nah, don't think so. Think it all comes down to the shareholders

Banks are normally companies listed on the stock market and are owned by, and run for, their shareholders. Building societies don't have to pay dividends to shareholders. Nationwide - proud to be different.

Posted By: Stoopish on August 30th 2007 at 10:58:04

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Nat West Bank.... quite possibly the sh1test bank in the world (General Chat) - Taxi 4 Johnson, Aug 30, 10:38:37
- I refuse to believe ANYONE could be worse than Abbey (n/m) (General Chat) - matgore, Aug 30, 13:47:10
- Blood banks (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 30, 11:12:07
  - Orange. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Aug 30, 11:49:28
  - Wank (n/m) (General Chat) - Clipper, Aug 30, 11:27:18
  - Tyra (n/m) (General Chat) - Stoopish, Aug 30, 11:15:41
  - Jeff (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Aug 30, 11:14:44
  - Fanny Banks (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Aug 30, 11:14:25
  - Sperm (n/m) (General Chat) - Stoopish, Aug 30, 11:13:41
  - Gordon (n/m) (General Chat) - Taxi 4 Johnson, Aug 30, 11:13:39
  - Tony (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Aug 30, 11:13:18
  - River (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Aug 30, 11:13:00
  - Bottle (n/m) (General Chat) - Stoopish, Aug 30, 11:12:54
- actually, I'm more convinced by your statement (General Chat) - Stoopish, Aug 30, 10:49:23
  - The little cunt should be grateful (General Chat) - Ben, Aug 30, 13:24:45
- I disagree. HSBC. (General Chat) - Stoopish, Aug 30, 10:47:03
  - Would have to agree with that (General Chat) - scruffy, Aug 30, 11:37:04
- nope. its nationwide (n/m) (General Chat) - tommyraydesign, Aug 30, 10:45:27
  - which isn't actually a bank... (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Aug 30, 10:47:51
    - Which sucks, cos if it was, it's the only bastard one I'd qualify for shares (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Aug 30, 11:01:45
      - You have to have had an account for years to qualify. (n/m) (General Chat) - KentonCanary, Aug 30, 11:06:57
        
        Yeah I've got an old book with em (General Chat) - pants, Aug 30, 11:13:56
        
        We have a very old saver account (General Chat) - KentonCanary, Aug 30, 11:19:27
        
        I remember them suggesting people to do that (General Chat) - pants, Aug 30, 11:32:54
        
        That's a good thing, the shares are a bribe (General Chat) - megson, Aug 30, 16:08:11
      - capitalist flunkey. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 30, 11:04:34
    - how is it not a bank? (n/m) (General Chat) - tommyraydesign, Aug 30, 10:53:11
      - it's a building society (n/m) (General Chat) - Stoopish, Aug 30, 10:53:24
        
        ok then, theyre an awful building society (n/m) (General Chat) - tommyraydesign, Aug 30, 11:07:42
        
        I thought they had a pretty good reputation. (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Aug 30, 11:10:20
        
        well not from my own experience.......... (General Chat) - tommyraydesign, Aug 30, 11:19:34
        
        thought they were all banks now (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 30, 10:54:24
        
        nah, don't think so. Think it all comes down to the shareholders (General Chat) - Stoopish, Aug 30, 10:58:04

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