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    Bank Account Recommendations??

    Right,

    I've not posted in a while; I've not needed to!

    However HSBC have thoroughly pissed me off this morning with regards to my business banking (they regularly piss me off with my private banking).

    I am taking recommendations for alternatives, both business and private; I was Cater Allen previously but their online servicing was poor; has it improved?
    B00med!

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    Originally posted by Advocate View Post
    Right,

    I've not posted in a while; I've not needed to!

    However HSBC have thoroughly pissed me off this morning with regards to my business banking (they regularly piss me off with my private banking).

    I am taking recommendations for alternatives, both business and private; I was Cater Allen previously but their online servicing was poor; has it improved?
    What have they done just out of interest (as I am with them as well for business banking) ?
    ______________________
    Don't get mad...get even...

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      #3
      Originally posted by kaiser78 View Post
      What have they done just out of interest (as I am with them as well for business banking) ?
      My payment limit is set too low to pay my corp tax (not sure why); it will take them several days to raise it.

      However ultimately all my problems with HSBC have boiled down to problem ownership/resolution.
      B00med!

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        #4
        Interesting. I had to raise my hsbc business account limits to 100K when I was buying property. I think you would have this problem with any bank account.. After I cancelled the comercial card am paying zero fees with hsbc, so am fairly happy with em.
        So I use hsbc as current account and INGDirect for business savings, they pay 1.99% (in first year)

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          #5
          Originally posted by Advocate View Post
          My payment limit is set too low to pay my corp tax (not sure why); it will take them several days to raise it.

          However ultimately all my problems with HSBC have boiled down to problem ownership/resolution.
          BACS or Faster Payment? BACS I used to do in two chunks a day apart, FP has a higher limit so I haven't needed to worry. The default boundaries are set by the money laundering regulations, not HSBC. the delay is whle they credit check your company.

          Can't comment on problems ownership/resolution; in 16 years I've never had any...
          Blog? What blog...?

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            #6
            I am with NatWest at the moment, fees can be a little OTT but that depends on the type of account you are on, but their online and mobile banking provisions are second to none!
            Originally posted by Stevie Wonder Boy
            I can't see any way to do it can you please advise?

            I want my account deleted and all of my information removed, I want to invoke my right to be forgotten.

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              #7
              Cater Allen are good - and free.

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                #8
                Originally posted by scope View Post
                Cater Allen are good - and free.
                +1

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