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HFC Bank plc

(+) Great friendly staff. (-) Could easily get in to debt with them. (*) (On Ciao since: 08/2000)

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MBNA International Bank

(+) Good speedy service (-) Wait until you try and repay early (*) (On Ciao since: 07/2000)

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Banks - Clydesdale Bank

Clydesdale Bank

(+) Their basic account takes you no matter what and comes with an online card (-) The interest rates are not the best, but not the worst either. (*) (On Ciao since: 07/2000)

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Banks - National Savings and Investments

National Savings and Investments

(+) A safe investment which is particularly advantageous for the higher rate taxpayer. (-) Rates of interst paid are not generous but are partly inflation-linked. (*) (On Ciao since: 07/2000)

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First Trust Bank

(+) Probably no worse than the others (-) I don't trust them, they don't trust me! (*) (On Ciao since: 09/2000)

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Canada Trust

(+) No running here and there and saves money on stamps (-) None that I have found (*) (On Ciao since: 08/2000)

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American Express Foreign Exchange

(+) Central Location. (-) Rude staff. Lack of Privacy. (*) (On Ciao since: 06/2003)

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Robert Fleming

(+) Interest rate, telephone banking 7am to 11pm on freephone no (-) None (*) (On Ciao since: 09/2000)

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AIB plc

(+) Personal service, many options ranging from shares to current accounts (-) Slow to react with paperwork, high interest charges (*) (On Ciao since: 12/2000)

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Coutts & Co.

(+) Friendly, low customer-staff ratio (-) Expensive, arrogant, and, in our experience, inefficient (*) (On Ciao since: 08/2000)

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Bank of Ireland

(+) hmmmm let me think (-) watch your back and balance (*) (On Ciao since: 12/2000)

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Triodos Bank

(+) Benefits the environment and society on the whole (-) Not available on the high street (*) (On Ciao since: 09/2001)

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Credit Lyonnais

(+) none (-) complete lack of communication (*) (On Ciao since: 04/2001)

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Close Brothers

(+) Spread monthly payments for insurance etc. (-) If something goes wrong you'll be charged high fees for all sorts of minor things. (*) (On Ciao since: 03/2003)

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Isle of Man Bank

(+) Online Banking, Also good first account for young people (-) sometimes can be hard to get through on their phoneline (*) (On Ciao since: 04/2004)

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HFC, who else would it be?

Advantages: Great friendly staff.
Disadvantages: Could easily get in to debt with them.

I recently bought my laptop from PC World, at the time I couldn't afford to buy it out right so they set up for me to pay for it on a monthly basis, of course this was through the good old HFC. I was given what I think was a rather steep interest rate ...

ROCKYRICARDO 15.10.2005 · Read full review
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Changing the name doesn't change the company!

Advantages: Easy application & tempting introductory rates
Disadvantages: Pushy staff, LOTS of spam mail/calls

A few years ago I bought a stereo & speakers for my car. I was offered an interest free credit agreement through HFC, which seemed acceptable at the time, & so started paying the minimum £20 a month. However I wasn't told just how high the interest rate w ...

mattshaw4 01.04.2004 · Read full review
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Good dealings with HFC Bank

Advantages: Very friendly staff, who knew what they were talking about, no pressure.
Disadvantages: There is only one branch near to where I live!

12 months ago I bought a lap top computer from a major retailer financed by HFC. My payments had gone out of my bank account each month until this month, the evening before the payment was due I realised I was £1 short for the direct debit and not wanting ...

tarara 13.03.2003 · Read full review
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HFC, High Financial Charges

Advantages: easy to be accepted
Disadvantages: very high apr

...phone call from HFC bank. I had bought a computer on hp and the 6mths interest free credit had run out. HFC were offering me a loan to pay off the computer and also pay off my credit card. They asked me to come into the bra ...

soozanne 14.12.2002 · Read full review
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Disgusted and cannot believe this is allowed

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Pay back more than double what you borrow and worthless insurance

...Legalized loan sharks. Initial loan of £8,782 would cost me £17,867. Got into financial difficulties, my bank said they'd give me loan. HFC suddenly said they'd kindly reduce APR from 25.9. My bank then didn't give loan. On hearing this HFC amazingl ...

olivercardy 21.07.2008 · Read full review
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