Best/worst banks
 

Smithy's thread got me thinking. What, in your opinion, are the best/worst banks?

Santander is **** let me tell you all

they are all crap

YES! They are ****ing awful. I had so many issues with them while I was travelling and even back in the UK. I hate them so much.

Been with The Bank Of Scotland since I was 12 and never had a problem with them.

I'm with the Royal Bank of Scotland and have been for years....got all my accounts plus mortgage with them - never really had a problem with them really...

Never had a problem with nationwide

ANZ for the gAyTMs

Yorkshire bank :love:

When I lived in London years ago I opened a bank account with Lloyds because I liked the horse in their logo :unsure:

I've been with LloydsTSB ever since I was 16 and never had a problem but there has been some changeover now and they are split into two separate branches and I think I'm with TSB... When there isn't any bloody TSB's anywhere near me

I use Barclays, apparently it's the most complained about bank but i don't have a problem with it :shrug:

Never had any issues with Barclays myself either.

azealia

..me as well, has your branch got those transaction machines now..?..there are no actual people working in ours now..well, there probably are but they're not where you can see them...

I'm with NatWest, no problems as of now -touch wood-

not that I'm aware of.. not sure :suspect:

...ahh, you would know if you had them..:laugh:..you do all of your transactions at a machine...pay money in/withdraw/transfer etc, it has all your accounts on there..it's a bit like a whole in the wall/online banking thing combined..there are no counters anymore...

oh is it that big black thing?
I don't tend to put money in my account lol

NatWest no problems with it

I don't know anything about banks :unsure:

Never had any problem with Citibank, the same can't be said about Santander.

Me neither.

No humans? D:

We have machines on one side but the desks with real people on the other.

I don't like how it's looking for the future of retail and customer service, no human contact. :eek:

I'm with HSBC, been with them for over 10 years. they're good and reliable

Worst for me has been lloyds. About £5 worth of debt changed into £500 in the space of a few days..which I naturally refused to pay as it was ridiculous. Then eventually they stopped adding it on when it got to just over a grand and started chasing me for it instead. Then, about 4 days ago I get a letter from them stating that they are willing to write off the majority of the debt if I pay them...£30. I mean, come on. I'm tempted to say no to that too tbh, as the debt is now 8 years old so they cant legally do anything about it...if they hadnt been dicks in the first place I wouldnt owe it :joker: Also I'm quite sure I could claim hundreds back off them for unfair charges anyway...as this was back when they charged £30 per day for 1p overdraft and stuff.

Mind I had another account with them that I did actually owe debt on, but thats because they gave me a massive overdraft ON my 18th birthday. Paid that one off as I did owe it...


Best for me has been halifax. But I have had to stop using it because I applied for a few payday loans when I was in a bad money situation not long ago, and I must have not read one properly and it keeps trying to take cash out of my account for a 'fee' for this loan I have apparently been offered :facepalm:

Using RBS now, and apart from them not updating their systems til 2am (which is ****ing annoying) everythings been fine

..they're a little bit like that but there is a whole row of them where the tills/counter used to be, so you don't have any choice but to use them...it was really quite daunting for the first time...


..no humans Marsh..:sad:..humans are a thing of the past/we don't need them anymore...