Barclays announces £750 interest-free buffers for anyone with a pre-agreed overdraft from May 1 until July 9 to help borrowers suffering in Covid-19 crisis Customers with pre-agreed overdraft limits will benefit from the new deal The interest free option applies to the first £750 of the agreed overdraft limit A temporary interest rate of 19.51% … Read more
Campaigners say Barclays ‘pulling wool over eyes of shareholders’ with its commitment to being more environmentally friendly By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:10 BST, 30 March 2020 | Updated: 22:10 BST, 30 March 2020 Barclays is ‘pulling the wool over the eyes of shareholders’ with its commitment to being more environmentally friendly, … Read more
Travel firms ‘strangled’ by Barclays threats: Payments withheld over collapse fears By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:52 BST, 29 March 2020 | Updated: 22:17 BST, 29 March 2020 The travel industry has accused Barclays of ‘strangling’ firms by demanding they hand over millions of pounds in case they collapse. While the High … Read more
Two of Britain’s biggest banks have pulled new mortgages for all but those with the biggest deposits or sizeable equity in their homes. Barclays and Halifax have both stopped selling all mortgages above 60 per cent loan-to-value this week, as the housing market grinds to a halt amid the coronavirus outbreak. The move triggered by … Read more
Serious Fraud Office admits it threw £12m at failed prosecution of senior Barclays bankers By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 13 March 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 13 March 2020 The Serious Fraud Office has admitted it spent £12.2million on its failed prosecution of senior Barclays bankers – up to £3million … Read more
Barclays’ staff in Canary Wharf ordered to self-isolate after colleague is diagnosed with coronavirus By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 11 March 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 11 March 2020 A worker at Barclays’ Canary Wharf office has been diagnosed with coronavirus. The employee was based on the ninth … Read more
TONY HETHERINGTON: Sorry, Barclays, but I find your requests offensive By Tony Hetherington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 23:47 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 23:47 GMT, 7 March 2020 Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those … Read more
Fat cat in the hat to run Panmure Gordon: Former Barclays boss Bob Diamond hires ex-sidekick Rich Ricci By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 6 March 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 6 March 2020 Former Barclays investment banker Rich Ricci is to lead broker Panmure Gordon Former Barclays boss Bob Diamond … Read more
Why wouldn’t Barclays let me close my account and move £38,000? Customer left waiting EIGHT weeks to transfer foreign currency Robert Cooper closed his main Barclays current account in 2017 Last December, he tried to close three foreign currency accounts and move cash For eight weeks a string of bank employees told him he was … Read more
How Prince Andrew’s ex-girlfriend Amanda Staveley brought in investors from the Middle East to save Barclays from a government bailout in 2008 – and is now set to sue the bank for £1.5bn Amanda Staveley brought in investors from Middle East to save Barclays from a government bailout in 2008 Cambridge University graduate, 46, is … Read more