Banking
Hurry while student bank account deals last
Students should look beyond the freebies, incentives and discounts being offered by most of the high street banks this autumn, and select an account on the basis of a more important feature - which for most will be the size of the interest-free overdraft,
Recommend a friend and earn up to £300 cash with Lloyds TSB
Lloyds TSB has turned up the heat in the current account battle offering customers who recommend their friends to the bank £30 cash for each one who switches, up to a maximum of ten friends which would earn them £300.
Alliance & Leicester to simplify current account fees
Alliance & Leicester has announced it is to simplify the fees on its competitive range of current accounts.
uSwitch.com: A&L's Premier and Premier Direct current accounts
Mike Naylor, personal finance expert at uSwitch.com, the independent online price comparison and switching service, comments on the changes to Alliance & Leicester’s Premier and Premier Direct current accounts:
moneysupermarket.com: A&L restructuring of current account
Commenting on Alliance & Leicester restructuring the terms of its current accounts from October 22, Kevin Mountford, head of current accounts at price comparison site moneysupermarket.com, said: “We are seeing some real innovation in the current account market, and Alliance & Leicester’s new deal definitely qualifies as innovative.
1,000 Golden Tickets to be found in Bank of Scotland ATMs
Lucky customers using Bank of Scotland cash machines this week could get their hands on a special Golden Ticket worth £1,000.
Alliance & Leicester: NatWest’s new ‘adapt’ current account
Andy Bayes, Head of Current Accounts at Alliance & Leicester said: “Tailoring current accounts to specific groups of customers has been an integral part of our strategy for some time, and it is a compliment to see other banks taking our lead and tailoring bank accounts to cater for the needs of individual groups.
uSwitch.com: first direct reshaping its current account
Mike Naylor, personal finance expert at uSwitch.com, the independent online price comparison and switching service, comments as first direct reshapes its current accounts in a bid to improve customer service.
Northern Rock customers deserve better
Fool.co.uk responds to HM Treasury’s decision to limit guarantees to Northern Rock depositors.
Students vote Pulp Fiction ‘coolest’ film of all time
Students have voted Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Pulp Fiction’ as one of the ‘coolest’ films of all time, and the movie poster they’d most like to plaster on the walls of their student digs.
first direct pioneers iPhone banking
As the UK awaits the long-anticipated release of the iPhone, first direct has become the first bank to adapt its online banking to work seamlessly with Apple’s latest offering ahead of its November release.
Mortgages up, consumer credit weak
Total sterling lending to the UK private sector rose by an underlying £24.5bn net (+1.8%) to £1,370bn, according to the British Bankers’ Association (BBA). This was much stronger than the underlying rise of £14.8bn in July and average of +£13.3bn over the previous six months.
Nationwide increases interest rate on Base Rate Tracker Premium
Nationwide International, the offshore subsidiary of Nationwide Building Society, is to raise the top interest rate available on its Base Rate Tracker Premium account by 0.25%.
120 million reasons why the ‘special one’ has departed
The shock sacking of Chelsea Manager Jose Mourninho has lead to widespread rumours of why the ‘Special One’ has left his post at Stamford Bridge. Losing the dressing room and a fall-out with Roman Abramovich are current conspiracy theories, but do the clues lie in Mourninho’s financial management?
Northern Rock PLC deposits
HM Treasury has confirmed that the guarantee arrangements for existing deposits in Northern Rock PLC would cover all accounts existing at midnight on Wednesday 19 September.