Brexit Loons getting their paws into banking

agrinnall

meer53 wrote: »

More than a year ago we started asking for Residency Permits and Right to Reside Visas for all non EU Passport holders at account application stage.

Are they required to do that (and if so by what legislation, to repeat colsten's request), or have they just decided that they want to do it?

MARTYM8`

What is the problem. Shouldn’t all banks be doing these checks to combat fraud and money laundering and exploitation of migrants etc by unscrupulous characters and other issues – including whether those paying in the funds are legally entitled to live here.

We seem to create loads of hoops if you a pensioner wants to open up a £100 savings account – heaven forbid if you don’t have a passport or driving licence. Yet we have people buying properties in central London for millions using money moved in from abroad with few questions asked.

Shouldn’t we want to check that funds going through our banks are legal and above board?

Thrugelmir

Heng_Leng wrote: »

Apparently, the Brexit loonies now want banks and other financial institutions to check on the immigration status of their customers.

I'm looking foward to this and hearing other loony announcements from HM Government that highlight the benefits of being an 'independent country' again.

:T:T:T

Not sure what relevance this has to "Brexit". If any at all.

meer53

agrinnall wrote: »

Are they required to do that (and if so by what legislation, to repeat colsten's request), or have they just decided that they want to do it?

No legislation, just bank criteria for opening an account.

colsten

MARTYM8` wrote: »

What is the problem. Shouldn’t all banks be doing these checks to combat fraud and money laundering and exploitation of migrants etc by unscrupulous characters and other issues – including whether those paying in the funds are legally entitled to live here.

I fully appreciate we need to do everything possible to combat fraud, money laundering, drug traders and terrorism.

I find it unbelievable though that it now appears to be ok to assume all non-Brits are first and foremost potential criminals and need to be subjected to special checks. May I remind you some of the key criminals who brought the UK to the edge of bankruptcy were UK nationals (and they weren't even put into jail). The guys who mowed down Lee Rikby and who committed the 7/7 atrocities were British citizens. Jihadi John was a Brit. The guys found guilty of supporting international drugs trade on a grand scale worked for the erstwhile british institution HSBC. And not to talk of British mand Phillip Green, who robbed tens of thousands or pensioners and is a free man. Except for border checks, I find it disgusting that non-british born are being singled out for checks that british-born don't have to undergo.

veryintrigued

colsten wrote: »

I fully appreciate we need to do everything possible to combat fraud, money laundering, drug traders and terrorism.

I find it unbelievable though that it now appears to be ok to assume all non-Brits are first and foremost potential criminals and need to be subjected to special checks. May I remind you some of the key criminals who brought the UK to the edge of bankruptcy were UK nationals (and they weren't even put into jail). The guys who mowed down Lee Rikby and who committed the 7/7 atrocities were British citizens. Jihadi John was a Brit. The guys found guilty of supporting international drugs trade on a grand scale worked for the erstwhile british institution HSBC. And not to talk of British mand Phillip Green, who robbed tens of thousands or pensioners and is a free man. Except for border checks, I find it disgusting that non-british born are being singled out for checks that british-born don't have to undergo.

Oh dear.....you'll be waving that xenophobia / racist card again soon I expect Colsten.

Thrugelmir

colsten wrote: »

I find it unbelievable though that it now appears to be ok to assume all non-Brits are first and foremost potential criminals and need to be subjected to special checks.

What's your alternative? You really should get out more and experience the real world. I'd prefer the UK to be tough. As a consequence criminals target elsewhere.

meer53

colsten wrote: »

I fully appreciate we need to do everything possible to combat fraud, money laundering, drug traders and terrorism.

I find it unbelievable though that it now appears to be ok to assume all non-Brits are first and foremost potential criminals and need to be subjected to special checks. May I remind you some of the key criminals who brought the UK to the edge of bankruptcy were UK nationals (and they weren't even put into jail). The guys who mowed down Lee Rikby and who committed the 7/7 atrocities were British citizens. Jihadi John was a Brit. The guys found guilty of supporting international drugs trade on a grand scale worked for the erstwhile british institution HSBC. And not to talk of British mand Phillip Green, who robbed tens of thousands or pensioners and is a free man. Except for border checks, I find it disgusting that non-british born are being singled out for checks that british-born don't have to undergo.

Why is it disgusting that UK banks want to make sure that the people they're offering bank accounts to actually have the right to be in the UK ? All the other checks are exactly the same for UK and Non EU people. The residency check is the only difference.

colsten

Thrugelmir wrote: »

What's your alternative? You really should get out more and experience the real world. I'd prefer the UK to be tough. As a consequence criminals target elsewhere.

meer53 wrote: »

Why is it disgusting that UK banks want to make sure that the people they're offering bank accounts to actually have the right to be in the UK ? All the other checks are exactly the same for UK and Non EU people. The residency check is the only difference.

I have absolutely no idea why the banks would - as meer53 said - would single out non-Brits, or why banks would make themselves policemen, and with what authority they would do so. Especially since we know that some banks, incl the group meer53 works for, have been found to be amongst the largest crooks on earth.

chambta

Heng_Leng wrote: »

Apparently, the Brexit loonies now want banks and other financial institutions to check on the immigration status of their customers.

I'm looking foward to this and hearing other loony announcements from HM Government that highlight the benefits of being an 'independent country' again.

:T:T:T

That's nothing new.