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STEPHEN GLOVER: Why should greedy banks be allowed to make us all go cashless?

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Estimates vary but it’s widely predicted that Britain is well on the way to becoming a cashless society, and could reach that state within ten to 15 years. Has the public been consulted? No. Is the Government showing signs of concern about the millions of people who would struggle to cope with a cashless society? … Read more

FCA warns banks to play fair in switch from Libor to Sonia

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The financial watchdog has warned banks it will be watching like a hawk to ensure they play fair as they shift businesses and borrowers from the discredited Libor interest rate. A senior Financial Conduct Authority director told This is Money that if it sees problems with banks it will ‘challenge hard’ and ‘intervene’, to reassure … Read more

Tyra Banks flaunts cleavage in bustier top to promote theme park ModelLand on The Late Show in NYC

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Supermodel-turned-CEO Tyra Banks glammed up for an upcoming appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in Midtown Manhattan on Monday night. The 46-year-old LA native slipped her curvaceous 5ft10in figure into ultra-tight blue pants, and she wore a cleavage-boosting bustier top beneath a navy-plaid blazer and sparkly pumps selected by stylist J.Bolin. Tyra’s curly … Read more

Hilary Duff cuts a cool mom look in beige as she takes Luca and Banks out for breakfast in LA

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Hilary Duff is a cool mom in chic beige turtleneck as she takes Luca and Banks out for breakfast in LA By Glenn Garner For Dailymail.com Published: 23:16 GMT, 23 February 2020 | Updated: 23:16 GMT, 23 February 2020 Hilary Duff recently got candid about the not-so-great parts of motherhood. But the mother-of-two seemed to … Read more

Auditors block clients from reclaiming money from Swiss banks

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Auditors block clients from reclaiming money from Swiss banks because they don’t wan’t to lose contracts By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 20 February 2020 | Updated: 22:07 GMT, 20 February 2020 Conflicted accountants are blocking thousands of clients from reclaiming significant sums of money from Swiss banks, it has been … Read more

Government urges banks to ‘move quickly’ to help 14,000 mortgage prisoners to switch deals

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Ministers fired a warning shot at banks this week as the top six lenders stand accused of failing to help mortgage prisoners switch to a better deal. In an open letter Treasury ministers urged banks to move quickly to help mortgage prisoners following some four months of inaction from lenders.    The UK’s financial watchdog introduced … Read more

Five out of the six High Street banks allow customers to bank cheques made out to their middle names

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Five out of the six High Street banks allow customers to bank cheques made out to their middle names By Samantha Partington For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 10 September 2019 | Updated: 09:13 GMT, 11 September 2019 Current account holders can still bank cheques made out to their middle names in five out … Read more

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank’s merger with Virgin money cuts your savings safety net 

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Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank’s merger with Virgin money cuts your savings safety net By Sylvia Morris For The Daily Mail Published: 22:54 BST, 4 June 2019 | Updated: 09:22 BST, 5 June 2019 Savers with Virgin Money, Yorkshire Bank and Clydesdale Bank face changes to their compensation limits later this year. Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank … Read more

£1M a day lost to scammers! Next week banks launch a new protection scheme

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Banks will next week enter a milestone agreement that will see every blameless fraud victim refunded all of their stolen money. It spells a landmark victory for Money Mail following years of campaigning for those tricked out of life-changing sums. But, today, as figures from consumer lobby group Which? reveal fraudsters are stealing £674 a … Read more