Britain’s banks have been accused of ‘sending a terrible message’ to entrepreneurs by leaving new business account customers out in the cold. Many High Street giants stopped offering business accounts at the start of the pandemic, claiming they wanted to focus on existing customers. But while some have finally started accepting applications again, wildly divergent … Read more
The SWAMPS-Élysées! Paris is flooded by the Seine and German shipping is stalled by high water levels under bridges as rivers across Europe burst their banks after torrential downpours The famous embankments and avenues of the capital were submerged under the river for the fifth day in a row on Saturday as the weather service … Read more
Redditors have pushed silver to an eight-year record high after a user by the name of ‘TheHappyHawaiin’ suggested punishing banks for betting against a prise rise. Silver prices rose by as much as 13 percent on Monday – to $30 per ounce – putting the rare metal on course for its biggest single-day percentage gain … Read more
Banks defy watchdog Financial Conduct Authority’s plea – and just carry on shutting branches By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 30 January 2021 | Updated: 13:17 GMT, 31 January 2021 The City regulator’s call for banks to reconsider their decision to axe branches during lockdown has fallen on deaf ears. Barclays, … Read more
Lisa D’Amato has put Tyra Banks on blast for exploiting her ‘childhood traumas’ for profit on reality TV. The America’s Next Top Model: All Star winner took to Instagram Friday, calling out the supermodel host in a video confessional, set to Lily Allen’s 2009 hit F*** You. She revealed that she risked breach of contract by … Read more
FCA calls on banks to rethink plans to shut at least 300 branches by the end of 2021 By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 28 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 28 January 2021 The FCA said it was concerned that closing bank branches at this time could have ‘significant consequences’ … Read more
At a time of record low savings rates, any bank actually improving the rates they pay to savers is bound to raise an eyebrow or two. But this is especially the case when it comes to Al Rayan Bank and Gatehouse Bank, two Sharia lenders which have upped their savings rates in recent weeks and … Read more
Britain’s biggest banks have been accused of hiding the true cost of sending money overseas and breaching the ‘spirit’ of new laws designed to bring transparency to international payments. An investigation by This is Money and the currency conversion service Transferwise has found those wishing to send money to European countries are being hit with … Read more
Banks raid accounts to claw back Covid loans: Cash seized from hundreds of businesses in scramble to stop fraud on bounce back scheme HSBC, Barclays, NatWest and Lloyds Banking Group have all begun freezing business accounts linked to suspected fraud They have seized sums of up to £50,000 from the accounts of hundreds of customers … Read more
Hilary Duff lets two-year-old daughter Banks do her makeup before reporting to set on the final season of Younger in NYC By Glenn Garner For Dailymail.com Published: 03:45 GMT, 24 January 2021 | Updated: 03:45 GMT, 24 January 2021 Hilary Duff is preparing to welcome her third child, as her due date quickly approaches. But … Read more