Unfair Bank Charges UK » overdraft

Limit to be put on credit card APRs – Daily Telegraph

UFBC — Thu, 20 May 2010 15:49:15 +0000

Financial experts were also encouraged by the Government’s promise to look once again at the contentious issue of “unfair” bank charges, which sometimes see consumers hit by a £30 or even £39 charge every time they breach their overdraft limit.

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Banks Hit by More Than 2 Million Complaints – Topnews

UFBC — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:07:05 +0000

… number of complaints against all financial services firms was pushed to 2.6 million from July to the end of December 2009, due to back-dated complaints about unauthorized bank charges. The complaints about overdraft charges were suspended by FSA …

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Lib Dem leader vows to halt consumer rip-offs – WalesOnline

UFBC — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:51:00 +0000

He said excessive bank charges for straying over an overdraft limit or bouncing a cheque were “seriously out of order”. And he said low-cost airlines should be open about the total cost of flights with “no hidden charges”. Mr Clegg said he …

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Lib Dems pledge to scrap bank charges – MyFinances.co.uk

UFBC — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:08:00 +0000

Friday, 09, Apr 2010 12:16 By myfinances.co.uk staff The Liberal Democrats will scrap disproportionate overdraft charges if they come to power, Nick Clegg has said. Speaking ahead of a day in which he launches the party’s Welsh campaign, Mr Clegg …

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UFBC — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:08:00 +0000

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Clegg promises to deliver ‘fairness’ – The Independent

UFBC — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:04:00 +0000

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OVERDRAFT BLUES FOR ONE IN TEN – Daily Star

UFBC — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:05:00 +0000

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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The overdraft generation: With more of us than ever in the red, LIZ … – Daily Mail

UFBC — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:47:00 +0000

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

The overdraft generation: With more of us than ever in the red, LIZ … – Daily Mail

UFBC — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:47:00 +0000

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The overdraft generation: With more of us than ever in the red, LIZ … – Daily Mail

LIZ JONES: The overdraft generation is more in debt than ever… and … – Daily Mail

UFBC — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:16:00 +0000

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LIZ JONES: The overdraft generation is more in debt than ever… and … – Daily Mail