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Man who cost banks £1bn

Paul Taylor and Don Frame
25/ 4/2008

A LANDMARK case over bank charges has gone in favour of the consumer.

The greatest for this rests with one man... Manchester-born M.E.N. columnist Martin Lewis. Paul Taylor and Don Frame write.


 

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   Er no - the man who has just cost "honest self responsible" account holders (who don't go overdrawn) £1bn!!!! The end of free banking? As we've seen with the Government bail out too, the banks will never lose out!!
Mark, South Manchester
25/04/2008 at 11:22
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