Entries tagged "HSBC"



Eurozone Woes Dog Banks

James Johnston 30 apr 2012 

A raft of news from three of Europe’s biggest banks has pointed to continuing concerns over the future of the Euro zone.

Eurozone map

One of the biggest shocks came from the leading Spanish bank Santander which reported that profits in a the first quarter had slumped by  24 percent . The ...

Bank customers complain once every 12 seconds!

Isabelle Monte 29 feb 2012 

Customers officially complain about the UK’s biggest banks once every twelve seconds!


That’s the amazing statistic that emerged this week from the UK’s Financial Ombudsman Service, which settles disputes between banks and consumers.


The FOS revealed that last year there were almost 2.5million complaints about Lloyds ...