Co-op Bank to close 37 branches and lose Britannia name

The Co-operative has become the latest bank to announced a programme of branch closures. It also confirmed the Britannia name will disappear from the high street.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/...

As some of you may know I had a right battle on with the Co-op bank, FOS and many DCA's over Payment Protection Insurance, this was over two years ago and thought it had been settled to both mine and the banks satisfaction indeed the letters that I will post here prove that.

Due to the...

In the case of Berrisford v Mexfield Housing Association it was determined that a tenancy agreement with no end date was a contract and fell under the jurisdiction of the LoP Act 1922.

This states that without a determinate end date, ie a rolling monthly tenancy agreement, that the tenant...

Low payday loans tactics:

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 11th November 2012 11:58.

*scandal of ‘lost’ customers' cheques * Payday lenders regularly ‘lose’ cheques sent by customers to settle debts, forcing borrowers to pay even ...

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Ok, Hi to all, I am going to keep this brief, back in Dec 2010 me and my wife had our house Repossessed by Platform home lending, They sold it I think April 2011 with a shortfall of £35466.78 including charges and fees. Also we had a secured loan on the house with GE money and they are chasing us for...

Five million Lloyds customers are being transferred to the Co-operative Bank as part of a sell-off

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 3rd October 2012 17:38.

Five million Lloyds customers are being transferred to the Co-operative Bank as part of a sell-off of 632...

definatley NOT good news (if correct)

Co-op bank account OK for crims but bans bankrupts | The Sun |News|Sun City

i've attempted to speak to someone this morning to clarify if it's indeed correct they say it is but seems a little vague if this is just new account applications...

hey everyone,

I'm currently looking for a new basic bank account. I don't have a very good credit score so I need a bank where they don't do credit checks. So far I've found an account on the website of eccount money where they don't check your score. But I still wanted to search for alternatives...

Interesting...

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Hi all

First of all, I want to thank you all for your invaluable help and assistance to those of us struggling to work through our situations, even those of us who are usually lurkers. Reading your stories and the advice you're given really really helps.

My husband...

This is light-hearted and not serious (I mean, it's not a joke, but it doesn't have big consequences), but I thought I'd complain about my bank as I was wound up yesterday morning, mainly to see if they offer me £50 or something.

I bank with the Co-operative. I've had a 'privilege' account...

Decree for the ejection of an East End Glasgow woman from her property and the repossession of her home was refused at Glasgow Sheriff Court yesterday following an evidential hearing (known as a 'proof' in Scots civil law).

Most of the defender's mortgage was being now paid by the...

Time running out for Lloyds in branch sale

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 24th March 2012 08:10.

The 632 Lloyds branches must be sold under state aid rules set out by the EU. Lloyds Banking Group has just seven more working days if it is to meet...
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Just thought I'd post this up as a quick warning to be on your guard in case anyone else has received the same email seeing as quite a number of us have basic co-op accounts.

It's quite a good phishing email, in that it looks relatively genuine and comes from (supposedly) "THE COPERATIVE...