AS many as five million of us are permanently overdrawn – and that means one in ten people are living on their overdrafts. But with overdraft interest rates creeping up in the last two years it’s not such a great idea. Two years ago being …
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OVERDRAFT BLUES FOR ONE IN TEN – Daily Star
When the word ‘overdraft’ appeared in my email inbox on Friday, my heart leapt into my mouth – something it tends to do if anything vaguely financially-orientated makes it through the sand and into my consciousness. It turned out to be an email from …
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The overdraft generation: With more of us than ever in the red, LIZ … – Daily Mail
When the word ‘overdraft’ appeared in my email inbox on Friday, my heart leapt into my mouth – something it tends to do if anything vaguely financially-orientated makes it through the sand and into my consciousness. It turned out to be an email from …
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The overdraft generation: With more of us than ever in the red, LIZ … – Daily Mail
When the word ‘overdraft’ appeared in my email inbox on Friday, my heart leapt into my mouth – something it tends to do if anything vaguely financially-orientated makes it through the sand and into my consciousness. It turned out to be an email from …
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LIZ JONES: The overdraft generation is more in debt than ever… and … – Daily Mail
In November, the Supreme Court ruled that the scale of bank charges could not be challenged as unfair under consumer contract rules. But a client of the Govan Law Centre has won the right to challenge the Bank of Scotland’s overdraft charges under …
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Bank overdraft charges face new legal attack – BBC Business
Did “free banking” win the UK bank charges battle? No, it did not, according to Jill Insley, though the war isn’t over yet Never has there been a better time for those bank customers who regularly go into unauthorised overdraft to get their …
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Highly charged – New Statesman
Did “free banking” win the UK bank charges battle? No, it did not, according to Jill Insley, though the war isn’t over yet Never has there been a better time for those bank customers who regularly go into unauthorised overdraft to get their …
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Highly charged – New Statesman
Foxtons is to appeal against a High Court ruling that millions of pounds of fees it has charged landlords are unfair, after the banks’ overdraft charges victory gave the estate agent hope that it could win a renewed legal battle against the Office …
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Banks’ victory in Supreme Court spurs Foxtons to fight fees ruling – Times Online
THE long-running campaign against unauthorised bank overdraft charges has suffered a major setback after financial watchdog the Office of Fair Trading gave up its legal battle. The regulator said it would not be taking any further legal action …
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Action dropped on bank charges – yorkshirepost
THE Office of Fair Trading yesterday pledged to continue its fight with banks despite giving up its legal battle on unauthorised overdraft charges. The trading watchdog said it would not be taking any further legal action against the banks over the …
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OFT vows to continue battle for fairer bank charges despite blow – Scotsman