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Suspicious activity on account
Just checked my main bank account and have found Wonga Loans have taken a payment £305:eek: I have NEVER had dealings with this company, I don't recognise the payment below it either which is to Symonds Hydroclean in Newport for £1.80. Last month I also had a payment of £57.50 go in that I didn't reconise and asked the…
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Cashing in change
Not sure if right place to put this but wanted to get it down before I forget. Went into a few banks last week to deposit change. Had mixed experiences. I did think you needed to have the amount of change listed on the change bags for them to accept but at least in one case I was proven wrong: * Halifax, told me not only…
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Cheque Clearing
Hi, I'm a student, and I've just got my bursary cheque, which is all good and I'm going to put it in tomorrow, but I really need some of the money to get to work over the weekend, I would of used my wages, but I won't get paid till the Tuesday they have told me, is there anyway I can get my hands on the money quicker, my…
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Bank Credit
Dont know if people are aware of this, but today while being messed about by Santander on the phone, being told to go to my branch and my branch telling me i need to phone up, i was credited £15 after complaining Just thought id share this if anyone has the same sort of issue.
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Refusal of debit card
I have been refused a debit card from Barclays, all I need it for is the cash machines so I can withdraw my money at a hole in the wall instead of going down to the bank all the time. Is there a card that will do this for me, my ex messed up my credit but I don't want a credit card. Please help this is wearing me down.:(
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What type of credit check is done for new bank account?
Hi, does anyone know what kind of credit check is recorded when you apply for a new bank account? Would it be full check or just ID & address check? I don't need an overdraft. I'm just about to apply for a mortgage and the bank I'm going to apply with gives better offers if you open a current account with them, but am…
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transfer money Canada -> UK
Hi, sorry if I'm not posting in the right section. I have a bank account in Canada (in Canadian dollars) and I would like to transfer some money to my UK bank account. Can anyone recommend a currency broker company based in UK? From what I understand they have exchange rates better than banks and low (or 0?) commission. My…
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Barclays Fraud team have locked my account - Help
barclays Fraud team have locked my account after i failed to answer a couple of very ambiguous questions. I am going away tomorrow and dont have time to get into a branch to get it unlocked (as they are only open the hours most office based workers work). I am concerned that as it is the end of the month my direct debits…
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Can i add my wife onto my bank accounts
Hi a long long long time ago i had 2 current accounts with the Bank of Scotland which were in my sole name. I also have joint accounts with my wife for some time with another bank. After clearing out old invoices ect i remembered that i have these two current accounts which have some money in them but not a lot so there…
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Santander visa debit card payment refused
I have a santander visa debit card expiring end March and it was refused when endeavouring to purchase an airline ticket. There is no problem with the funds available. I made a secure message asking what had gone wrong and about a renewal card. Answer "you entered the wrong expiry date" and no comment about the renewal…
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3% ISA with The Bank of East Asia
You can get 3% with over £40000 with this Bank but is it fully protected for £85000?
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HSBC - Anyone had this problem
Hey guys, I've just logged onto HSBC online banking, and overnight, my investments, about £400,000 of mortgages, some pension savings and about 8 insurance policies have disappeared! I've spoken to them, and they're stating that it's showing up on their main computer system, but I want them back, if that makes sense! CK
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Possible bank error
I was just downloading all my bank statements, and I noticed the following: 05 Feb 08 ROSEHILL WINES CD 7311 DEB £499.00 Yes that's 2008. I called Lloyds and they said that they can't give me any information about any debit card payees, and she started trying to read things off Google. Any ideas how to proceed?
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Halifax - Cancelling an overdraft
I am just wondering if cancelling an overdraft would affect your credit rating?
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Whoops! Paid a cheque payable to my wife into my personal account, what next?
Just wondering what happens next? Will they just return the cheque to me?
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paying for something in usd from uk account
I have looked at my banks site but not sure if I am reading it correctly. I bank with Nationwide and want to purchase something from the states, they only take usd - I would speak to nationwide but they seem to be doing maintenance on their lines - do they add handling charges to such transactions or is do they just do as…
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Moving money in english account from account abroad.
I have a saving account in belgium with some money on it. That was done because my parents wanted to leave me something while they were still alive. So they opened that account for me and done the same for my brother. Now the belgian bank decided to close my account and ask me to move that money to another bank. My brother…
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working abroad and getting paid into my uk account, bad exchange rate.
Hi Guys, I have just started working in Norway and get paid into my UK Lloyds bank account, i pay the monthly £7 transfer fee but i have just noticed that i am getting a terrible exchange rate which i am loosing out on around £150 per month. Does anyone know of an account that gives you good exchange rates or an…
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EU Bank transfer
Hi, not sure if you can help but, I did a bank transfer to Italy on the 20th for 165 euro plus £8 fee for a deposit on an holiday apartment, my bank (Smile) said it would be there on Friday 22nd, but today I get an e-mail from the person I sent it too that it still hasn't arrived in their bank account. I phoned my bank and…
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another nationwide 5% account question
deposited my £2.5k today now my question is this:- is the monthly £1000 deposit calculated from today in my case 25th to 25th or by march april may etc?
