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How can we prepare ourselves for future banking disasters???

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  • rb10
    rb10 Posts: 6,334 Forumite
    CLAPTON wrote: »
    the great majority of building societies have gone out of business and have been 'saved' by government presssure by being taken over by the few big ones left

    Nope, the vast majority are still operating today ... there are currently 47 building societies in the UK.
  • Cate1976
    Cate1976 Posts: 406 Forumite
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    Joe_Bloggs, thanks for that but I managed to persuade them to freeze charges so what I pay in reduces the o/d which is on a £14 month reducing balance. Have to ring them on Monday to try and get the agreement to continue, will offer £5 as it's all I can afford at the moment.
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