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Need to change current a/c after 9 yrs w B'rclys
Hello I've been with Barclays for 9 years now but due to a new year's resolution to get myself the best deal on all financial products as well as a number of problems/unsatisfactory products and service I've received over this time I think it's time to let go and move on. I have had a search on the money supermarket site…
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POUNDS to DOLLARS
I want to change a fairly large amount of Sterling into Dollars (not holiday spending money) soon, when the rate picks back up a little. Any recommendations on which is the best company/medium to use. Banks are usually quite a lot lower than the TV quoted exchange rates. Any advice much appreciated.
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Debit card question
Just before Christmas I deposited some money with an online betting company using my debit card. After I placed a bet and won I withdrew my money (again back onto debit card). I have now looked at my account online and they have sent me back my money as requested but they haven't taken the origonal money that I deposited…
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student account with bad credit history
after a few months of countlesss problems with my student loan application i have finally been told to expect it within two weeks. unfortunately due to a break in my degree (and failure to repay my student overdraft which was unfairly demanded immediately)my account was downgraded with barclays to a basic account...with no…
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which banks upgrade on behaviour?
my halifax account was downgraded as I didnt use it for quite a while. it is now a "cardcash" with visa electron, although i still have the authorised overdraft of £1000 on there... i asked for it to be put back to a full current account and they did a credit check, which i failed :'( (this is due to serious financial…
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Anyone else had this problem..
In December HSBC sent me a new Maestro card, the chip n pin one, well I had several d/d come back to me, My paypal, my one tel and another one, and its only been weeks, because the details have changed on my card I wouldn't of thought I'd have to inform one-tel etc.... surely this cant be right! Anyone tell me what to…
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euros to sterling large amount
any one got any pointers for a large amount of Euros(€200,000 +) ,either check or bank transfer .wanting to find the best deal i.e rate and charges. thanks
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Bank Card
Hi, Bit of a thick question but i haven't changed my account before. I've just applied for the Nationwide account and am on benefits, it said they would give me a debit card and cheque book. Will i also get a bank card though? as i can't get out and about very easily the local ATM is a godssend. Also on the application…
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very angry Barclays customer! Pls help
I have had a terrible xmas with no food, no money to pay rent, no money to see family, I basically have no money because of a upgrade on computers in Barclays have messed up my account so 3months of wages can not be transfered to my account! Anyone else had a similar problem or can anyone advise on what I can do? I did go…
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Apply or not apply to C/A with A&L?
Hi all, I am thinking of opening a C/A with A&L to benefit from 5.5% and to possibly get a 0% C/C in Oct/Nov 2005, so I can transfer my balance from Sainsburys by then. I hold a C/A with Lloyds (which I use) and a dormant C/A with Barclays. In the past month or so I was refused C/C with Egg and MBNA; but got the…
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A low cost way of tranfering funds abroad to US
I want to turn my Sterling into US Dollars with the least commission & @ the best possible exchange rate. Anyone know what service & what it would involve. I trust the person that I am transferring the money to so this is not factor.
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Scam email allegedly from the 'Halifax'
I received an email today asking me to confirm my Halifax details via a link... hmmm, I don't bank with the Halifax! I have phoned the Halifax, and forwarded the email to them. Hopefully no one here will be caught out by it!
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Bank Statements for previous occupants
We keep on getting bank statements for the previous owners of our flat and letters saying they have exceeded their overdraft. We have contacted the bank on several occassions to tell them that their customers have moved. We're not looking for any information about their customers, we just want them to stop sending us these…
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Cheque Cashing Companies
Hello How do companies like Cash Generator be able to cash cheques that are either 'A/C payee only' or 'Non-Negotiable' Many Thanks
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money to canada
i wanna send money on a regular basis to my wife in canada ,either to her bank account or via money transfer ,whichever gives me the best deal. anybody got any experience of this or got ant ideas where i can get the best value for my £`s when doing these transfers ?
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FREE £25 FROM FIRST DIRECT
Anyone opening a First Direct account online or by phone http://www.firstdirect.com/ 0800242424 and having a credit balance of £100 before 31st March 2005 gets £25, which is nice! :)
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Any willing interviewees for New Woman magazine?
Hi Folks, This is a request from a freelance journalist working for New Woman magazine. Attention women! Are you in your 20s or early 30s and a demon saver? Have you managed to accumulate the equivalent of your salary? If so, a national glossy women's magazine wants your story! Perhaps you built up your nest egg by being…
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Does lots of C/A affect credit rating?
Question as title. Reason is because I have got a lloyds account which is being used less and less. Have recently opened an IF current account as I have savings there and would like to open a citibank C/A so I can get a $ savings account.
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Lies, Damned Lies from Halifax
Please can someone advise me on what to do next? I have just spent the entire morning trying to sort out Halifax's !!!!!!_up! On Saturday I realised my and my husband's bank card had expired on 12/04 but we hadn't received a replacement. I tried unsuccessfully to get in contact with them on the phone, but after continually…
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Beware A&L and Experian
Anyone who took the A&L Premier a/c for the free £25 watch out i logged on to my experian file this morning to find a nice No1 theres no overdraft and accout has only had 1 deposit. I called A&L they said you get the No1 for no account activity so closed it straight away this morning. The biggest con i have ever seen a…