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Can I find all of my deceased’s fathers bank accounts in one place?

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I am trying to trace my father’s bank and building society accounts after he passed away.  Do you know of a definitive way to search online banks in one go? Something similar to the ‘My Lost Account’ search but for an active account.  It’s proving very difficult – K.H., via email It can be a laborious … Read more

Regular saver accounts: HSBC and First Direct slash rates again

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HSBC and First Direct make more huge cuts to regular saver accounts which now pay just 1% – a drop of four fifths compared to last summer HSBC and First Direct customers will see rates fall from 2.75% to 1%  The accounts let current accounts save up to £300 a month at a top rate  … Read more

Best savings accounts for savers hit by NS&I rate cuts

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Up to 25million savers with National Savings and Investments are likely to see the interest paid on their money plummet today, if they haven’t already shifted it elsewhere.  The Treasury-backed bank is hitting savers hard to seemingly try and force them out the door after they deposited £38.3billion into it between April and September, shattering its … Read more

Best savings accounts: Now just two easy-access deals beat inflation

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Savings wipe out: Just TWO easy-access accounts now beat inflation and those with big banks could be losing £69 a year The Consumer Prices Index rose from 0.5% to 0.7% in October It means the number of inflation-matching deals has fallen to just 220  Easy-access savings accounts are at an all-time low of just 0.22% … Read more

Best current accounts: Virgin Money offering wine reward

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Virgin Money has made an ambitious play for a slice of Britain’s current account market, hoping a combination of discounts, freebies and in-credit interest will see it snap up hundreds of thousands of switchers. Those who make the move to Virgin Money’s digital current account, launched last December, can earn themselves 15 bottles of wine … Read more

BT in the dock after £530m Italian accounts fraud

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BT in the dock after £530m accounts fraud: Italian prosecutors claim firm inflated revenues and invented bogus supplier transactions By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:16 GMT, 10 November 2020 | Updated: 22:16 GMT, 10 November 2020 Telecoms giant BT is facing a court trial over its £530million accounting scandal in Italy. The … Read more

Credit card chaos after 500,000 accounts are taken over by Jaja

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Credit card customers’ fury after 500,000 accounts are taken over by little-known firm Jaja By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 3 November 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 3 November 2020 A little-known firm has been flooded with complaints after taking over around 500,000 credit card customers’ accounts. Post Office, Bank of … Read more

Twitter is adding warnings to tweets with early election results from accounts with 100k folllowers

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Twitter will slap warning labels on tweets that make premature claims about Election Day results. ‘The presidential election and other highly contested races’ will be prioritized, the company said on Monday. Tweets are eligible for labeling if the account is US-based and has more than 100,000 followers or if it has significant engagement, say more … Read more

People reveal the heartbreaking accounts of everyday racism they’ve encountered

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‘Someone told me they wished Hitler had got me’: People reveal shocking accounts of everyday racism they’ve experienced People shared heartbreaking accounts of everyday racism they’ve experienced  Taking to the secrets sharing app Whisper, they revealed the moving accounts Social media users from around the world admitted encounters on the US-site  By MailOnline Reporter Published: 10:41 … Read more