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Finance

Banks and other financial institutions

This is an INTERNATIONAL feature


Alliance & Leicester - Premier Direct CurrentING DIRECT (USA) Account
Also see Alliance and Leicester Commercial Bank Business Account
and Alliance and Leicester Savings Account

Alliance and LeicesterAbsolute Solutions - secured loans on a property - and remortgage

Lloyds TSB (UK)
Also see
Lloyds TSB Insurance and Lloyds TSB Bank Account and Lloyds TSB Student AccountBarclaycard

Independent Finance

US BankHSBC

Citibank (UK)

ING DIRECT (USA)Co-Op Bank - customer led, ethically guided

Barclays
Also see Barclaycard, Barclaycard Business
AND for business start-up see the Clearly Business CD
Help stop card fraud online with Barclaycard Trading RemotelyU.S. BankWall Street Journal

IFCL

Wall Street Journal

The Post OfficeThe Post Office

Co Op Bank

ING DIRECT
Savings accounts

Hilton HHonors Platinum Cardmarbles

Central Capital Mortgages

Halifax

Terence P O'Halloran
Financial adviser well recommended by Zyra! Also, author of insightful books such as If only Politicians Had Brains!

Nemo LoansCentral Capital Mortgages

Regency - if you live in a council house, BUY IT!

GoldfishRegency - C us 4 Right to Buy

Liverpool Victoria
Unsecured Loans

Nationwide
Mortgages

The GM CardThe GM Platinum Card

The One Account
Mortgage ManagementTD Waterhouse

First Plus Financial Group - for home owners, not tenants

Jubilee USAThe One Account

The Woolwich

Decision FinanceDecision Finance

Deutsche Bank.de

Your-LoanGoldfish Credit Card

Zurich

Credit Plus

The Children's Mutual

CahootHSBC

Virgin LoanVirgin Loan

The MutualFT: Financial Times

HSBC

The Fuelcard Company

First Direct Bank© Zurich

iKobo Money Transfer

Pay Day UK

Money Back Bank

West Bromwich Building SocietyAlliance and Leicester Money Back Bank

Chase Saunders

Capital One Base Beater Savings Account

Fred HagerChase Saunders Secured Loans
"The #1 performing investment newsletter in America"

Promise Finance Loans

Driver Loans

Promise Finance MortgagesCapital One Base Beater Savings Account

Virtual Bank

Clean Slate Mortgages

REUTERS Financial Research ReportsTD Waterhouse

TOR FX
Foreign currency exchange

Easy-Forex
Global currency trading

TD WaterhouseVirtual Bank
So you can deal in Stocks and Shares

WebMoney

Equifax

My Future Finance Equity Release

My Future Finance AnnuitiesMy Future Finance

My Future Finance Investment Bond

My Future Finance Pension Transfer

Countrywide BankTOR FX

Easy Loans

The Currency People

Fair FX

Splash Plastic

Hargreaves Lansdown

Homeowners Friendly Society

eToro

Saxo Bank

Checks Unlimited

British Gas LoansCountrywide Bank

Green Light Finance
"This product is a HP facility for customers with impaired credit history looking to purchase a quality car"

Cranwell Investments - was www.cranwell.co.ukBarclaycard

Cave & Sons Stockbroking and Investment Services / Independent Financial Advisors

Australian Investment Property Specialists – Oz House & Land Building your Australian investment property portfolio has never been easier.Halifax See how we can make your real estate investment strategy work.

www.Immunis.co.uk (was www.immunis.co.uk) - Offshore tax consultancy - structuring people's offshore affairs to mitigate against tax as well as other diverse offshore matters as offshore banks, insurance companies, second passports as well as Internet gaming.iKobo money transfer

Aberdeen Asset Management - Sponsors of The Boat Race 2002

ShareOracle (awin)

NatWestCapital One UK

Norwich & Peterborough - also www.npbs.co.uk

B2 (was http://www.b2.com)Jubilee USA

Tradetrek
"Wall Street tools made easy for EVERYONE"

Abbey NationalTradetrek.com

Bradford & Bingley 0800 113333 UK

First United GroupFirst United Group

Credit Expert by Experian

Tradefair

Optimum

Lexington Law
"Improve your credit rating USA only"WebMoney

Provident Financial

Crystal Prepaid Credit Card

Scottish Friendly

Lloyds TSB International

NationwideCredit Expert

Northern Rock

SmartMoney SelectSmart Money
"Stay ahead of the curve"

Giro Bank

EGG

Accept Car Credit

Cardservice International
So YOUR business can now accept credit cardsAlliance and Leicester Commercial Bank Logo

Zurich Business Insurance

Prime Prepaid Mastercard

Quick Books

John Lewis Card

Quicker Auto Loans

CardScan

360 Money

Moneywise

Yes Loans

Cheltenham & GloucesterCheltenham and Gloucester Mortgages

Look For Finance
Provides research banking service information, Personal finance advice and financial planning tips and news.

Bank of ScotlandBarclaycard

Royal Bank of ScotlandCardservice International

Finance Guaranteed.netfor retailers: North American Bancard

Money-Market.net - was www.money-market.net
For UK credit Cards, Mortgages, Loans, Life Insurance, Bad Credit, Debt Help and More!

app.co.uk (was previously a financial institution but now (2006/04) the domain has been lost)


Also see the feature on Tax Avoidance and Tax Havens
Also note the difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion


Xyroth has commented that PENSIONS are a form of insurance against poverty in old age. For more info on this see Xyroth's Pensions Page


If you have a US Dollar account and you don't live in the USA, it's worth knowing that when you move money from one place to another, it matters where it is routed! Banks understand this, and you can save yourself from a lot of political problems by avoiding money transfer going via the USA


Investing in stocks and shares is risky, but here's something which will always have some value: A single framed share certificate in a company of your choice. Interesting, collectable talking-point: Framed Share


also see BANKS, Loans, Credit Cards, Current Accounts, and Savings Accounts