UK Finance Discussions

Inducement to open a First Direct account.

Some time ago I got a letter from First Direct offering me £35 to open an account; I ignored it and received a second l...

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posted by iewhfiweuf

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a safe bet?? in need of some help or feedback

I would like to thank anyone who reads this and please rest asurred this is not a scam. I am not asking for your money...

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posted by thirty9plus2

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Civil service pension options

Hi everyone, just started working for the civil service. I've got the option of a final salary pension (1/60th of final...

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posted by simonfinnigan

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Opinions on ZOPA

Hi everyone, has anyone had experience using Zopa? I'm tempted to put between 500 and 1000 in as an experiment. I'd rat...

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posted by simonfinnigan

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How often do credit ref agencies update their records?

Hi Folks, I understand that credit reference agencies such as Experian and Equifax keep tabs of credit card balances am...

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posted by dana.scully

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[OT] Like the Pig/Tattie but Bread instead

I noticed in a thread earlier someone talking about not having more potatoes (tatties) if you sliced up a load of potat...

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posted by noone

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RE:Credit File Contents

Recently received my credit file from Experian. I thought that the details should show all of my bank accounts, yet it...

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posted by boredtodeath

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Pension bastards

TIA for any words of wisdon here. The company I used to work for went belly-up. I was in the final salary pension schem...

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posted by ripped-off

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But we'd run out of helicopters!

Seems Chopper Ben's plan, to drop money out of helicopters to cure deflation, has a flaw: http://tinyurl.com/czu38 FoFP

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posted by fofp

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The Rule of 70 and the Rule of 72 compared

Hi, Search Google for these two smightly different versions of these popular rules of thumb and you get the following:...

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posted by coutts1248

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OECD attacks Brown's economic mismanagement. Will a recession bring about the reforms required ?

Another 'yellow card' for Brown, how long before this charlatan gets sent off ?................ "....countries rarely c...

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posted by crowleyalastair

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Sneaky tactics by Egg

My anniversary period is about to come up on my Egg card for another 5 months at 0% APR, but for the last 2/3 months, t...

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posted by noonehome

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Re: Requesting a MAC Code

> Regarding your payments... this is known as a continuing authority, > and to stop them you must ask the payee, not yo...

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posted by occasionallychecked

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Basic facts to Transfer money overseas

If you are new to money transfer, Please following page. http://www.geocities.com/clipower/Transfer-Money-Overseas.htm T...

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posted by anil.waghmare

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reduced settlement figures - balance stays on credit record?

i have recently been offered reduced settlement figures by several creditors. one of these i was able to accept. howeve...

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posted by thfc1882

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