Links - banks and building societies

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banking organisations and regulators

• fsa (Financial Services Authority)
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• Financial Ombudsman Service
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• FSCA (Financial Services Compensation Scheme)
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• British Banker's Association
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• Building Societies Association
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• Council of Mortgage Lenders
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online or telephone based banks

• Cahoot
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• Egg
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First Direct .


• ING Direct
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Sainsbury's Bank .

Smile .


• Tesco Personal Finanace
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Virgin One Account .

highstreet based banks and building societies

• Abbey
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• Alliance & Leicester
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• Bank of Ireland
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Bank of Scotland .

Barclays .

Birmingham Midshires .

Bradford & Bingley .

Clydesdale Bank .

Co-operative Bank .


• First Trust
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Halifax .


• HSBC
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Lloyds TSB .

Nationwide .

Natwest .

Northern Bank .

Northern Rock .

Royal Bank of Scotland .

Ulster Bank .

Yorkshire Bank .



alternative and ethical banking

ethical banking

• Febea (European Federation of Ethical and Alternative Banks and Financiers)
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• INAISE (International Association of social finance organisations)
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• Charity Bank
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• Ecology Building Society
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• Shared Interest
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• Triodos Bank
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Islamic banking

• IIBI (Institute of Islamic Banking and Insurance)
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• Islamic Bank Of Britain
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other types of alternative banking

• ABCUL (Association of British Credit Unions Limited)
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• Post Office Card Account
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National Savings & Investments .



electronic payment systems

• Moneybookers
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Nochex .

PayPal .

Ukash .

Western Union .