British Bank Doesn’t Charge Overdraft Fees on Muslim Bank Accounts

Some  British money with an Islamic Bank of Britain documents

Muslim privilege. It’s everywhere you don’t want to be.

Lloyds Bank has been accused of religious discrimination after offering free overdraft accounts to Muslims.

While many will have to pay up to £80 a month if they go into the red, Muslims were told they would escape the charges. The document said: “We are removing the monthly overdraft management fee of £6 from our Islamic Account, Islamic Student Account and Islamic Graduate Account. So, if you use an unplanned overdraft on these accounts, there won’t be any charges.”

Barclays, Co-op Bank and RBS said they do not offer alternative bank accounts to Muslim customers.

A Lloyds spokesman said Islamic accounts were intended for customers who cannot receive or pay interest under sharia, but were available to anyone, regardless of their faith.

That must be why they called them Islamic Accounts, instead of Interest Free Accounts.

One customer, Anita Milton, a nurse of New Eltham, south London, said: “I can’t believe that they’re thinking of offering one account for Muslims and making everyone else pay for the same service. Do I have to change my religion to get the best deal?”

At Lloyds maybe.

  • Boots

    This is clearly a business decision based on the changing demographics of England and they want to tap into the Muslim market. Being a private business I don’t care what they do… however my money would choose to go elsewhere.

    • DogmaelJones1

      Mr. Boots: You should care. The cost of maintaining an Islamic account — and especially a penalty-free, no overdraft charge Islamic one — is passed on to….you. You will be subsidizing Muslim profligacy. Do you care now?

      • Boots

        I really don’t care if Lloyd’s decides to become a Sharia compliant business but anyone with any sense will take their money elsewhere for the reason you state. Their costs won’t be passed on to me, though, because through this article I know never to use Lloyd’s.

        • DogmaelJones1

          Thank you for taking my point.

          • Boots

            We actually agreed to begin with… I just may not have been clear. I’m a free market kind of guy who hopes the sanitation of transparency hurts their bottom line. Enjoy your week.

          • DogmaelJones1

            Glad to hear the clarification. If you want more free market thinking, see my blog site: http://ruleofreason.blogspot.com/ Cheers.

  • Habbgun

    Expect atheist outrage in one….two…..never.

    • liz

      A story about Muslim privilege and you attack atheists?!

    • DogmaelJones1

      Habbgun: Where in this article are atheists mentioned? Where in the Blazing Cat Fur article (linked above) are atheists mentioned? Where, oh, where, is it remarked that banks discourage or refuse business with atheists? I’ve been banking all of my adult life, I’m an atheist, and have never been booted out the door by a bank for being one.

      • Habbgun

        Comments can be out of context but if there was a separate Christian or Jewish banking practice at least leftist atheists would be all over it. This in your face double standard came from somewhere. I’m also down on libertarians for not coming to the aid of those being prosecuted for refusing to sell products for gay marriages because it is in conflict with their religious beliefs. Those same gay activists would never do the same to a Moslem.

        If you want to get rid of the favoritism get rid of the political cover. That is at least worth a discussion.

  • Atalatl

    Yep, the sandmonkeys expect everyone else to pay their freight.

    • c_bell

      You’re the exact type of person to claim it’s fine to dislike Muslims because they’re not a race.

      • Atalatl

        Whatever, jackass. I reserve the right to dislike anyone for any reason whatsoever.

        • c_bell

          lol, you ‘reserve the right’. what a bellend.

  • Davros11

    Awesome! I think it’s great, all Britain’s desrve it for beings cowards and letting muslims take over their country. We in America are right behind you though, so don’t get mad at me for stating the obvious

  • Hard Little Machine

    Let’s all sign up and use the funds for pork exports from gay farmers.

  • danhoch

    England is going to the dogs. I have already written the Prime Minister re: the Muslim takeover in the churches…there goes history with the Church of England. It is apparent to everyone in the world, the acts of the Muslims, yet no one will send them home to their countries, they simply want to change ours….truly a shame. And at the rate of their reproduction, soon England will be outnumbered and in the minority…think of that! A once great nation who ruled over colonies and other countries, is going away. This is historic.

  • Seamus Cameron

    All non-Muslims should close their accounts with Lloyd’s at their earliest convenience. See how long they can stay afloat without charging for fees.