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More and more of the discussions in threads on the forum use common abbreviations for terms specific to banking and this site. Here is a list of the most commonly used terms.

Banking Terms

A.Q. - Allocation Questionnaire

B.B.A. - British Bankers Association

B.A.G. - Bank Action Group (other name for CAG)

C.A.B. - Citizens Advice Bueraux Website

C.A.G. - Consumer Action Group (this site)

C.C. - Credit Card

C.C.A. - Consumer Credit Act

C.C.C.S. - Consumer Credit Counselling Service

C.I.F.A.S- Fraud Prevention Service Website

C.P.R. - Civil Procedure Rules Website

C.R.A. - Credit Reference Agency

D.D. - Direct Debit

D.P.A. - Data Protection Act

F.A.Q's - Frequently Asked Questions FAQ's

F.O.S. - Financial Ombudsman Service Website

F.S.A. - Financial Services Authority Website

I.C.O. - Information Commissioners Office Website

L.B.A. - Letter Before Action

M.C.O.L. - Moneyclaim Online

M.S.E. - Moneysaving Expert Website

N1 - Form for filing claim at County Court Blank Form Template for filling out

O.F.T. - Office of Fair Trading Website

P.C.N. - Penalty Charge Notice

P.P.I. - Payment Protection Insurance

S.A.R. - Subject Access Request

S.C.C. - Small Claims Court

S.O. - Standing Order

U.C.T.A. - Unfair Contract Terms Act

U.T.C.C.R. - Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 1999 Regulations 2001 Amendments

 

Other terms used

 

AFAIK - As Far As I Know

BUMP - Bring Up My Posting - Used when a thread has slipped down the list of threads and still needs an answer

BTW - By the way

FWIW - For What It's Worth

HTH - Hope that helps

IMO/IMHO - In My Opinion/In My Humble Opinion

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