Banking News
Improve financial advice without additional burdens
Most people ask their friends and family or go to the web for money advice a new online poll for the British Bankers’ Association reveals.
AGM votes raise £36k for charity
Members of Britannia Building Society have once again reinforced the Society's mutual status by casting their votes at its Annual General Meeting (AGM).
Switching pays – Moneyfacts.co.uk experts practice what they preach
Michelle Slade, personal finance analyst at moneyfacts.co.uk, comments: “If you don’t trust your bank, or feel it is not offering you the best customer service, products or rates then why not vote with your feet and switch providers?
Pound hits $2 level for first time in 15 years
With the pound valued at $2, a level it last reached in 1992, Clerical Medical examines the historic performance of the exchange rate and the potential impact of the weaker US dollar.
Natwest to increase overseas debit card purchase fees
Nick White, Director of Financial Services at independent price comparison and switching website, uSwitch.com, comments on NatWest’s latest move to increase their debit card purchase fee for overseas transactions:
Bank helps Churnet Valley railway get back on track
Churnet Valley Railway is expanding and developing its visitor facilities after switching its banking to Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank.
Alliance & Leicester launches Free Business Current Account
Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank has further improved its offer to small businesses with the launch of a new Free Business Current Account.
New visa pre-paid gift card provider for retailers announced
Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank in association with MoneyCard Limited is to offer Visa pre-paid gift cards. Gift cards can be used as a replacement for paper vouchers and can use retailers’ own brand to increase sales and loyalty.
Banks leaders of the pack in charity stakes
The banking sector is the largest contributor to community causes according to new data from the Directory of Social Change.
Britain’s least trusted banks
Barclays is the least trusted of the “Big 5” high street banks according to new research by independent personal finance website Fool.co.uk.
M&S travel money customers can now donate to Breakthrough Breast Cancer
M&S travel money customers can now put their unwanted foreign currency to good use by donating it to Breakthrough Breast Cancer.
Financial dramas in soap opera Britain
Life mirrors art in Britain – or at least our financial behaviour does when it’s compared to our favourite soap characters, according to the Credit TV report from CreditExpert.co.uk.
Royal Mail helps trace dormant account holders
Royal Mail has developed a solution to help banks and building societies proactively trace dormant account holders using more than 16 million records from its database of home movers.
£20 million - Back of the net!
Dedicated borrowers and savers of Britannia Building Society are helping to shape the Rooneys' and Lampards' of the future with its football accounts.
Experian sees rise in ID fraud
Experian has unveiled a new report which highlights a dramatic increase in identity fraud activity and reveals who is most likely to fall victim to this crime.