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Fears that Sunday opening may raise customer hopes about banking service

‘It’s a very worrying development,’ said a NatWest spokeswoman. ‘Some customers may have got the wrong idea about Sunday’s opening and think we are about to start responding to customer needs which, of course, is simply out of the question.’

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Posted: Jun 25th, 2012
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Britain’s banks downgraded to ‘bastards’

'A loan!?! You want a loan?!?'Britain’s banks are under fire once again, after rating agency Moody’s downgraded them to ‘a shower of bastards’. While investors at HSBC are still regarded by many observers as ‘pondlife’, several other major financial institutions fear they could lose their cherished status of ‘immoral grabbing shitbags’.

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Posted: Jun 23rd, 2012
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Village fights to lose its Barclays

Barclays“We’ve tried to compromise and have it converted to a trendy wine bar, but no dice.”

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Posted: Sep 29th, 2011
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US debt crisis averted thanks to loan from Wonga.com

geat deals still out there for anyone who can still afford broadband‘The site was really user-friendly and made getting out of debt by getting into even more debt a doddle,’ said Obama. ‘They had this cool slider thing that went all the way up to $2,400,000,000,000 – which was handy.’

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Posted: Aug 1st, 2011
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Financial Services Authority considering doing ‘something’ at some stage

Insiders say Britain’s financial regulator is planning to ‘do something’, possibly as early as next year. Details of the anticipated action are unclear, but the Financial Services Authority, which is employed to govern the banks, is rumoured to be anxious for some kind of ‘eye-catching initiative’.

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Posted: May 21st, 2011
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