National News Nigel Farage's closed bank account

[boogaloo]

Nigel Farage has had his bank account closed by Coutts Bank. He claims it's because of his political beliefs, and the 'establishment' are trying to silence him. Coutts have said it is because he doesn't have enough money in his bank, and the holding company (NatWest) have even offered him another bank account.

The 40 page dossier that Farage has published today us is NOT, and I repeat NOT the reasons for his account closure. They are merely minutes from meetings of what Coutts Bank said about him. This is routine stuff for any PEP (Politically Exposed Person). It's nothing personal - it's just to keep an eye on where there could be possible corruption, so their activities have to be monitored. Nothing more than that. Furthermore if as Farage claims 'the establishment' are out to get him, then a) why didn't they do this back in 2016 when all this Brexit nonsense kicked off? and b) why did NatWest offer him another bank account?

 

[Mojofilter]

Are you honestly trying to tell me Farage is telling lies for attention? I never thought I'd see the day

 

[Grumpy Git]

When a bank wants to get rid of you, you must be a racist, Nazi, c**t.

 

[MJB]

Educated at fee paying Dulwich College.

Former City Trader

A professional politician for decades.

He truly is an anti-establishment figure

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[Basham Wonderland]

Rent free.

 

[MJB]

Rent free.

Then why would he need a bank account then?

 

[werthersoriginal]

He’s all for the free market and no ‘woke’ restrictions on the operation of companies so I can’t see what’s complaining about. If they think he’s a c—- they’re within their rights to tell him to f**k off, the whinging snowflake.

 

[Marston Road Yellow]

This will be the only time I have some sympathy for NF.
The bank did suggest that he didn’t have enough money to keep his account open. On that basis they opened the door to all of this. They should have said squarely from the start that whatever reasons the account were closed are within the privacy of the bank and the client and on that basis we will never comment further on this.

As it is someone has tried to suggest that he didn’t have enough cash and has opened the bank up to all of this.

NF is a lying scumbag but he like all of us has the right to not have his bank give anything on why they closed his account.

 

[Malc]

When a bank wants to get rid of you, you must be a racist, Nazi, c**t.

Correct!

 

[RyanioBirdio]

I hope they delivered the news with a snappy one liner. Die Hard style.

“But you can’t do this! I have rights!”

“Oh, you’ve got rights. Including one that you’d been hoping we’d allllllllll forgotten about. Freedom of movement.”

And then they roundhouse kick him in the chest and he flies through a window.

 

[MJB]

I hope they delivered the news with a snappy one liner. Die Hard style.

“But you can’t do this! I have rights!”

“Oh, you’ve got rights. Including one that you’d been hoping we’d allllllllll forgotten about. Freedom of movement.”

And then they roundhouse kick him in the chest and he flies through a window.

It’s amazing what they can do with CGI these days. Looks almost human.

 

[Marston Road Yellow]

It’s amazing what they can do with CGI these days. Looks almost human.
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That was a sad, sad day.

 

[OUFCGav]

This will be the only time I have some sympathy for NF.
The bank did suggest that he didn’t have enough money to keep his account open. On that basis they opened the door to all of this. They should have said squarely from the start that whatever reasons the account were closed are within the privacy of the bank and the client and on that basis we will never comment further on this.

As it is someone has tried to suggest that he didn’t have enough cash and has opened the bank up to all of this.

NF is a lying scumbag but he like all of us has the right to not have his bank give anything on why they closed his account.

They responded to allegations of inappropriate action by pointing out he no longer met the criteria for having services with the bank, and that he was offered alternative with NatWest. They didn't say he didn't have enough money - one of the criteria for having an account is also how much you are borrowing from them, and it has subsequently come out (not from a bank statement - was I believe in the docs that NF released about it) that it was because of a v large mortgage he had at one stage.

 

[Marston Road Yellow]

They responded to allegations of inappropriate action by pointing out he no longer met the criteria for having services with the bank, and that he was offered alternative with NatWest. They didn't say he didn't have enough money - one of the criteria for having an account is also how much you are borrowing from them, and it has subsequently come out (not from a bank statement - was I believe in the docs that NF released about it) that it was because of a v large mortgage he had at one stage.

It was hinted at. I heard a senior source at the bank gave a wink and a nudge and that shouldn’t have happened. They should have said “his account was closed and we will not comment whatsoever as to why.”

 

[Ox4Eva]

When a bank wants to get rid of you, you must be a racist, Nazi, c**t.

Hopefully they will go for the commie c**t's next then..

 

[OUFCGav]

It was hinted at. I heard a senior source at the bank gave a wink and a nudge and that shouldn’t have happened. They should have said “his account was closed and we will not comment whatsoever as to why.”

"heard a senior source at the bank gave a wink and a nudge" - is that like the "family sources" that turned out to be the euphamism for hacked phones?

 

[Peterdev]

I wonder why they decided to close his accounts.
Surely they should give a reason as this will affect his credit rating.
Whoever has a bank decide to close their accounts surely deserves a valid reason.
I’m sure they were making a good profit on his balances held and the banks always seem very happy to pay peanuts on deposits whilst ripping off consumers who want loans.

 

[boogaloo]

I wonder why they decided to close his accounts.
Surely they should give a reason as this will affect his credit rating.
Whoever has a bank decide to close their accounts surely deserves a valid reason.
I’m sure they were making a good profit on his balances held and the banks always seem very happy to pay peanuts on deposits whilst ripping off consumers who want loans.

They probably did give him a reason. Mr Farage isn't always forthcoming when it comes to providing the full facts. He's cut from the same cloth as Boris.

 

[OUFCGav]

I wonder why they decided to close his accounts.
Surely they should give a reason as this will affect his credit rating.
Whoever has a bank decide to close their accounts surely deserves a valid reason.
I’m sure they were making a good profit on his balances held and the banks always seem very happy to pay peanuts on deposits whilst ripping off consumers who want loans.

When you join the terms state you must either keep a substantial amount of money with them, or be borrowing a lot from them. And they say that if you can't maintain this the option is an exclusive NatWest account. So he accepted those terms. Then when he paid off his mortgage with them he lost the borrowing a lot part that got him the account (he doesn't have that much money deposited with them). They have him 6 months to meet terms, or go to the offered NatWest account.

 

[QR]

All you need to know.

 

[Oxymoron]

Nigel Farage gets apology from banking boss in Coutts row

Plans are announced to make it more difficult for banks to close customer accounts.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[QR]

Nigel Farage gets apology from banking boss in Coutts row

Plans are announced to make it more difficult for banks to close customer accounts.

www.bbc.co.uk

Fair doos, they shouldn't have called him a ©v^t.

 

[m]

Farage is a c**t. HSBC are c***s.

There are only losers here.

Including me for talking about it.


Edit: interesting that the profanity filter capitalises the plural of c**t. I wrote it as c***s with a small c.

2nd edit: Well, perhaps 'interesting' is stretching the point.

 

[Peterdev]

And now the Coutts dame has been forced out after being backed by the board.
Still 38% owned by the government.
Furthermore ten banks have refused to open an account for him.

 

[Basham Wonderland]

And now the Coutts dame has been forced out after being backed by the board.
Still 38% owned by the government.
Furthermore ten banks have refused to open an account for him.

The upside to all this is that the general consensus that people shouldn't lose their right to personal banking because of their views.

 

[Foley]

And now the Coutts dame has been forced out after being backed by the board.
Still 38% owned by the government.
Furthermore ten banks have refused to open an account for him.

If she discussed details with a BBC reporter, I am not surprised.
Although Farahe is a pretty distasteful character, I would have thought that banks have to keep personal details confidential and talking to the BBC is hardly professional?

 

[m]

The upside to all this is that the general consensus that people shouldn't lose their right to personal banking because of their views.

...and that banks are every bit as massive c***s as Farage is?

 

[ZeroTheHero]

I dislike Farage and all he stands for intensely, but NatWest are in the wrong on virtually all aspects of this. Leaking false information to the media (in fact leaking *any* personal information about *any* customer to the media!) to try and cover their arses was just pathetic. Once you stop people having a bank account because of their political (but entirely legal) views then we are all in trouble - obviously, once people stray into criminality that's a different matter. I am not convinced by banks not wanting to let people have accounts because they are 'politically exposed' - if the details are not made public and there is no criminality proven or suspected (in which case they ought to notify the police), what difference does that make? Letting someone open an account in no way implies that the bank supports the political views of the customer!

 

[Peterdev]

She deserved to go purely because of talking to the BBC.
Of course the information divulged to the BBC might well go further And that might cause a few headaches.
I am sure many in the BBC would like to cause more trouble on this issue

 

[ZeroTheHero]

I am sure many in the BBC would like to cause more trouble on this issue

And of course others will try to use this as a stick with which to beat the BBC - although if you cannot rely on the boss of the bank involved as a 'source' I am not sure where that leaves *any* journalist.