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[tunnie]

Sorry to here this James 

[Banjax]

Very sorry to hear that James.
Imo this bank has been wrecked by the shotgun wedding that idiot Brown engineered with HBOS - mostly to keep his mates at HBOS in senior management jobs (which most of them are not fit to hold).

jesus......hands up who saw that coming? 

I'd never imagine for one second that a chancellor would know any bankers  i'm with you Albs - I'd have let HBOS fail - that would work 

[feeutfo]

 Every sympathy JB. 

But having been a Lloyds customer, this comes as no surprise to me whatsoever. The worst bank I have ever encountered.

[Martin_1962]

Every sympathy JB. 

But having been a Lloyds customer, this comes as no surprise to me whatsoever. The worst bank I have ever encountered.

Sorry being a customer of Lloyds or Santander is now compulsary.

Various types of accounts with different people all now with one of these 2.

A post office savings account.
A&L mortgage.
A&L current account
N&P current account

Halifax current account
SW pension

NONE of them were started with either Santander or the shit list bank.

[Varche]

Every sympathy JB. 

But having been a Lloyds customer, this comes as no surprise to me whatsoever. The worst bank I have ever encountered.

Lucky man not to have had dealings with a Spanish bank. They are coming to a town near you.......

[albitz]

Very sorry to hear that James.
Imo this bank has been wrecked by the shotgun wedding that idiot Brown engineered with HBOS - mostly to keep his mates at HBOS in senior management jobs (which most of them are not fit to hold).

jesus......hands up who saw that coming? 

I'd never imagine for one second that a chancellor would know any bankers  i'm with you Albs - I'd have let HBOS fail - that would work 

It wasnt about whether or not HBOS failed - do a little research. It was an incredibly ill concieved idea (even by that moron Browns standards) and quite a few shareholders are still in the process of taking legal action over it, to try to get some redress for the terrible damage it caused.

[feeutfo]

Every sympathy JB. 

But having been a Lloyds customer, this comes as no surprise to me whatsoever. The worst bank I have ever encountered.

Lucky man not to have had dealings with a Spanish bank. They are coming to a town near you.......

Hsbc and first direct here. They have their moments. But generally....

Having said that coming from the shit pit that was Lloyds anything would seem better.

(Q dozens of people be moaning Hsbc, but really, no issues personally)

Irony is it used to be midland bank, which was shite too, so left for Lloyds. I mean how to be worse than shite? Ask Lloyds!

Hsbc took over midland and they transformed. Relatively speaking of course.

I looked Into nat west and barkleys. Dear oh dear. Their adverts should be banned as obscene.

[albitz]

Im with idiotwest, thy are crap. Keep meaning to move, but not sure if the others are much better or if they would want to take on my overdraft. ..............from what Ive heard, Santander have brought the whole business down to a level not previously experienced in the UK. To be avoided like the plague apparently.

[Varche]

I went into a Spanish bank to pay a parking fine. Big queues. then at 11.00a.m. three of the four tellers closed and went next door for their coffee break.

When I got to the front the teller said there was no discount available for prompt payment. I said I would go to the "DVLA" office. An hour later got my discount but had to drive an extra sixty miles for it. I am certain he would have pocketed the difference at the bank.

[Banjax]

Very sorry to hear that James.
Imo this bank has been wrecked by the shotgun wedding that idiot Brown engineered with HBOS - mostly to keep his mates at HBOS in senior management jobs (which most of them are not fit to hold).

jesus......hands up who saw that coming? 

I'd never imagine for one second that a chancellor would know any bankers  i'm with you Albs - I'd have let HBOS fail - that would work 

It wasnt about whether or not HBOS failed - do a little research. It was an incredibly ill concieved idea (even by that moron Browns standards) and quite a few shareholders are still in the process of taking legal action over it, to try to get some redress for the terrible damage it caused.

shareholders can take a spanking - surely they know shares can go up as well as down? they're just punters betting on an outcome like any gambler, 'cept gamblers lose with dignity - if shareholders dont win they start squealing........well you placed a bet that didnt come off...boo hoo, how sad, man up and fek off please 

[albitz]

Shareholders gamble on the markets, yes. Interference by the Prime minister for pure political expediency,which renders their shares virtually worthless is never part of the deal they sign up to.
By the way, your headline about Lloyds £2 billion profit, doesnt mention the fact that its pretax profit - possibly a loss after taxation. You could have made the grade as a Gruaniad journo Banjax (thats not a compliment) never let the facts get in the way of a capitalist bashing story.

[henryd]

I use hsbc for both business and personal banking and on the whole quite happy with them although I find them better for business than private

[Tony H]

Sorry to here your news Jimbob keep your head up something will come along and reading your posts maybe they have done you a favour when you look at the long game

[jerry]

sorry to hear your bad news Jimbob, having gone through redundancy myself in the past I can guess what youre going through so really hope something turns up soon for you. Just hope the package they offer you is enough to tide you over for a while. Personally Ive been with Lloyds since Ive had an account and always found their service to me quite good in comparison to the stories Ive heard about other banks. But,sadly, for as long as our modern world depends upon currency as a means of trade, those who control the currency have all the power (and all the profit ). Dont think that situation will change much though Money sticks with money. Hey ho, maybe I'll win that 100 or so million on the lottery...
  Seriously though, I hope things work out for you

[Banjax]

Shareholders gamble on the markets, yes. Interference by the Prime minister for pure political expediency,which renders their shares virtually worthless is never part of the deal they sign up to.
By the way, your headline about Lloyds £2 billion profit, doesnt mention the fact that its pretax profit - possibly a loss after taxation. You could have made the grade as a Gruaniad journo Banjax (thats not a compliment) never let the facts get in the way of a capitalist bashing story.

with Lloyds and their famous....ahem..."colourful" tax avoidance accounting theres really not much difference