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British Bank Doesn’t Charge Overdraft Fees on Muslim Bank Accounts
Posted By Daniel Greenfield On April 28, 2014 @ 9:29 am In The Point | 18 Comments
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.
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