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HSBC Bank error left us out of pocket
It's just after Christmas and needless to say I don't have large sums of money at my disposal. Luckily I was able to borrow money to pay my rent but I have not been able to pay credit cards and household bills thanks to HSBC.
Published: 27-January-2010 4 comments

Ex not paying child support
My sister has been split from her ex husband for a number of years and he has always been pretty elusive in making child support payments... for example stopping whenever he felt like it.
Published: 26-January-2010 99 comments

Lloyds TSB Islamic bank accounts
I just read in the Daily Mail that Muslims do NOT have to pay any interest on their Lloyds TSB bank accounts if they go overdrawn because Sharia Law does not allow interest to be charged.
Published: 22-August-2009 31 comments

Payment protection insurance nothing but a scam
It has come to my attention that payment protection insurance (PPI) is nothing but a scam and I'm not falling for it any more. It's basically a protection racket dreamt up by greedy financial institutions so they can milk us for more cash.
Published: 19-May-2009 10 comments

Paypal bank transfer, why is it so slow?
Why does it take so long to transfer money from PayPal to your bank account? In this day and age of electronic or online banking there's surely no reason why a bank transfer transaction should take so long?
Published: 30-April-2009 43 comments

Banks send out too many letters
Why do they have to send out so many of them? When I downgraded my bank account recently I received a letter informing me I had downgraded and a second one to tell me my overdraft is the same. Why???
Published: 17-April-2009 11 comments

Fat cat greedy brokers and banks, sick of them all!
We went to a broker in the hopes of decreasing our monthly outgoings. He was very charming and made all the right noises but heavens I was shocked to find out how much they really get.
Published: 13-April-2009 10 comments

Being self employed, is it worth it?
There's no incentive to run a small business or be self employed is there? I've been landed with a tax bill that I will struggle to pay this year. I'd almost be better off on the dole claiming benefits than trying to make an honest living...
Published: 04-January-2009 15 comments

Bank interest rate cut benefits us how exactly?
Bank rate cut just isn't reaching the people it's supposed to help. What is the point of the bank of england cutting the base rate if the mortgage lenders aren't going to pass the benefit on to the public by reducing mortgage rates?
Published: 05-December-2008 22 comments

No sympathy for bankers any more - 116 comments

Virgin credit card problems - 35 comments

Why don't solicitors use plain English? - 16 comments

Cash point problems and bank charges - 16 comments

Solicitors fees are a bit steep - 29 comments

BT phone number problems - 41 comments

Older generation have the cash - 9 comments

Inefficient banking systems - 22 comments

Low-usage annual credit card fee - 5 comments

Overcharging banks and building societies - 24 comments

State pension tax complicated - 8 comments

The end of free banking - 19 comments