http://www.keyscorner.com/archives/2005/05/25/british-banks-to-move-out-of-stone-age/ a somewhat unstructured collection of news, facts and opinions Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:53:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.keyscorner.com/archives/2005/05/25/british-banks-to-move-out-of-stone-age/#comment-1095 Howard Thu, 26 May 2005 14:57:41 +0000 http://www.keyscorner.com/?p=266#comment-1095 So the trick is not to go overdrawn.... sez he stating the obvious. So the trick is not to go overdrawn….
sez he stating the obvious.

]]> http://www.keyscorner.com/archives/2005/05/25/british-banks-to-move-out-of-stone-age/#comment-1092 John Thu, 26 May 2005 06:13:17 +0000 http://www.keyscorner.com/?p=266#comment-1092 Yes, the fee structure is different, but we have a UK account at Lloyds, and if we go overdrawn, it costs £25 per day (it goes up to £30 from July!) - just for being overdrawn! It's roundabouts and swings. However, you are right - German banks <a href="http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=3959463" rel="nofollow">are more expensive overall</a>. Yes, the fee structure is different, but we have a UK account at Lloyds, and if we go overdrawn, it costs £25 per day (it goes up to £30 from July!) – just for being overdrawn! It’s roundabouts and swings.
However, you are right – German banks are more expensive overall.

]]> http://www.keyscorner.com/archives/2005/05/25/british-banks-to-move-out-of-stone-age/#comment-1091 Howard Wed, 25 May 2005 09:31:22 +0000 http://www.keyscorner.com/?p=266#comment-1091 Where British banks beat the German ones is that accounts are normally "free" whereas in Germany the opposite is true. Not only do German banks earn interest with our money but they charge us for the privilige of doing so. Where British banks beat the German ones is that accounts are normally “free” whereas in Germany the opposite is true. Not only do German banks earn interest with our money but they charge us for the privilige of doing so.

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