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Bank charges challenge is dropped by regulator – BBC Business

UFBC — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:47:00 +0000

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has decided to drop its investigation into the fairness of bank overdraft charges. It follows last month’s Supreme Court ruling that the OFT could not use part of the unfair contract regulations to decide if bank …

Bank charges challenge is dropped by regulator – BBC Business

UFBC — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:47:00 +0000

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Tories: Bank charges move is blow for consumers – Politics.co.uk

UFBC — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:26:00 +0000

The Conservatives’ shadow Treasury minister Mark Hoban comments on the Office of Fair Trading’s decision to abandon its investigation into bank overdraft charges: “This is a huge blow for consumers. Given the uncertainty about the fairness of charges …

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Regulator drops bank charges case – BBC Business

UFBC — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:58:00 +0000

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has decided not to take any further court action over the fairness of bank overdraft charges. But Chief Executive of the OFT, John Fingleton, said they have not given up and would like to see banks make a number of …

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Regulator decides on bank overdraft charges test case – BBC Business

UFBC — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:54:00 +0000

… test case in July 2007, to decide if the OFT had the powers to rule on the fairness of bank charges. A consumer campaign on the issue had led to hundreds of thousands of complaints which threatened to swamp the UK legal system. But after the …

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UFBC — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:54:00 +0000

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First Capital Connect wins Scrooge of the Year 2009 – Times Online

UFBC — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:59:00 +0000

uk, a website pushing for change, says that the award is … s grievance followed the Supreme Court ruling that the Office of Fair Trading cannot investigate the fairness of bank charges. He wrote: “I nominate the banks, for holding on to the money …

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First Capital Connect wins Scrooge of the Year 2009 – Times Online

Bank charges case will mean better deals for us – The Independent

UFBC — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:13:00 +0000

The estimated one million or so customers expecting a tasty handout from their bank following the charges court case will now have to think again, after the Supreme Court refused the Office of Fair Trading permission to judge on the fairness of …

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Bank charges case will mean better deals for us – The Independent

Bank charges case will mean better deals for us – The Independent

UFBC — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:13:00 +0000

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Bank Charges: Cartel Bank Charges Claims Unaffected By Supreme Court … – PRLog (free press release)

UFBC — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:36:00 +0000

PR Log (Press Release) – Nov 27, 2009 – “Following the shocking and universally unpopular decision by The Supreme Court regarding their ruling that bank charges do not have to be assessed for fairness, it is our belief that the Judgment will …

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