Where to get it
Don’t be taken in by the 0% commission and no handling fee advertised by bureau de change, it may be intended to distract you from a very poor exchange rate. In actual fact most foreign currency suppliers will offer you 0% commission anyway, so base your decision on the rate of exchange. [...]
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Getting Holiday Cash Without Paying a Fortune
Unfair Bank Charges
Banks have traditionally levied heavy financial penalties on consumers who exceed their overdraft limits or have insufficient funds to honour cheques or direct debit payments. In April 2007, the OFT launched an investigation into whether these charges were fair and legal in terms of reflecting the true administrative cost to the bank. This was followed [...]
July 7th, 2008 | Catriona | 0 comments | Continued
Instant Bank Transfers
Well nearly, from next week you will be able to tranfer money between bank accounts using a new system. Transfers will be nearly live taking up to two hours, which is a massive improvement over the two to three days that it currently takes. According to the OFT the banks made £30 million [...]
May 26th, 2008 | Tony | 0 comments | Continued
