Hit with millions of claims, customer complaints, an online petition and impending OFT investigation- banks are now crying “foul play” and threatening to end free banking.
“Banks were accused of blackmail yesterday for threatening to end free banking if they were forced to reduce overdraft charges and other penalty fees.
The banks, which charge up to £39 for bounced cheques and unauthorised overdrafts, had been expected to be told to reduce the charges to around £12.” – Telegraph
Let’s forget the fact they are already operating illegally by imposing fines greater than £12- therefore sounding like a burglar who complains he’s been asked to reduce his amount of breaking and entering.
These are the companies who this year posted pre-tax profits of:
£11.5bn: HSBC
£.7.14bn: Barclays
£5.7bn: HBOS
£559.2ml: Nationwide
£585ml: Alliance & Leicester
These are the companies who insist on charging Average Joe up to £39 for even dipping into the red:
Penalised for just over £27
Penalised for delay in clearing customers cheques – wait a minute, who delays the cheques in the first place?
Penalised for unforseen circumstances
Well, perhaps if you make a mistake, even if it is accidental, unforseen or just business, you deserve to be charged right?
So I look forward to seeing what kind of charges are levied on these errors:
Oops! Delay in receiving monthly salary
Oops! Sent details to wrong address
Quid es equitas?
Abandon All Fear 