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Halifax are owned by Lloyds. Not sure why they would be any different to Virgin Money when it comes to commercial decisions?
Who has the scale and the cosy relationship with her majesty's finest?! They are essentially briefed to 'be nice' as a counterweight to the harsh realties of financial markets.
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They are essentially briefed to 'be nice' as a counterweight to the harsh realties of financial markets.
Maybe (but i'm not completely convinced)
I've never found that "being nice" was a feature of any of the govt agencies I've been involved with. Generally, the opposite.
I'm a long time customer of both Barclays and Nationwide, and been quite happy with the service I've received from both. I have considered ditching Barclays on ethical grounds, but they are better at some things than NW.
ChasnotRobert
Halifax are owned by Lloyds. Not sure why they would be any different to Virgin Money when it comes to commercial decisions?
Branson has a minority stake in VM which is now an amalgam of what was Clydesdale Bank and various others.
It's all the same shit unless its a genuine building society, which none of the above are.