Need some advice please... I have had the same Santander bank account since I was in my teens and decided it was high time to move to an account that offered a bit more. After lots of searching decided Halifax's reward account was the one. Went to the bank this morning to start the switch to be told that the only…
