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Banks’ victory in Supreme Court spurs Foxtons to fight fees ruling – Times Online

UFBC — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:48:00 +0000

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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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 …

Watchdog drops bank charges action – Metro.co.uk

UFBC — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:39:00 +0000

The regulator’s decision, which follows a Supreme Court ruling that the issue does not come under its remit, will come as a blow to consumers hoping to claim back the charges. But the OFT said it still believed “fundamental changes” were needed to …

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OFT drops unfair bank charges case – Daily Telegraph

UFBC — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:41:00 +0000

The decision follows last month’s Supreme Court ruling that the OFT could not use a part of the unfair consumer contract regulations to decide if bank charges were unfair. The court overturned earlier rulings that the charges, which can be as high as …

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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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City Diaries: Should we challenge bank charges? – BBC Business

UFBC — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:58:00 +0000

This week our City Diarists discuss the Supreme Court ruling on bank charges, the appointment of the new EU Internal Markets Commissioner, and the banker’s reaction to the Queen’s speech. These diaries are written by people who work in finance and …

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City Diaries: Should we challenge bank charges? – BBC Business

UFBC — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:58:00 +0000

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Is Lloyds cancelling bank charge claims? – This is Money

UFBC — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:52:00 +0000

I that Lloyds Banking Group is contacting the County Courts and asking them to throw out all its bank charge claims after the Supreme Court ruling on bank charges last week. Fast mover: Lloyds has said it will only act along with the other banks …

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Moore: Ministers must act on unfair bank charges – Politics.co.uk

UFBC — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:49:00 +0000

Local MP Michael Moore has called on Ministers to force banks to offer people in the Borders a better deal after last week’s Supreme Court ruling that will prevent customers from appealing against unauthorised overdraft charges. The court found …

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