Posts Tagged current

Virgin Money to charge for its bank account – PRLog (free press release)

Posted by UFBC on Thursday, 11 March, 2010

PR Log (Press Release) – Mar 11, 2010 – When Virgin Money launches on the high street in London and Edinburgh at the end of the year it’s current account customers will be charged a monthly fee. The fee has not yet been disclosed. Head of Public …

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Virgin Money to charge for its bank account – PRLog (free press release)


10 of the best … financial new year’s resolutions – The Guardian

Posted by UFBC on Thursday, 31 December, 2009

Turn to page 9 for the best buy current accounts. Paying down debt and saving for an even rainier day has, in many cases, been the number one priority for UK households during the recession. But if you are already on an even keel, 2010 could be the …

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10 of the best … financial new year’s resolutions – The Guardian


Take steps to stave off a financial hangover – yorkshirepost

Posted by UFBC on Thursday, 31 December, 2009

Christmas and New Year may have passed but their cost is probably about to arrive. Before the bills descend, take action now to spread the expense. Unless all your festive expenditure was by debit card to a current account in healthy credit or by …

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Are bank charges a victory for usury? – This is Money

Posted by UFBC on Tuesday, 22 December, 2009

In the words of the OFT: ‘Banks earn around a third of their personal current account revenues from unarranged overdraft charges that are difficult to understand, not transparent and not subject to effective consumer control.’ And this leads to the …

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‘Bank charges case is a victory for usury’ – This is Money

Posted by UFBC on Tuesday, 22 December, 2009

In the words of the OFT: ‘Banks earn around a third of their personal current account revenues from unarranged overdraft charges that are difficult to understand, not transparent and not subject to effective consumer control.’ And this leads to the …

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WATCHDOG DROPS BANK CHARGES ACTION – Daily Express

Posted by UFBC on Tuesday, 22 December, 2009

The Office of Fair Trading has scrapped plans for further action against banks over unauthorised overdraft charges but said it still has “significant concerns” about the personal current account market. The regulator’s decision, which follows a …

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OFT and bank charges – Politics.co.uk

Posted by UFBC on Tuesday, 22 December, 2009

After two years of legal struggles, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has given up its attempt to force banks to give up overdraft charges on current accounts through the courts. Its decision came after the supreme court ruled on November 25th that …

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OFT abandons bank charges action – The Independent

Posted by UFBC on Tuesday, 22 December, 2009

The Office of Fair Trading today scrapped plans for further action against banks over unauthorised overdraft charges but said it still has “significant concerns” about the personal current account market. The regulator’s decision, which follows a …

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Watchdog drops bank charges action – MSN UK News

Posted by UFBC on Tuesday, 22 December, 2009

The Office of Fair Trading has scrapped plans for further action against banks over unauthorised overdraft charges but said it still has “significant concerns” about the personal current account market. The OFT has axed plans for further action …

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OFT – Will not investigate bank charges – Reuters UK

Posted by UFBC on Tuesday, 22 December, 2009

LONDON (Reuters) – The Office of Fair Trading has decided against taking forward an investigation into bank charges. OFT says it continues to have significant concerns about the operation of the market for personal current accounts. OFT says it will …

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