Santander may try to acquire banks

Oi!
SANTANDER!
NO!

Type your comment hereGod help any customers of either of these two banks. All that Santander touch turns to a pile of s aitch one t. They are beyond inept, they are ludicrous. I came very close to reporting them to the ombudsman but decided it would be easier to vote with my feet. There being several hundred cases lodged with the ombudsman already..
The lost cheques, they bounced them when there was more than sufficient funds to cover (creating a bad impression of me and my business) they credited me with money I wasn't entitled to and then denied doing it. They returned cheques to me as 'unpaid' even though the money had quite clearly gone out of the account and the creditor paid. I could go on but it just gets tedious.
My advice to any customers of Clydesdale or Yorkshire banks. Go and find another bank. These people wiill just leave you frustrated and angry.

My advice to anyone that is considering using this bank is, don`t, and if you are a customer of any bank or building society that Santander show interest in taking over, close your account immediately and switch to another. A lot of Santander customers have had thousands of pounds go missing from their accounts, myself included had £30,000 disappear and it took me over a year to get it refunded. Another couple I met whilst waiting to see the ombudsman lost over £50,000. Since Santander started trading in the UK there have been over 67,000 complaints of money going missing. So be very aware!

Most likely will take them over,most things in this country not owned by the Arabs are owned by Spain British airports 50% british airways scottish power to name just a few.

From experience, I doubt if there's much to choose between Santander and Clydesdale/Yorkshire as both have shocking levels of charges and poor customer care - suggest keeping your cash in a jar under the bed and save yourself £100's in fees.

Well it hasn't set its sights very high.

Why don't the other banks offer 3% on their current accounts, like Santander does. You can't even get a Bond for anywhere near this percentage.

All you people moaning about Santander. I have been a customer for years and have never had a problem. I find the staff and the service very good. I also have a small current account with Natwest ( it was my main account until I changed to Santander), and I have had more trouble with Natwest. They have made account errors and both Branch staff and their telephone customer service staff have been rude.

Where is the monopolies commission ??? Surely they should not allow one bank to absorb all these small outlets ??

don't ever go to a spanish bank they seem to be able to do anything they want. I am still suffering from a small loan .