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TSB Classic Plus - any disadvantages?
A friend has a normal TSB Classic current account (paying no interest) which they use as their main day-to-day current account, and I've been recommending that they upgrade it to a Classic Plus to receive the 5% interest. Are there any disadvantages to the Classic Plus account compared to the normal Classic account? As far…
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Thousands switch away from TSB during online banking chaos - MSE News
Over 20,000 TSB customers switched away from the bank in the months surrounding its IT glitch - its biggest loss of customers since the current account switch service launched...Read the full story: 'Thousands switch away from TSB during online banking chaos' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the…
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Making Ends Meet
Hi there. Just got in here. Just wanna ask some piece of advice from you guys. Can you share with me your budget plan? I mean the way you track down your expenses. As for me, it never worked. Money seems to fly so fast. I wanna start budgeting so we could set aside for our savings.
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Fraudulent activity - Halifax
Hi, looking for some advice please. My husband said he's had his account hackdr and around £900 stolen from his account.. He has the most basic account Halifax offer, and because of this they have said there is no insurance on the account for fraudulent transactions. The fraud team need to investigate and prove that the…
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monthly spending, what is the norm
Hi, After all the direct debits and necessary standing orders, we end up with around 1500 pounds per month to spend on food, grocery, petrol, parking, other necessary purchases and unexpected costs, and when possible going out. I cannot say we are comfortable, but we are also not struggling. I think the word is, we are ok.…
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HSBC Account switch. What a joke!
In early September my wife and I completed the online account switching form for HSBC. A couple of weeks later we each received letters asking us to supply proof income. The letter arrived on Saturday and on Tuesday I took all the required documents to my local HSBC bank, where they took copies. Around a couple of weeks…
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S4ntander Graduate Overdraft
After graduating from University in 2015, my student account was automatically transferred to a Graduate account, which gave me an interest free overdraft of up to £2k for 3 years after graduating. It has now been over 3 years since graduating and my overdraft is still maxed out. I haven't been contacted by S4ntander to…
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Joint bank account
I'm reaching a rather delicate age. I would like one of my daughters to have access to my bank accounts. We live 41 miles apart. The banks are Barclays, First Direct, and RBS. I would be grateful for any reader's experiences or comments. Thanks.
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Santander Chargeback claim refused
Basically at the end of July I fell for an online course scam and paid a lot of money. Obviously the service I paid for was not provided. As soon as I realised this and I couldn't contact the merchant anymore. I contacted Santander. I had paid by debit card so I thought chargeback might be able to help me. I provided all…
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Would this trick work?
Say I'm with bank account A who I like due to good interest. Bank account B has a great sign up perk. I don't want to do a switch between account A and B because I like 'A' and don't want to leave. So I set up a bank account with option C which is a bad bank I don't want to be with. I then do a switch so I lewve C and join…
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One weeks notice to change standing order?
I have a monthly standing order to a company for £66. I received an email from them on 24th sept demanding that their new bank account details be used from 1st October. Is this reasonable notice? I missed the email and my SO went out on 6th October. They are saying that it’s my loss and I owe them £66 for October They also…
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Retailer online refund clearance time LLOYDS
An online company took an amount from my account, my error:(:(_pale__pale_. I immediately contacted them to cancel the transaction. They confirmed cancellation however; Lloyds had pended the transaction and made the funds unavailable. I urgently need the money back, the company have said they processed the refund…
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Confirm PayPal account without physical business address
Good morning, I have to verify my business PayPal account to remove accounts limitation. My problem is that I don't have physical address of my company. I only use virtual address and I'm only trading online. So, how should I proceed? Thanks in advance.
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Bank branches closing - whose fault is it?
We've lost both our local bank branches in the past 2 years and now have to go into the city centre if we need one. I remember our local bank as the hub of our local community - we'd see neighbours, ask the bank manager for a loan, see the owners of local shops put their takings in, etc. Still very popular for those who…
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Debit of ancillary charges TSB
Hi, I'm wondering if someone can help shed some light on this. I have an old TSB account which I haven't used since December 2017. I transferred all my funds from this account leaving just 34p in there and I do not have any active standing orders or direct debits on this account. I have just logged into this account 10…
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How many bank accounts do we have?
Thought this poll may be fun and surprise a few people and maybe even me, how many bank accounts do we hold? Whether dormant, for donor/switching rewards. I’m use, or ‘as back up’. I now only have 2 but at one time had 7.
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Switching to HSBC and opening an overseas HSBC account
Hi I'm wondering if anyone can help me. I am moving to Canada in January as I have been offered a job. I want to switch from my Natwest account to HSBC before I go because I know if you are a HSBC Customer you can open an international bank account. Would anyone know whether I could open a HSBC current account and HSBC…
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Switching from Starling to Natwest
Hi. I currently have three current accounts in different banks. One in Netwest where I am receiving my salary and pay two direct debit to BT and Now TV, second in Monzo where i transfer some money and use that for daily expenses and third account in Starling where i transfer my savings and it doesn't have any specific…
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How did my bank get my new address?
I received a letter from Halifax today with a cheque refunding me interest/fees from a long time ago. Completely out of the blue and unexpected. My question is how did they get my current address? I moved not long ago and this account is still under my old address as its a faff to change and I don't actually have an…
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How do I log into Barclays????
I've been a Barclays customer for yonks & been using online banking for ages, however I've just gone to check my current account & the homepage is completely different to how it was. For the life of me I just cannot find how the hell a customer now logs in :o , so I'd be very thankful indeed for any pointers.
