changing bank

Modcon · 1 Aug 2008 at 13:46

I bank with Barcleys and find I have a job keeping a track of incoming and out going as the statement comes once a month. With the abby you can print a mini statement at any time to see your transactions does any body know of any other banks that are as good as the abby :confused:

vanandjuanunited · 1 Aug 2008 at 13:47

Why not use internet banking or keep track of your withdrawals etc.

pingwing · 1 Aug 2008 at 13:50

Urm most offer online services which allow you to do this...

(Barcleys dont for me as i have 2 surnames without a hyphen)

Nationwide allow you to print mini statements at their cash points and RBS+Ulsterbank and Natwest do i think (those 3 owned by the same group) and they all arnt too bad either

Royal Fleet · 1 Aug 2008 at 13:54

williamw11 said:
Why not use internet banking or keep track of your withdrawals etc.

What he said. I am with First Direct and can download statements in .cvs format for use in Excel. Handy for analysing where the wife has spent my money!

Modcon · 1 Aug 2008 at 13:58

will not go internet as do not trust it safeness

Morba · 1 Aug 2008 at 13:58

Modcon said:
will not go internet as do not trust it safeness

but you will happily use an ATM?
how odd.

DKong · 1 Aug 2008 at 14:00

With hsbc you can print a full statement in the branch or a mini one at the ATM's.

[FnG]magnolia · 1 Aug 2008 at 14:02

Modcon said:
will not go internet as do not trust it safeness

That limits your flexibility and increases the time you'll spend managing your banking. Oh, and it's also a safer, albeit not completely safe, way of banking compared to solely using ATMs and paper statements.

aproctor · 1 Aug 2008 at 15:13

Once i have paid off the student overdraft i am going to move from HSBC to 1st Direct, rubbish they are.

iBot · 1 Aug 2008 at 15:18

Abby are as crap as Halifax.

Rebelius · 1 Aug 2008 at 15:23

iBot said:
Abby are as crap as Halifax.

pretty good then?

never had a problem with HBoS myself.

Steve2000 · 1 Aug 2008 at 15:33

Modcon said:
will not go internet as do not trust it safeness

Sorry but I really really cannot abide it when people say this. My mother in law is the exact same, whenever I show her something she is looking for on eBay she says "Oh no I'm not putting my details in on the computer someone will hack in and I'll be cleared out!".

Yes, there are people who can hack in, but if you are hacked into (VERY rare possibility) then the bank will refund 100% of any lost/stolen funds.

Edit: Yes, I know I will probably be slated for this but I could not care less. This is 2008, not 1996.

jonislost · 1 Aug 2008 at 15:42

Modcon said:
will not go internet as do not trust it safeness

Waaaaaay safer than ATM machines

NokkonWud · 1 Aug 2008 at 16:11

Modcon said:
will not go internet as do not trust it safeness

But I bet you'd hand your card over to pay for something in a shop?
How about pay over a phone?

Both of those are far more risky.

Ben M · 1 Aug 2008 at 16:24

In fairness, there's nothing wrong with avoiding something because you are ignorant about it.

I thought that all banks let you print of a mini statement? My HSBC account does.

GarethDW · 1 Aug 2008 at 16:27

Modcon said:
will not go internet as do not trust it safeness

The weakest link with regards to online banking is your own PC... Simple answer is to secure your machine sufficiently.

I'd find it weird if you will happily hand over your card in a petrol station, restaurant, etc... but won't use online banking.

Solari · 1 Aug 2008 at 16:29

HBOS have always been pretty good for me, apart from one incident several years back. *shrug*

Their internet banking is just as good as Abbey (I have a few accounts distributed amongst both of them).