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Cater Alen is Santander subsidiary, my wife is with FD and yes the online stuff leaves something to desire.joe mcclaine said:I applied for a HSBC account before Christmas.
Everything went through OK but I still hadn't received my bank card when their secure key turned up today ... broken.
Gave them a bell and told them to shove it. The bloke on the other end of the phone sounded as if I had just gone round to his house and pissed on his TV.
Shame really, as I was only going to use the account to get access to their 6% regular saver.
Yes, I know FD do one too but their on-line banking is a pile of old wank.
Might take my custom to Cater Allen for the snob-factor of having a private bank account.
NatWest are part of RBSG. They may have some slight differences on products but the same senior management team that has little but contempt for staff and customers.DPTC said:Natwest and First Direct seem to be everyone's choices, not heard anyone say anything bad about them.
I got my money back by the way, least I think I did, as the money was credited back as it didn't show up on the account a few days before.
Gordon Brown congratulated himself on not regulating banks before the recent crisis. He, and Blair, have a lot to answer for, yet somehow, like illegal wars, they don't need to answer. Cameron was elected on promises of punishing the crooked bankers, once elected he seemed to "forget" whilst allowing them to invent new confidence tricks.frankw said:As far as I am aware... not one single senior UK bankster was prosecuted for the largest white collar crime of our generation (2008 financial crisis). This fact alone, explains the banksters' continuing contempt and bonus', reaffirms where power and control lie and makes a mockery of the forthcoming general election and of course, our imagined 'democracy'.
Instead of replacing banking we could always go back to having regulation. Crazy I know, but it could work.joe mcclaine said:I'm guessing you are about to offer an insightful and viable alternative to using banks.
Bitcoins?
Gold?
Tally Sticks?
Flavian Pobble Beads?
joe mcclaine said:I don't buy all the 'greedy bankers caused this mess' malarkey.
Hairsuite said:Yorkshire Bank, 30 years without a problem. Still with local branch, speak to same lady when I ring (Directly) who is sat in branch and who knows me by name.......
Sadly, these kind of relationships are no more. And Nicky is probably due to retire!
joe mcclaine said:On Friday, my Child & Co Bank card arrived.
Only got it for the snob factor - sending a few cheques over the next few weeks - but might start using it as my day to day account.
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