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Bank charges hardship

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Just 6% of consumers whose complaint is rejected by their bank or financial provider take their case to the free Ombudsman service, despite them having a high chance of victory via that route.
4 September 2009
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Lloyds TSB has been accused of failing to consider bank charges claims from those in financial hardship.
1 September 2009
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Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has pledged legislation on bank charges to back the MSE campaign to ensure everyone who's had an unfair charge will get their money back without having to ask.
12 August 2009
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A major Australian bank will scrap overdraft penalty charges in the autumn, in a move which campaigners hope will help UK bank charges victims.
28 July 2009
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Abbey is hammering many of its current account holders with hundreds of pounds of backdated bank charges this month.
23 July 2009
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Banks have been given a further six months to sit on bank charges claims, pending the outcome of the test case to determine the fairness of these fees.
22 July 2009
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The Tories have today declared bank charges "unfair" in the party's white paper on financial regulation.
20 July 2009
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Millions of consumers stuck in dinosaur current accounts could each be squandering hundreds of pounds a year.
14 July 2009
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A body to instigate mass, group actions against banks and other financial institutions could be established in future.
8 July 2009

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