Bradford & Bingley Building Society

...VACANCIES IN THIS B&B BRADFORD AND BINGLEY The natural instinct of capitalism is to devour all wounded. No humanistic values matter in the financial sector. Capitalism has hit a ?brick-wall? and now ?new capitalism? has to be re-born for capitalistic markets to be recognised as having any worth. Hence, the lending laws, have been changed along with FISCAL laws along with reviewing financial sectors; whether for it?s worth or basic ethic criteria; ...
...the current downturn. In fact Bradford and Bingley (B&B) are not even classified as a financial dwelling. They are in fact trading, but are not. Confused? Yes, exactly, let me entertain you further. B&B have an excellent facilitated office environment fit for two men in bowler hats. They treat their clients with utmost of fascination now; B&B staff have inherited a quirky offset wince; since September 2008; confidence is whittled down to a shell ...

1st2thebar 12.02.2009 · Read full review
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...just what is then..? Bradford & Bingley’s history goes back a long way..to 1851 to be precise!! It was originally formed in 1964 from the merger of Bradford Equitable and Bingley which were both initially formed in 1851. In more recent times this former building society converted to plc status at the end of last year after members voted in favour of conversion. I joined Bradord & Bingley (B&B) in 1997 when it was a building society by opening ...
...was to find a small bank or building society that would offer me an attractive rate of interest on my savings. I had some savings stashed away in another bank that I felt were performing poorly. After a thorough research of the banks and building societies I came to the conclusion that B&B was the best choice at the time for the limited amount I wished to save. Savings ~~~~~~~ B&B offers wide range of savings account,-regular monthly payment, ...

Connoisseur_Haggler 08.02.2001 (12.02.2001) · Read full review
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...it is fact not fiction. Bradford and Bingley are pretty much compelled to do the same kind of thing . This along with branch closures and discreet charging on certain accounts will all enable more money to go to the bottom line. Of course any company that is on the market has a chance of being taken over or getting bigger . I think Bradford and Bingley are a small fish in a big sea and will in time get taken over by a bigger rival. For shareholders ...
...tied to anyone broker. Bradford & Bingley are gloriously independent or so they say and apparently spend hours serching through different financial providers .This is for us the customer so we can get the best deal . Very noble and in my experience I have found it works quite well , though the household insurance quote I got , I managed to beat elsewhere! For anyone interested the marketplace has it's own website at www.marketplace.co.uk , although ...

Gardenex 26.04.2001 · Read full review
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...cant speak highly enough of Bradford and Bingley. I have been a customer there for years, having gone though a range of products inculding savings accounts and fixed term bonds. In all my experience with Banks and Building Societies I have never encountered a business as efficient and professional yet still able to retain the friendly and comfortable atmosphere of a smaller, more personal business. I recently invested in a B&B fixed term bond. ...
...i have been looking for Bradford and Bingley has been able to find something that fits my needs close to perfectly. They offer a huge range, i informed them i was looking to tie a few thousand pounds up for a while and they immediatley offered me a range of over 20 products all of which gave competative rates and very reasonable terms. What impressed me more than this however was the service i recieved with this. I was talked through each of the ...

TallanKhan 26.10.2007 · Read full review
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...had accounts with the Bradford & Bingley Building Society since 1979 when I obtained my very first mortgage with them and was required to open a savings account. That was in Yorkshire and,of course,there are a lot of branches of B&BBS in that county. I have long since paid off the mortgage but I still have two accounts with this Building Society,one in England and another offshore in the Isle of Man. B&BBS has converted to a bank and I,along with ...
...My experience with the Bradford & Bingley has mainly been a pleasant one. I found they are friendly but efficient,they regularly used to update me with details of new accounts, interest rate changes and other happenings. Their response time to any queries is fast and my offshore account gets an attractive rate of return coupled with a further bonus if I make less than two withdrawals in a year. However, since conversion to a bank I have found they ...

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...have had an account at Bradford and Bingley now for 9 years,but never really paid much attention to it until last December when £650 was so kindly injected into it (i am ever grateful to the vote of the shareholders!) After this surge of cash,i decided to get acquainted with my bank as i was going to be spending a lot of time there! However,now its been a year and i feel as if iam constantly in queues in the B&B waiting to draw out quite embarrassing ...
...very friendly.The building society itself is very clean and smart and the minor decorations are a very nice touch. The account I have is a savings account and although there is very little of my windfall left,i know it will be well looked after at the Bradford and Bingley. ...

jessiespano 03.10.2001 · Read full review
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I recently tried to open an e-saver account with Bradford and Bingley. It was a terrible experience. The opening details were supposed to come in the post: they never arrived. I was sent all sorts of emails demanding that I should put an opening balance into the account or it would be closed, but was unable to do so because of not having an account log-in. The call centre number was never answered. I have now given up and am trying Alliance and Leicester! ...

tristan0 29.10.2007
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Very poor customer service. On opening a savings on line account it took 5 weeks longer than quoted which cost me loss of interest. When eventually opened erros made.Causes due to 1) failure to respond to communications (3 occassions) 2)Failure to send out promised documents(3 occassions) 3))Lost documents (2 occassions) 4)And when finally opened Failure to act on written instructions casusing funds to be removed which will cause alot of paper work to recover. Generally a company to avoid unless you want a headache.These errors or rather a lack of customer care occurred opening a single account. Significant contravention of the FSA regulations ...

Marcusy333 17.10.2007
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bradford and bingley is being sold off to the dogs, and memebers will get a slice of the action via a windfall - but the question on most people's lips is "what should i do" - do i keep the shares forever, for a while or get rid on day one! Well, like anything else, there is no right or wrong answer - it depends on your timescales, priorities and otehr needs. generally of course shares do well in the long term - but ask yourself this - why should ...
...man and his dog are becoming a bank - from virgin to tesco to the man living at the end of your street! prices and margins are falling - pressures will contiunue with the internet etc so why does B&B have a branch network - and will it be a profitalbe network over the years? I suspect that the managment will have a tough time - they are not used to running a plc with paying dividends to shareholders etc. My gut feeling would be to cash in and enjoy ...

trojan9 28.07.2000 · Read full review
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Lifetime saver with BBBS and my mortgage through them . They must now be the most uncompetitive operator??. Waited oner 12 months, getting savings rates of less than 4% whilst waiting to hear of their windfall rates, which ended up measly. Quickly then moved savings out. Moved house insurance away from mortgage, found it less than half price elsewhere. Then complained about mortgage rate last year. Got 1% disc for 5 years but with redemption penalty ...

ideal 07.10.2000 · Read full review
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Bradford and Bingley is dominated by its forthcoming float, which should be in December. Long standing members will get shares to the value of around £700, but its too late for new members to join. This situation rather raises the question as to why anyone should join Bradford and Bingley. There are some good answers. The simplest one is that it is broadly similar to other banks and building societies, and if it happens to be convenient as a High ...

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