Articles tagged "bank charges"

Poorest customers barred from using 80% of ATMs

Last updated: Aug 25th, 2011

News by Ruth Jackson

Lloyds, Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest have announced that they will bar any basic bank customers from using rival banks' ATMs.

Find a good home for your money

Last updated: Aug 19th, 2011

Feature by Nathalie Bonney

Current accounts are the bread and butter of financial products. But while they're central to our daily lives, we're often loath to jump ship for a better deal. It's time for a change.

Charged by Santander for phantom bank account

Last updated: Oct 11th, 2011

Feature by Nathalie Bonney

Moneywise resolves a dispute over a Santander customer's non-usage fees on an unknown account.

Barclays - the Ryanair of banking

Last updated: Oct 4th, 2011

Feature by Reverend George Pitcher

Barclays is just one of the banks passing on escalated fees to rude and aggressive collection agencies - it's important to remember you don't have to respond to their telephone approaches.

Paid-for accounts: are they worth the cost?

Last updated: May 23rd, 2011

Feature by Nathalie Bonney

Chances are you're hassled to upgrade your free account to a paid-for package every time you visit your branch. But are the benefits such accounts offer good value or just another way for banks to squeeze more money out of us?

Beware the cost of switching current accounts

Last updated: Mar 12th, 2012

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Banks claim that switching accounts is easy and hassle-free, but they don't always follow up on their promises. Moneywise takes the fight to Bank of Scotland.

Cut the cost of money transfers

Last updated: Jun 28th, 2010

Feature by Esther Armstrong

Transferring money abroad can often have expensive fees and charges attached to it. So, follow our helpful tips to avoid paying over the odds.

Banks shift towards fee-paying accounts

Last updated: Jun 21st, 2010

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Current accounts charging a fee have increased by 48% between March 2008 and May 2010, according to new research.

Make sure delayed charges don't damage your credit rating

Last updated: Oct 12th, 2010

Feature by Joanne Christie

Keep an eye on your credit card statements as retailers can deduct payments whenever they like, as Joanne Christie discovered.

Bank charge legal battle dropped

Last updated: Dec 23rd, 2009

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The Office of Fair Trading has announced it is dropping its legal battle over overdraft charges, and will explore other ways to make current accounts more transparent.