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Natwest and RBS are slashing their bank charges for customers who go overdrawn without permission.
7 September 2009
Tory leader David Cameron says victims of "unfair" bank charges must be compensated "quickly and fairly". He'll also consider automatic payback of all charges, which could total over £10 billion.
25 August 2009
A major Australian bank will scrap overdraft penalty charges in the autumn, in a move which campaigners hope will help UK bank charges victims.
28 July 2009
Abbey is hammering many of its current account holders with hundreds of pounds of backdated bank charges this month.
23 July 2009
Debt write-off cases can continue to be heard in the courts after a judge decided not to suspend 52 cases at Chester County Court this week.
21 May 2009
Consumers hoping to get their loan or credit card debt wiped off or reduced via the courts by exploiting loopholes in legislation have been warned by a lawyer that they’ve little chance of immediate success.
7 May 2009
Banks will launch their appeal against a ruling that overdraft charges can be subject to fairness rules in June.
20 April 2009
Banks have been given permission by the House of Lords to appeal a ruling that "unlawful" overdraft charges can be subject to fairness rules.
1 April 2009
There was a further victory for bank charge reclaimers today, when the Court of Appeal decided that charges CAN be subject to 'unfair contractual terms' laws.
26 February 2009
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