angry with my UK bank :@ :@
 

so i get wired from ccbill weekly, the week before lasts wire went missing, after a few calls they "found" the money and put it into my account. so this week it happenes again, its been over a week and no wire and the guy cannot find the money...

he asks me which country it was sent from and I said the US, he said to me "where is the US?"... im not joking he actually said that.

halifax can be a bunch of clowns at times :mad:

how long does it take you guys to receive wires to your uk accounts? a friend with hsbc gets them next day (tuesday).

halifax? those TV adverts put me off

come to the light side

Errm dude, never bank with Halifax. The only thing theyre good for is savings accounts and mortgages.

If you want a proper account, go with one of the following:

Barclays
Lloyds TSB
Natwest
HSBC

Lloyds offer great service.

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I'm with Lloyds TSB and they provide excellent service.

i have both savings and mortgage with halifax, ive heard hsbc are the best so far for international stuff, and thats not just because of their heavy international campaign recently :)

Call and ask to speak directly to Howard.

Time to switch to Natwest.. they're clutz's when it comes to cheques, but with wires it's next day service. Hell yeah :D

Try Abbey. They seem to be keen for new business and offer 'Free Banking Forever'. Got my mainstream and adult accounts with them. Do good for me.

I like Nationwide. And never had any probs with Barclays.

Halifax however suck. They refused to give me a debit card when I was a student.

but their logo is pink :2 cents:

HSBC are the worlds largest clearing bank so they do tend to know how to handle wires!

lloyds kick ass

How much do you get charged for currency conversion? I keep e-mailing them to ask but never get a reply. Not exactly inspiring and encouraging for someone who is looking to switch banks. Putting off a potential customer!!!
:mad:

wouldn't use abbey for anything
They're a bunch of wankers :2 cents:

I know, but they are in the process of changing their branding again. Just got new stuff through this week.

No actual charge for either cheque or wire transfer. They probably take their cut in the actual exchange rate transaction but I don't generally look to closely at that, I cry about that as it is :)

Give them a call 0845 607 0666

When I last went into Abbey and asked them about taking $US cheques I got a blank stare before the dimwit said "oh we dont do that".

Needless to say I was straight out the door.

They're changing again? Damn, must have re-thought their stupid "all pink" branding. Can you give me the inside scoop on what their new scheme is?

If you use Barclays and come to the US you can withdraw cash from an ATM for no fee at Bank of America. A few of the big banks have started this banking global alliance.

Global Alliance member banks are: USA - Bank of America; France - BNP Paribas; Germany - Deutsche Bank; Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean - Scotiabank; Australia and New Zealand - Westpac.

LOL. Check out abbey.com

It's to do with them being bought out with Grupo Santander, the world's 9th largest bank.

seen

my first thought when I went on their site and saw the new logo was that it looks like a steaming pile