On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 13:21:48 +0000, this_address_is_for_spam@yahoo.co.uk =
(David
Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate) =
wrote:
>Martin wrote:
>
>> On 15 Nov 2006 02:29:12 -0800, jeremyrh.geo@yahoo.com wrote:
>>=20
>> >
>> >Ed schreef:
>> >
>> >> Someone mentioned this here a few months ago and was pooh-poohed. I
>> >> called them at the time and they denied knowledge of it.
>> >>
>> >> =A310 fee may herald end of free banking
>> >> By Ian Cowie, Personal Finance Editor
>> >> Last Updated: 1:58am GMT 15/11/2006
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> About 200,000 customers of the internet bank First Direct will face=
a
>> >> =A310 per month charge from February in a move that could herald =
the end
>> >> of free banking in Britain.
>> >>
>> >> First Direct - a division of HSBC, one of the world's biggest banks
>> >> - plans to impose the charge on customers who have only a current
>> >> account with an average balance of less than =A31,500.
>> >
>> >Just affects horrid poor people, then.
>>=20
>> No charge if you are vastly in debt. Isn't this David Horne's
>> favourite bank?
>
>Er, no. I have never had an account with them.
which bank did you recommend? First City??
I might be looking for a new bank soon.
--=20
Martin
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