{"id":10758,"date":"2007-02-04T06:42:10","date_gmt":"2007-02-03T23:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/first-direct-current-account-fee-takes-effect\/"},"modified":"2016-04-16T12:03:45","modified_gmt":"2016-04-16T05:03:45","slug":"first-direct-current-account-fee-takes-effect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/first-direct-current-account-fee-takes-effect\/","title":{"rendered":"First Direct current account fee takes effect"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nLess wealthy customers must pay a \u00a310 a month charge. Rupert Jones reportsFirst Direct’s controversial \u00a310-a-month charge on current accounts takes effect this month. Customers who face paying the fee need to take action, if they have not done so already – unless they want to hand over \u00a3120 a year to the HSBC-owned bank, that is.First Direct announced in November that it was bringing in a fee of \u00a310 a month. Current account customers will be charged if they do not pay in at least \u00a31,500 a month or maintain an average monthly balance of \u00a31,500. However, the fee will be waived if you buy another First Direct product – a savings account, Isa, mortgage, personal loan, credit card, home or car insurance. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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Less wealthy customers must pay a \u00a310 a month charge. 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