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Ireland's last free current account introduces charges.

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  • Thrugelmir
    Thrugelmir Posts: 89,546 Forumite
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    catokelly wrote: »

    Because Ulster bank is part of the RBS group, I hope these charges dont creep accross over to RBS & Natwest here!!

    As sure as night turns to day. Charges are on their way.
  • pqrdef
    pqrdef Posts: 4,552 Forumite
    Thrugelmir wrote: »
    As sure as night turns to day. Charges are on their way.
    And yet banks are fighting for customers. 123 cashback deals, 5% interest, free overdrafts, £125 switching incentives, Quidco... do they want us or not?
    "It will take, five, 10, 15 years to get back to where we need to be. But it's no longer the individual banks that are in the wrong, it's the banking industry as a whole." - Steven Cooper, head of personal and business banking at Barclays, talking to Martin Lewis
  • opinions4u
    opinions4u Posts: 19,411 Forumite
    pqrdef wrote: »
    And yet banks are fighting for customers. 123 cashback deals, 5% interest, free overdrafts, £125 switching incentives, Quidco... do they want us or not?
    The pressure for charges comes from the regulator.

    Not the banks.
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