HSBC Bank PLC

Just 5 of UK's banks are "better than average" on service and value - One year on from the break-up of the Bradford & Bingley building society ('In the News' on 29 Sep 09), we compare today's Plebble-ratings to see which of the banks and building societies have res…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 13:02 on 29-Sep-2009

First Direct mortgages on top for rates and customer service - The consumer organisation Which? surveyed nearly 2,000 mortgage customers in the summer about how satisfied they were with their mortgage's providers' rates on offer and service. First Direct cam…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 11:59 on 28-Sep-2009

Mortgage competition improving but only for the cash rich - The Woolwich, the mortgage arm of Barclays, has announced a 1.98% 1 year tracker mortgage, undercutting HSBC who recently announced a 2 year 1.99% deal. However these low rates are only availabl…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 11:25 on 16-Sep-2009

Big banks poor record on resolving complaints - Figures released by the Financial Ombudsman Service show that the UK's banks are failing to resolve a large proportion of customer complaints. The Finanical Ombudsman Service (FOS), which deals…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 08:51 on 15-Sep-2009

RBS charges highest unauthorised overdraft fees - According research by the consumer organisation, Which?, the Royal Banks of Scotland charges the highest unauthorised overdraft fees of any bank in the UK. If you took out £10 on an unauthorised…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 11:03 on 18-Aug-2009

Google beats Microsoft to world's most valuable brand - In an annual survey by BrandZ analysts, Google was found to be the world's most valuable brand and the world's first $100 billion brand. Microsoft and Coca Cola took the second and third spots.…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 10:21 on 30-Apr-2009

Major lenders refuse to join mortgage relief scheme - Some major lenders including Abbey, Nationwide, Barclays and HSBC, representing half the UK's mortgage market, have refused to join the government's long-awaited mortgage relief scheme which was…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 10:18 on 22-Apr-2009

HSBC to offer 10% deposit mortgage - It used to be the case that you could get a mortgage for more than the value of your home, but in recent months first-time buyers have been struggling to find mortgages unless they had a 40% depo…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 09:21 on 09-Apr-2009

Banks must work to regain public trust - The Chancellor, Alastair Darling is due to deliver a speech to the banking industry tonight to warn them that they have a lot of work to do to regain public trust. As part of his speech he will…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 12:20 on 27-Mar-2009

Barclays set to get clean bill of health from FSA - The regulator for financial services, the Financial Services Authority, has been scrutinising Barclays' finanical position and analysts believe it will be given the all clear in the next couple o…

Posted by Plebble Admin at 10:15 on 27-Mar-2009