France sees record bank branch closures as BNP and Soci茅t茅 G茅n茅rale lead cuts Almost all banking operations can be done online today
Many Soci茅t茅 G茅n茅rale customers to be charged additional fees from April There is some good news for international banking and instant transfers, however
French banks applying 鈥榠rregular鈥� charges on clients, fraud office check reveals The investigation into 100 banking establishments found breaches, failings, and alleged criminal practices
news Which banks pay interest on current accounts for residents in France? Online-only banks are leading the trend but the earning potential varies
Letters: Britons in France wrestle with bank account closures Connexion readers say letter from Cr茅dit Agricole was 'alarming'
Briton's house sale money blocked when French bank transfer fails Heightened security and a loss of personal contact meant his 鈧�280,000 savings were stuck in France
French bank accounts: what foreigners need to know Robert Kent of Kentingtons explains that you must pay for most services - even for basic ones
French bank fees rise almost 3% after moderate year in 2023 Fees and charges have risen more steeply than last year, a new study finds, with lower level financial customers worse hit than the most well off
Bank ATMs vandalised across France by climate campaigners Activists spread glue in protest at what it called BNP Paribas surcharges and fossil fuel involvement
French banks to limit fee increases to 2% in 2023 amid high inflation The banks, which have made enormous profits recently, agreed to the measure upon a government request to help preserve public buying power
12 French banks taken to court for not reimbursing fraud victims Consumer group accuses banks of too often placing the blame on clients over frauds when they are not at fault
Is the money in neobanks protected the same as French bank accounts? Not all neobanks are the same. This is how to check if your money is protected should the bank go into liquidation
Fees, fraud, debt: How bank clients can get help in France Plenty of issues can arise in a client-bank relationship. We speak to Michel Guillaud, president of France Conso Banque, about defending customer rights
Recovered cancer patients in France set to have easier access to loans France is a leading country in allowing former sufferers to not have to tell insurance and mortgage companies about the disease after a number of years in recovery, says the head of a cancer association
Traditional French banks under pressure as customers switch An increasing number of people in France are changing banks - including many to new "digital banks" - with the quality of customer service and high fees cited as major factors in the decision to switch.
French court orders bank to refund stolen money Banks must reimburse customers whose accounts have been cleaned out by criminals 鈥� unless they can prove clients passed on their details fraudulently or negligently, a court has ruled.
Equity release loan: 鈥楾he rates didn鈥檛 work for me鈥� Connexion often receives requests for information about equity release in France. We talk to a reader in Brittany who says she gave up on it (twice) because it was too bad a deal
鈧�500 鈥榯errorists鈥� note to disappear Banks have stopped the production of 鈧�500 notes since January 27. Only Austria and Germany are allowed to continue to print them, until April 26, as a transition measure.
Cashback of 鈧�60 is now available in France Cashback is now widely available in France and Casino supermarkets are among the first to take it up.
Important mortgage bank is to shut down One of France鈥檚 oldest banks, Cr茅dit Foncier, established in 1852 and an important player in home loans to British and American buyers, is to close.
France's solar con victims鈥� victory over bank Victims of a solar panel scam do not have to repay the bank that loaned the money for the work鈥� as the bank should have checked that the project was legal and their clients were satisfied, France鈥檚 highest court has ruled.
Threat to UK bank accounts Advice from the UK about a 鈥榥o-deal鈥� states that Britons in the EU 鈥渕ay lose the ability to access existing lending and deposit services.鈥�
French bank account only demands are illegal French consumer fraud agency the DGCCRF has warned firms it is illegal to refuse payments in euros from bank accounts in other EU countries, including the UK, under the SEPA agreement.
Are UK banks reducing services to clients abroad? A reader from Charente has written in with concerns about the Cooperative Bank in the UK ending the right to have standing orders for regular payments to accounts in countries, such as France, with other currencies
Which banks meets foreign account rule? Out of the main four high street British banking groups only RBS and Barclays were able to confirm to Connexion that they will apply new rules allowing people resident in the rest of the EU to open a basic account with them.
