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| HSBC Vs The NUS |
03/09/2007 |
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HSBC’s recent announcement sent students in to whirl after announcing the appliance of interest
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| Battle Commences on Bank Charges |
10/08/2007 |
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In response to the uproar over charges applied to those who have gone over their overdrafts or
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| Bank of Scotland (Ireland) Launches New Irish Banking Network |
18/01/2006 |
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Bank of Scotland (Ireland) has opened a major new Irish retail banking network.
In total, 46
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| First Direct Extends Commission And Fee-Free Online Travel Money Offer |
04/12/2005 |
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First Direct has extended its commission and fee-free online travel money offer until 31 January
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| Need A Cheque Book? Just Txt Lloyds TSB |
01/12/2005 |
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From today Lloyds TSB customers can order a new cheque book or paying in book whenever and wherever
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| Alliance & Leicester Offering Ten Per Cent Interest On Regular Savings Accounts If Customers Switch This Month |
06/11/2005 |
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A new Alliance & Leicester regular savings account paying 10 per cent per annum gross/AER has been
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| First Direct Launches Improvements To Online Customer Service – New Live Email Feature Up And Running |
04/11/2005 |
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First Direct, Britain's first telephone and internet banking service, has been at it again.
Their
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| Lloyds TSB Tests New Security Device Aimed At Tackling Internet Fraudsters |
02/11/2005 |
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With Internet fraud on the increase Lloyds TSB is trialing a new way for customers to log on to
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| Fraudsters Beating New Technology |
06/09/2005 |
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Fraudsters are finding it even easier to make a living since the introduction of chip-and-pin
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| Basic Bank Accounts Fail To Meet Customers Needs |
25/08/2005 |
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Research carried out by the National Consumer Council states that people with basic bank accounts
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| Fraudsters Use Net To Obtain Fake Documents |
22/08/2005 |
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The problem of identity fraud continues to rise in the UK, costing the economy an estimated
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| Online Business On The Up According To HSBC |
12/07/2005 |
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According to HSBC, online business transactions have increased by 500% over the past year to a
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| A Third Of Brits Unhappy With Bank |
08/07/2005 |
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A survey conducted by consumer watchdog Which? has revealed that over a third of people are not
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| Retail Banking Bad Debts Affect Bank Shares |
28/06/2005 |
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Britain’s biggest unsecured lender, Lloyds TSB Group, revealed they were badly hit when all
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| Bank of England Interest Rate Decision Was "Not Unanimous" |
24/06/2005 |
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Yesterday hopes of borrowers, who were concerned about the future of the British economy, were
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| HSBC To Give Customers Refund |
16/06/2005 |
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HSBC are to offer all its customers a free refund in a bid to seize a share of the
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| Rates Unchanged For Tenth Month Running |
09/06/2005 |
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The Bank of England left the interest rate at 4.75% today for the tenth month in a row amid fears of
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| Consumer Credit Growth In Slowdown |
02/06/2005 |
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Consumer credit levels are continuing to slow down according to data released by the Bank of England
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| Inflation Steady In April |
17/05/2005 |
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Official figures released today show that the annual inflation rate held steady near a seven-year
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| CRA Introduces 'Deceased List' To Tackle Fraudsters |
05/05/2005 |
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One of Britain's leading credit reference agencies (CRA) launched a new initiative yesterday to
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| Half Of Britons Oblivious To Own Debt Levels |
28/04/2005 |
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More than half of Britons with outstanding debts are unsure how much debt they are actually in,
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| Retailers Gloom To Lead To Homeowners Glee |
22/04/2005 |
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Homeowners breathed a collective sigh of relief yesterday as unexpected falls of retail sales in
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| MPs Blast ATM Fee-Charges |
31/03/2005 |
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The Post Office was yesterday critcised by MPs for installing fee-charging cash machines across its
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| May Rate Increase On The Cards |
23/03/2005 |
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Minutes from the monthly meeting of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy committee (MPC) held on
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| Pharming Replaces Phishing As The Latest Internet Scam |
21/03/2005 |
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Computer hackers are targeting high street banks. They have devised a virus that enables them to
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| Head of World Bank Selected |
17/03/2005 |
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Paul Wolfowitz, the key architect of the Iraq war has been chosen by President Bush to head the
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| Interest Rates Remain Unchanged |
10/03/2005 |
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In a widely expected move, the Bank of England has left interest rates unchanged at 4.75% for the
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| Estate Agents Warn Against Rate Rise |
07/03/2005 |
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The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) today warned that a rise in interest rates could be
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| Interest Rates Not Far Off Peak |
22/02/2005 |
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A member of Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee has hinted that interest rates are due to rise
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| Irish Police Seize Bank Notes |
18/02/2005 |
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Irish Police have seized more than £2m and arrested seven people whilst investigating a
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| Rates Held For Sixth Month Running |
11/02/2005 |
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As expected, The Bank of England left interest rates unchanged for the sixth month running on
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| Interest Rates Expected To Stay On Hold |
10/02/2005 |
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Interest rates are expected to hold steady at 4.75% for the sixth month running when the Bank Of
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| MPs Grill Banks On Cashpoint Charges |
03/02/2005 |
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So concerned are politicians about the prospect of cash machine charges, that chief executives were
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| Cheque Fraud On The Increase |
26/01/2005 |
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The introduction of chip & PIN to improve card security will lead to an increase in cheque fraud,
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| Inflation Surge Signals Interest Rate Rethink |
20/01/2005 |
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Inflation figures for December have been released showing an unexpected rise to 1.6%. The
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| Statements By Text From Nationwide |
17/01/2005 |
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Nationwide has folllowed First Direct, offering text message service for current account
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| Rate Hold May Signal Imminent Cut |
14/01/2005 |
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For the fifth month in a row, interest rates have been held at 4.75% by the Bank of England,
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| Time For Interest Rate Cut? |
22/12/2004 |
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The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) minutes for December, which have been published today, may point
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| Barclays Unveil Secure ATM |
21/12/2004 |
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A new cash machine has been unveiled by Barclays to thwart thieves' attempts at attaching 'skimming
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| Link To Offer Mobile Balances |
16/12/2004 |
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The Link cash machine network is about to offer customers a balance checking facility through their
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| Rates Held Again For December |
10/12/2004 |
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The Bank of England left the cost of borrowing unchanged at 4.75% for December with a slowdown in
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| Interest Rates to remain unchanged |
14/10/2004 |
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The Bank of England's monetary policy committee (MPC) has voted to leave interest rates unchanged at
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| Banks' measures add to credit card fraud problems |
10/10/2004 |
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New figures from the Association of Payment and Clearing Services (APACS) show that card fraud rose
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