Virgin Bank To Charge For Accounts
March 8th, 2010
Hot on the heels of the news that Metro Bank has been granted a banking licence by the FSA, more news from another bank that is hoping to soon be appearing on the UK high-street.
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Metro Bank Granted Licence
March 7th, 2010
Metro Bank, which is threatening to shake-up the UK banking market by returning it to a more “customer-centric” business, has finally been granted a licence by the Financial Services Authority (FSA).
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Is Your Bank Reading Your Facebook Updates?
February 22nd, 2010
There have been some interesting stories around in the last few days looking at whether your social networking could be used by insurers or banks to build a better profile of their customers and to use that info for either marketing, or more interestingly, to approve or disapprove you for …
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HSBC Mocks Ogling Aussie Banker
February 8th, 2010
Remember the pervy Aussie banker caught ogling a near-naked model on his PC screen whilst his colleague was interviewed on TV?
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What A Banker!
February 3rd, 2010
Wonder what happened to this banker, caught looking at a sparingly-dressed pretty lady during a TV interview?
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Metro Bank: Opening Soon (London Only)
January 30th, 2010
Patrick Collinson in the Guardian has been taking a look at the new, soon-to-launch, Metro Bank, which promises “old fashioned service in an ultra-modern setting.”
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50% Internet Users Bank Online
January 25th, 2010
Online banking passed a bit of a milestone recently, with the news that half the UK’s internet users now bank online.
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Beware Cold Calls Offering To Reclaim Your Bank Charges
January 24th, 2010
Don’t get sucked in to this scam offering to get your bank charges reclaimed for “just” £49.99.
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Goodbye To Abbey, Bradford & Bingley
January 10th, 2010
From tomorrow (Monday 11th January), you’ll no longer see the names Abbey or Bradford & Bingley on your local high street.
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Bank Charge Case To Continue?
December 17th, 2009
According to MoneySavingExpert, the Office of Fair Trading will announce next week (22nd December) whether to continue pursuing its case against what it classes as unfair charges by the banks.
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