Feb 22, 2017
Church 'lost thousands' after HSBC closed its account
A parish church in Hertfordshire says it has lost thousands of pounds of vital donations after its bank account was closed for more than a fortnight. HSBC closed the account of St Nicholas in Harpenden at the start of February. HSBC did reopen the account at the end of last week after speaking to officials from St Nicholas, and has promised to try to work with the church to resolve the situation. As a result of the closure, many standing orders have bounced, and the church was forced to write to parishioners to ask them to pay the missing money by cheque instead. "We've had this account for a very long time," says the Rev Linda Williams. "When we realised we were struggling to complete the forms they wanted, we asked for an extension on closing the account, but the account was closed."
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