An old-fashioned Bank?

Zanderman

Eco_Miser said:

Zanderman said:

Eco_Miser said:

Brie said:

You might want to investigate credit unions which still have a tighter connection to their relevant communities.

Provided you don't mind your neighbours knowing your financial business.

I'm not suggesting anything improper, but when the tellers are your neighbours, and the manager is your local Councillor it's hard for them to not know.

The tellers and manager could still be your neighbours if it was a bank.

They could be, but I've never recognised anyone at any of the many banks I've used, but have known many at my local Credit Union (in other contexts) for years.

Ah, but when working in a bank everyone wears disguises. False noses and moustaches usually. And that's just the ladies. 

Chino

Perksy5 said:

If I had go to the counter to withdraw anything higher than that I'd WANT to be questioned to be reassured my bank takes me personal and financial safety seriously. 

You might as a child but most people posting on this forum are adults and do not want the hired help asking customers impertinent questions about their personal finances.

Rob5342

Asking seems quite reasonable to me. Most people would transfer online these days, there is a reasonable chance that someone getting large amounts of cash out would be sometime that is susceptible to scams, so a question to check they aren't is quite reasonable.

km1500

The op seems to be missing the point

of course it is their money and they can do what they want with it, including spending it without being asked what they are using it for

But in that case they should keep it in 10 pound notes at home or whatever

if they choose to avail themselves of a banking service then they need to abide by the terms and conditions of that banking service which will include questions such as these

Brie

Chino said:

Perksy5 said:

If I had go to the counter to withdraw anything higher than that I'd WANT to be questioned to be reassured my bank takes me personal and financial safety seriously. 

You might as a child but most people posting on this forum are adults and do not want the hired help asking customers impertinent questions about their personal finances.

"hired help"???  What does that make you?  Lord of the manor???  

Seriously folks...the people working at the bank are trying to deal with as many customers as possible as efficiently as possible.  So the "hustler" is just checking in case there is an easier way for you to do something and save you from being caught in a long queue un-necessarily.  Would you be happy to get to the teller and be told "oh you could have got that £20 out of the ATM 20 minutes ago!" 

And the teller asking why you want the large amount of money is required to ask that.  To not do so could get them fired.  So they ask, they should see if the question makes you nervous or means you look over at the dodgy person standing by the door, or check your phone suddenly.  Any clue that makes them think that you are being pressured to take money out, including refusing to answer, means they should not give you the cash.  If instead you countered with "why do you need to know?" I'm sure they would have been happy to explain their fraud safeguarding processes to you.   

We've all heard all the nasty scam stories about an elderly aunt/neighbour/friend being conned out of their savings and are generally thankful when a cautious bank person manages to intervene.

RobM99

Back on topic. Metro bank has good, long opening hours - including Sunday.

Edi81

If you have enough money the private banks will offer what you are Looking for. 

Otherwise, it’s an anonymous business in banking these days. 

p00hsticks

RobM99 said:

Back on topic. Metro bank has good, long opening hours - including Sunday.

I suspect it's not the sort of 'old fashioned bank' the OP is hankering after though.

And it will depend on where the OP is in the country - Metro is still pretty much for those living in the south of the country, there are hardly any branches in the north.

RobM99

p00hsticks said:

RobM99 said:

Back on topic. Metro bank has good, long opening hours - including Sunday.

I suspect it's not the sort of 'old fashioned bank' the OP is hankering after though.

And it will depend on where the OP is in the country - Metro is still pretty much for those living in the south of the country, there are hardly any branches in the north.

It's not ideal but it works for me.

Rob5342

p00hsticks said:

RobM99 said:

Back on topic. Metro bank has good, long opening hours - including Sunday.

I suspect it's not the sort of 'old fashioned bank' the OP is hankering after though.

And it will depend on where the OP is in the country - Metro is still pretty much for those living in the south of the country, there are hardly any branches in the north.

They seem to want one that's not closing branches and doesnt ask questions when you take large amounts of cash out. A qiuick google shows that Metrobank has 78 branches vs Barclays that has 786. Even if Metrobank aren't closing branches they are still far less common. Any bank will ask questions about large cash withdrawals.