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Bed bound parent can’t go into branch
My father received inheritance and wanted to share it with me and my siblings. So he bank transferred some to my brother and went to transfer my share and it blocked the transfer and kicked him out of his online banking. He called up the Halifax fraud team and confirmed it was him making the transfer but they said he must…
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Have I lost my money ?
I am currently checking value of gifts for inheritance tax following sad passing of my father Reconciling payments between us there was a payment out of my fathers account to me which I paid back via bank transfer. This was 2 years ago and I have discovered that although it was debited from my account it did not appear at…
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Halifax Reward current account
I got letter (Inbox) to say Halifax Reward current account is changing to normal current account, April 24 Fair Doos as I have been slacking lol 😂 as gave up sorting accounts out lol! anyway Can I change it back after April? Or should I move account to get a reward else where had account for years (not main bank account)
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Santander prize draw
I’ve received
an email from Santander ‘others have most likely received the same email’. Spend £500
on your debit or credit card during a set period to go into the prize draw. The T&C’s
state, one entry per card and one prize per person. So, could I
use both my 123 Lite debit card and my Edge debit card and get 2 entries…
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Starling Bank
I have held a bank account with their saving spaces in Starling for a few years. I am aware that they are stopping their standard accounts from generating interest, and so I contacted them to understand what was going on. They said that if I wanted an account that generated interest, I would need to apply for an Easy Saver…
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Unknown reference on monthly account credit
Dealing with the estate of a deceased person. Each month there is a small credit form an HSBC account with the reference NA1A-SLCUK Can anyone help identify the source of this credit? I am having difficulty getting Nationwide to reveal the complete account number of the source (I have only the sc and last 4 digits) and…
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How do I set up direct debits into PayPal?
I’ve got 3 bank accounts which all require 2x direct debits every month in order to get a £4 reward (RBS, Ulster, and NatWest). At the moment I have my 6 direct debits set up across these accounts but I would rather have them all coming out of my Santander main current account if possible. I understand that PayPal can be…
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Kroo bank discussion
Kroo bank has been granted a full UK banking licence and will shortly be able to offer current accounts. Unsecured loans, mortgages and savings accounts will follow. They have been an e-money provider for a while and are believed to have 23,000 customers, and UK-based CS. They are another app-only bank - with the slight…
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Coventry Building Society on line "Down"
After trying a number of times, and was unable to log in: "Page not available We're sorry - we haven't been able to load this page." I telephoned Coventry this morning.. At first I was told that the system was all right and there was likely to be something on my device preventing login. I was accidentally cut off (my fault…
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HSBC - Problems With Business Bank Account - Not Sure Where To Turn
We're a partnership and have had the same business account for a number of years. The partners always left the running of the account to the business manager who pays bills, staff, salaries etc. HSBC sent us a letter saying they needed to do a Safeguarding Review otherwise they were going to close the account on 13th…
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Will my money be safe for a little while…
I sold my house a while back and rented while looking for a new one. I put the house money into different savings accounts. I now need to collect all the money back together (350k) in my current account to pay for the new house. We haven’t exchanged yet but are getting close- maybe a week away to exchange. Will that sum of…
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Debit card refunds issue.
Can anyone advise on this please- An item is taken back to a shop for a refund and you present the card you paid with and the shop assistant processes the refund and gives you a print out from the card machine which shows a refund has been made. 3 weeks later that money has not gone back into your account. Who do you go…
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Revolut RevPoints
I couldn't find any mention of Revolut RevPoints using the search on this forum. Would be interesting to know what people's opinions are on it. Revolut the banking app launched RevPoints last year replacing its cashback. Depending on what Revolut membership plan you have, you get points when you pay with your Revolut card…
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Nationwide travel insurance
Just a warning to anyone who has their insurance through Nationwide with Aviva. Last Feb when I was covered with the old insurer, UK insurance I needed to extend my cover for a cruise from 31 days to 35 days, UK insurance quoted me £6.80p for the extra 4 days. This year with Aviva the same 4 days extra cover cost me…
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Switching banks
What happens to a Fixed-term savings account when one switches banks? Does one lose the interest earned?
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Barclays blocked account
Hi All, Need some advice. So last Tuesday my husbands Barclays account was blocked along with our joint account and savings account. My account is still fine and working. He has spoken to them so many times and they were unable to explain the reason for this and to wait 7 days. Fast forward to today I received a letter…
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Advance dated faster payment on weekend
If i set up an advance dated faster payment instruction, will the payment go out on a Saturday?
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Overpaid via bank transfer by mistake
Hi, Yesterday, I had a gentleman turn up and ask if I wanted to trim my hedge. Against my better judgement, we agreed on a price of £200 after I asked if I could pay by bank transfer as I had no cash. This gentleman agreed. Halfway through doing the hedge he knocked on my door and stated that could i get him cash because…
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How retrieve my money from escrow account?
In 2020 I deposited funds in a European P2P company (Peer to
Peer platform linking lenders and borrowers) which accrued interest which was
reinvested. In 2022 they merged with another similar company and I was asked to
deposit 1 Euro into the latter's bank to establish a link with my Nationwide account. Last month for the…
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Suggestions please - Barclays keeping blocking my account
Hi All I just need a some advice. I have been a Barclays customer for a long time and had no issues. Recently I have had a couple of matured savings bonds and transferred them into my Barclays account, which is my nominated account. When I have then tried to transfer it online into a new savings account - they have said…
