internet banks

highet

i've tried to open accounts with 5 banks recently - 2 internet banks -icesave and kaupthing opened without any hassle and up and running weeks ago - 3 bricks and mortar banks - abbey, birmingham midshires and bradford and bingley still not open and nothing but hassle and delays - the icelandic banks may have supposed shaky credit ratings but their customer service is streets ahead of their uk high street counterparts - if anyone were going bust i wouldn't be surprised if it was the uk banks due to their incompetence and lousy customer service

Oblivion

Yes, that's been my experience too. I cannot believe how inefficient some of our British institutions' procedures are, particularly when it comes to proving your identity when opening a new account.

Dave.

earlgrey_3

<cough> Abbey, which gets more complaints than all the others put together, is Spanish - part of the very large and successful Santander group, almost untouched by the credit crunch, and with a share price still close to all time highs. Giving rubbish service doesn't seem to affect their profits.

Lokolo

earlgrey wrote: »

<cough> Abbey, which gets more complaints than all the others put together, is Spanish - part of the very large and successful Santander group, almost untouched by the credit crunch, and with a share price still close to all time highs. Giving rubbish service doesn't seem to affect their profits.

Proof be told with Barclays as people on here keep opening barclays ISAs even after problems!