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Saving (and spending) for Wedding
Hi, I'm looking for a bit of advice around opening a new bank account to help with our wedding expenses for next summer. We're looking to put around £500 away every month to cover the bigger expenses for next year, but also use the account to pay for the smaller expenses that come up between now and then. Basically trying…
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Unlock Nationwide pin number
Put the pin in wrong 3 times trying to do online payment, i am doing to many accounts to quickly well thats what i blame. Does it have to be a nationwide ATM to unlock it or any banks ATM.
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Internet Banking In Euro?
Hello. I spend most of my time knocking about Europe, where a British citizen can live without problems because of the open borders. I am self-employed, which is good because it gives me freedom, but it also means a lack of documentation that TPTB seem to assume people always have. I opened a bank account in one European…
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Joint account & back statements
Hi. Can anybody answer my question. If my husband adds me to his bank account and then we will order banks statements from time when the bank account was only in my husband's name will be the statements shown in both or only my husbands name? Thanks in advance for answer.
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Password locker/encrypter for iPhone (& would you)...?
I use KeePass 2 on my PC where i store all my passwords for everything. Forums, general websites, banking etc. There's some times i wouldn't mind checking via my phone when i'm out & about but i can't remember the usernames. Do any of you use such a program for your smartphones (iPhone in particular)? Would you check your…
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Yorkshire bank credit check
Does anyone know if yorkshire bank credit check for a readycash account please. I need to set up a new basic account away from Barclays and we have a local yorkshire bank Thanks
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Lloyds Account Vantage Interest Question
Quick question: What happens if you have £2000? If you have £10,000, would you get interest on the £5,000 but no more? Thanks
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PayPal Now Charges 5% ??? Are there alternatives? Have I been over-charged?
Hi, I just took a PayPal payment from an Australian client. I invoiced him for £,109.00. The Paypal fee was an unbelievable £49.90... Is this normal for Paypal? I wouldn't usually take Paypal (bank wire is preferred), but it was that or lose the sale. I thought the Paypal rate was more like 3%? 5% is a large slice of my…
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Student bank account help please...
I need to open a bank account for my daughter who is nearly 16. There are several accounts for 11-16 year olds with a debit card facility which is what I wanted. The problem is, we have debts, lots of them and our credit rating is shot to pieces. Is it likely that our daughter will be declined a bank account now and in the…
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MSE News: Hit by latest NatWest and RBS meltdown? Get your charges back
"NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland and Ulster Bank customers won't be left out of pocket after an IT glitch ..." Read the full story: Hit by latest NatWest and RBS meltdown? Get your charges back Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works, read our New…
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Clearing a Euro cheque in the UK
I have brought a large euro cheque back from Europe. It is a guaranteed cheque (i.e. the equivalent of a banker's draft) and I have taken out a Euros/International Account with my UK Bank, and sent them the cheque. However, they have now said they need to 'collect' this amount from the foreign bank, which entails sending…
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Power Of Attorney Problem.
My wife and I have power of attorney over my mother-in-law's affairs as she is completely immobile and living in a care home. We need to pay some care bills urgently but we are finding it difficult to access mother-in-law's accounts. Internet banking with HSBC is a nightmare! Can we issue and sign cheques from her account…
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Clever phishing attempt
I can normally spot a phishing attempt without opening the email, but this one made me look twice. Was an email from a bank that I use entitled "Your Account Summary". In the email they say that to combat cyber crime (clever double-bluff) they have changed their electronic services (this is the bit that I think is very…
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Compensation for bank meltdown
Well as most of you are aware, RBS/Natwest/Ulster encountered a further meltdown last night on what they say is the busiest online shopping day of the year (not sure why December 2nd specifically?) It is announced this morning that RBS will compensate anyone left 'out of pocket' due to their error. Even though Online…
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Bank debited more than they should??
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What's the deal with Lloyds Bank? Anyone else having issues this month?
Trying to sort this tax issue with my mum we log on to hers & i notice - no interest. No problem, check tomorrow. Log on to mine later on - no interest. Ok this must be fine. I can't remember whether the interest is due today or tomorrow because of 1st landing on a Sunday, so i don't worry about it & decide to check again…
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Which bank has best overall accounts?
We want to switch to a different bank. We need to have a current account, savings account and budget account. On reading a lot of the info it seems one bank is good for some accounts but not so good for others. We'd like to have all the accounts in one bank but are really confused. Advice needed please.
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Can anyone better this?
Screen scraped from the Natwest 'chat now' box for enquiries about the current status of online banking: ....opps now says ...getting there.. gradually ..getting a bit sticky now.. ..spoke too soon.. It seems a bit better over at RBS: Natwest.. Steady improvement.. 20, 49 17, 43 17, 36 16, 31 12, 25 10, 19 7, 16 6, 8…
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Natwest Banking Broken
If anyone has a Natwest account this evening, you may find declining requests when paying for items. I thought I had balled up buying from Amazon but a quick search on Twitter confirmed what I thought. Shame as the account is less than 6 months old. I only went with Natwest for their Windows Phone 8 app (no other bank has…
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Verified by Visa problem
Hi, I was trying to buy tickets for a cricket match this morning on the Oval website (the tickets were available from 12 and there was a queue), when asked for my card details I entered them and then on the next page I got the verify by visa page. I normally just have to enter my password, but this box didn't have my banks…
