| 11/10/2006 |
first direct launches big 7 sale |
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| 11/10/2006 |
first direct announces changes to current account and overdraft products |
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| 11/10/2006 |
first direct customers to test drive video banking with 3 |
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| 11/10/2006 |
cash concerns are the last social taboo, says first direct |
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| 11/10/2006 |
first direct to offer a foundation degree in contact centres |
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| 04/10/2006 |
HSBC and first direct break new ground with launch of next generation mobile phone banking through MONILINK |
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| 18/09/2006 |
first direct launches highly competitive two and ten-year fixed rate offset mortgages |
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| 06/09/2006 |
first direct's latest podcast reveals its secret service |
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| 20/07/2006 |
move over supermum, here comes flexidad |
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| 11/07/2006 |
£10 to charity for every first direct insurance policy sold |
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| 03/07/2006 |
first direct beats Tesco to coveted direct brand of the decade award |
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| 30/06/2006 |
first direct launches three year fixed rate offset at 5.39 per cent |
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| 07/06/2006 |
first direct reduces credit card introductory rate by two per cent to 2.9 per cent |
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| 06/06/2006 |
first direct cuts personal loan rate to 6.1 per cent APR |
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| 06/06/2006 |
first direct cuts fees on its offset mortgage saving customers up to £599 |
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| 23/05/2006 |
first direct extends commission and fee-free online travel money offer until January |
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| 21/05/2006 |
women do not consider money when looking for love, reports first direct |
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| 23/04/2006 |
today's superwoman is a turn on for Britain's men, reports first direct
(but men still get off lightly when it comes to housework) |
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| 10/04/2006 |
first direct launches two year fixed rate at 4.99 per cent |
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| 10/04/2006 |
HSBC and first direct will be first to launch next generation mobile phone banking through 'MONILINK' |
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| 07/04/2006 |
Mini Cooper give-away at first direct |
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| 03/04/2006 |
67 per cent of British homes missing out on 'no brainer' tax break, says first direct |
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| 28/03/2006 |
first direct reveals money secrets of Britain's women |
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| 17/02/2006 |
first direct launches 5.00 per cent cash e-ISA |
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| 15/02/2006 |
first direct scoops What Mortgage best direct lender awards for sixth year running |
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| 03/02/2006 |
first direct sends its people into the community - new initiative gives equivalent of 17 full time community volunteers |
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| 31/01/2006 |
first direct extends commission and fee-free online travel money until June |
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| 24/01/2006 |
on the 15th birthday of tax-free savings, first direct comments on their impact |
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| 16/01/2006 |
first direct becomes first direct banking operation to go carbon neutral |
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| 06/12/2005 |
online shopping boom has tripled the number of shopping days left to Christmas, says first direct |
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| 05/12/2005 |
Moneyfacts names first direct 2005's best value mortgage lender |
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| 09/11/2005 |
first direct extends commission and fee-free online travel money offer |
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| 09/11/2005 |
'service not included' generous Brits spend £2.6 billion a year on tips - regardless of service |
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| 15/08/2005 |
first direct's human touch goes online |
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| 04/08/2005 |
first direct cuts mortgage rate after base rate change |
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| 11/07/2005 |
first direct
launches new fixed rate mortgage |
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| 27/06/2005 |
first direct's quirky marketing scoops direct brand of the year award
from Precision Marketing |
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| 14/06/2005 |
first direct
offers commission and fee-free travel money online |
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| 06/06/2005 |
home
not loan - celebrate your moment of mortgage mercy years early |
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| 12/05/2005 |
first direct launches base rate mortgage offer |
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| 25/04/2005 |
homeowner
no brainer: would you rather get up to 10.02 per cent on savings
or waste £546 million in tax? |
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| 19/04/2005 |
people
would rather be mortgage free than wrinkle free but one in three
don't know how |
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| 12/04/2005 |
savers
waste £467 million a year by not switching to an ISA |
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| 06/04/2005 |
how
to save valuable time: either drink less tea or bank online |
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| 09/03/2005 |
first direct takes pole position with launch of 6.25 per cent cash ISA |
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| 08/03/2005 |
first direct wins healthy award |
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| 03/03/2005 |
first direct wins What Mortgage? best direct lender award and second-best
value lender overall |
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| 17/02/2005 |
first direct gives online savings rate a boost |
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| 08/02/2005 |
first direct sends its 100 millionth text message as 'textosterone'
fuels the text banking revolution |
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| 14/12/2004 |
first direct delivers surfers from password purgatory |
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| 12/11/2004 |
first direct
wins customer service "business Oscar" |
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| 29/09/2004 |
poor
customer service costs almost £14 billion |
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| 21/09/2004 |
happy
birthday, first direct! |
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| 01/09/2004 |
first
direct gives online savers a high five |
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| 16/08/2004 |
first
direct's savings and mortgage rates |
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| 23/06/2004 |
game,
set and switch |
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| 27/05/2004 |
three
in a row - first direct is best for customer service again |
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| 26/05/2004 |
first
direct's internet banking service is number one |
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| 19/05/2004 |
first
direct opens the offset door for borrowers with lower equity or
small deposits |
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| 06/05/2004 |
first
direct freezes its offset Mortgage rate |
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| 23/04/2004 |
account
aggregation for customers and non-customers |
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| 22/04/2004 |
first
direct boosts savings rates by up to 0.30% |
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| 16/04/2004 |
the
UK's largest corporate workplace nursery opens at first direct in
Leeds |
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| 08/03/2004 |
first
direct named one of the UK's 50 best employers |
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| 26/02/2004 |
first
direct launches two-year fixed rate offset mortgage |
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| 23/02/2004 |
four
of the best - first direct is best direct mortgage lender again |
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| 05/02/2004 |
savers
with a first direct offset Mortgage immediately better off |
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| 05/01/2004 |
first
direct launches new banking service |
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| 29/12/2003 |
happy
new offset Mortgage from first direct |
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| 11/12/2003 |
'always-on'
Britons make 132 million mobile phone calls a day |
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| 03/12/2003 |
awareness
of offset mortgages doubles in 6 months |
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| 01/12/2003 |
first
direct rewards savers as higher rates come into effect |
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| 20/11/2003 |
first
direct achieves 10% increase in customer numbers in 10 months |
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| 06/11/2003 |
first
direct announces mortgage rate change |
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| 30/09/2003 |
first
direct saves offset Mortgage customers over £5 million in
tax |
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| 26/09/2003 |
first
direct explodes the myths about offset mortgages |
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| 28/08/2003 |
British
holidaymakers' £3 billion budget blowout |
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| 28/07/2003 |
first
direct interest rate changes |
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| 28/07/2003 |
300,000
customers bank by text message with first direct |
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| 14/07/2003 |
first
direct helps raise cash for children with Autism |
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| 14/07/2003 |
enterprising
bank worker earns Yorkshire title |
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| 10/07/2003 |
first
direct launches text response press adverts |
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| 10/07/2003 |
first
direct announces mortgage rate cut |
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| 30/06/2003 |
first
direct extends 0% credit card offer |
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| 07/03/2003 |
first
direct is the Best National Mortgage Lender |
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| 05/03/2003 |
first
direct interest rate changes |
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| 28/01/2003 |
take
a mortgage holiday in 2003 |
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| 21/01/2003 |
first
direct launches campaign to recruit mature employees and parents |
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| 08/01/2003 |
mobile
competition for Christmas greetings |
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| 07/01/2003 |
complacency
costs UK homeowners thousands of pounds |
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| 06/01/2003 |
cyber
service from first direct |
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