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I am sure there are people who have complaints against them, of course they are not perfect, but compared with other institutions I have done battle with over the years, these are fab guys!!
But not as good as Egg, surely :rotfl:.
Glad you're having a great time
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort Mortgage Balance = £0
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Egg - smeg.....:rotfl:Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)0
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Glad FD sorted out the Halimess and that you are having fun. Please call me 'Pickle'
No More Buying Books: ???
No More Buying DVDs: ???
NMB Toiletries ??? and I've gone back for my Masters at the University of Use Ups!
Proud to be dealing with her debts 1198~
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well fielded Hypno, and hurrah for FD. My parents have been with them pretty much since they first started, and always say they wouldn't go anywhere else now.🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00. Balance as at 31/12/25 = £ 91,100.00
£100k barrier broken 1/4/25SOA CALCULATOR (for DFW newbies): SOA Calculatorshe/her0 -
YOu've got to love FD!!!!!
Glad you got it all sorted. Enjoy the skiing - whoosh whoosh!
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I still don't earn enough for First Direct.
But when I do.....
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Wow, a glowing report for a bank?! I'm defo going to sign up!
I'm with the Black Horse after years with NatW (I switched for the 0% OD) and they've been ok really, it's just the robotic call centre in India that drives me mad, they won't vere from the script!
Glad you're having such a good break Hypno. We had snow here today, though not the nice skiiing kind :cool:0 -
Another vote for FD here. real people answer every time, conversations are recorded so agreements can be checked, and they do what they promise and if there's a human failure they put it right and apologize! Been with them for about 20 years and wouldn't change.
Only beef is I should have got £10 for joining but forgot to claim it and by the time I remembered it was rather too late!CCs @0% £24k Dec 05 £19,621.41 Au £13400 S 12600 Oct £11,981 £9481 £7500 Nov £7250 D £7100 Jan 6950 F £5800 Mar£5400 May £4830 June £4660 July £4460 Aug £3200, S £900, £0 18/9/07 DFW Nerd 0420 -
A quick vote for Smile here - I find them really friendly whenever I phone and, when I forgot to transfer money over to pay the mortgages, my OD was extended in minutes :j.
Then again, I like Egg too
. Actually, it's the functionality of Egg Money & Mortgages I like, they do make a fair few booboos. Although as one of them was linking our offset to both mortgage accounts for over a year, when rates were quite high, I managed to forgive them :j. A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort Mortgage Balance = £0
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nice to hear that the holiday is going well.
:eek:to the banks though and :T:beer: to FD
good luck with 2011
chevI want a job that is less than an hour driving away from my house! Are you listening universe?
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