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Exposed: How Lloyds blocks charges claims

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Exposed: How Lloyds blocks charges claims - Exclusive:The cynical methods used by one of Britain's biggest banks avoid refunding customers' unfair bank charges are exposed today Private equity bosses will be let off hook - The multi-millionaire bosses of private equity industry will celebrate week as report by MPs leaves business tax breaks unscathed



Exposed: How Lloyds blocks charges claims  [07/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Exclusive:The cynical methods used by one of Britain's biggest banks to avoid refunding customers' unfair bank charges are exposed today
Private equity bosses will be let off hook  [07/29/2007 01:17 PM]
The multi-millionaire bosses of the private equity industry will celebrate this week as a report by MPs leaves their business and tax breaks unscathed
Market report: Friday close  [07/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Close:Shares in Resolution Life soared as Hugh Osmond's Pearl Group put the proposed merger of Resolution and Friends Provident under threat
Pearl-Resolution zombie fund showdown  [07/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Rival entrepreneurs Hugh Osmond and Clive Cowdery will meet this week for crunch talks over who will control Britain's zombie fund sector
Mobile music price 'scandal'  [07/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Buying music and video clips with mobile phones is a minefield of hidden charges that leaves even industry experts confused, Financial Mail has established
Beware sale-and-rent back firms  [07/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Pensioners have been urged to beware unregulated sale-and-rent-back firms, which appear to offer an alternative to equity release
Court D-Day for bank charges  [07/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Thousands of claims for unfair bank charges have been put on hold for months as banks agree to test their legality in a groundbreaking court case
Airport's £2 fee to beat security queue  [07/29/2007 01:17 PM]
An airport has been condemned for making extra money from security checks by letting people jump the queues - for a fee
Banks blasted over reclaim tactics  [07/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Threats, lies and delaying tactics are being used to thwart customers' attempts to reclaim unfair charges, a damning official report revealed today
Catalogue king taking on the High Street  [07/29/2007 01:17 PM]
The Boden catalogue company has trounced its high street rivals by revealing a huge rise in sales and profits
Topshop's £35 'designer' dress battle  [07/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Topshop has agreed to bin more than 1,000 dresses after a copyright battle with designer fashion label Chloe
Savvy shoppers are sold on Aldi  [07/29/2007 01:17 PM]
The proportion of professionals visiting discount stores has risen by 13% over the last four years, according to new reseach
Moneysupermarket's £840m flotation flop  [07/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Hundreds of small investors were nursing losses today after the flotation of Moneysupermarket.com was judged a flop by the City
Taxman to go easy on flood victims  [07/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Individuals and businesses affected by the floods will not suffer the added misery of being penalised for late payment of tax, says the Treasury
Petrol prices pump Shell profits to £7bn  [07/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Soaring oil prices have sent profits at Shell to all-time highs, up 20% over the past three months and taking earnings in the first half of the year to £39m a day
Arctic Systems tax victory turns to defeat  [07/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Tax laws are to be changed following the landmark House of Lords legal ruling in favour of husband-and-wife businesses
Upstarts set the pace in broadband battle  [07/29/2007 01:17 PM]
The battle for Britain's broadband customers is hotting up, with traditional suppliers BT and Virgin Media scrambling to keep up with newcomers
Property inflation back to single figures  [07/29/2007 01:17 PM]
House prices are rising by their slowest rate for more than a year, bringing annual property inflation back into single digit figures, data showed today
Post strike 'harms small businesses'  [07/29/2007 01:17 PM]
The Government was urged to intervene in the postal workers' dispute as a business group warned strikes were putting jobs at risk
Midas share tips: Moneysupermarket  [07/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Financial Mail's top stock-picker says Moneysupermarket's unlucky debut has left it well undervalued and is therefore a good buy
Monster egos in a battle for the zombies  [07/29/2007 01:17 PM]
It is clear that Pearl's Hugh Osmond and Resolution's Clive Cowdery will not survive in a boardroom together
Your bank is a Voldemort of frightful tricks  [07/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Why are customers perpetually at war with banks? Why do we hate them? Indeed, is it true that we do hate them?