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Status In Penalty Box.
Member Since 23/11/2008
Last Seen 22/08/2016
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Location Sydney

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Don't need to at the moment. ;-)
15/02/2010 - 00:06
Hello there - why would you switch from a major bank transaction account to a UBank one? You can already get low fee/ fee free accounts…
14/02/2010 - 12:10
Not sure. direct debit rules are same for all participants. banks can take risks and release funds but if funds are called back then…
14/02/2010 - 11:54
Hello winter - this is why we've introduced our unique Loyalty Bonus for term deposits and Savings Bonus for USaver (details here:…
23/01/2010 - 08:59
Hello - you can transfer a larger amount any time by calling us (24/7) on 13 30 80. This is for security reasons. Speak soon, Gerd
23/01/2010 - 08:57
Hello - the government guarantee covers customer balances up to $1million at the moment. MOre details can be found here:…
21/01/2010 - 06:12
Hello - this tends to depend on the partner banks for the most part. At our end, we credit funds on the day we receive them. Our principle…
21/01/2010 - 06:10
Hello suti - I'll try and answer some of your queries: UBank being part of National Australia Bank consolidates its funds with NAB, through…
20/01/2010 - 09:54
It also would turn this into a lottery rather than a "game of skill" with different regulations etc. Whilst either is valid for…
21/12/2009 - 08:26
Yep, definitely. The guys are working down the list, but we're not making outbound calls on weekend to give people some peace from their…
21/12/2009 - 08:25
It was a fixed $10,000 initially but based on feedback that this makes the promotion less accessible we changed it to $1,000 - $10,000…
20/12/2009 - 12:41
Section 56 deals with "bait & switch" advertising, eg if a company advertises a product but then doesnt actually stock it (or only stocks…
19/12/2009 - 14:46
JakDac - you're not being a bit selective there, are you? :)
19/12/2009 - 14:42
Thanks for your feedback and encouragement. We'll definitely repeat something similar, maybe with higher max balance, lower interest and/…
19/12/2009 - 14:40
Hello - We're working through the 100 successful people now. It may take a few days but no longer. Feel free to call us at 133080 (24/7) if…
19/12/2009 - 07:57
Luckily the stats are available. Also, if you check Twitter and Facebook you may agree. Gerd
19/12/2009 - 07:55
Hello - it's simply an attempt to trial new ways of selling and promoting this product whilst providing a good interest rate. We're trying…
18/12/2009 - 23:02
Hello all - thanks for your interest. The 100 term deposits sold out in 30 seconds. We'll do one again soon - although not all will…
18/12/2009 - 22:14
Fair enough. We're actually judging success/ failure of this promotion by the number of people registering and participating - and we won't…
15/12/2009 - 21:26
Hello - reducing the minimum actually *has* made the offer more accessible as people with less than $10,000 can now chose to participate -…
15/12/2009 - 21:23
Hello - it's Sydney time. Gerd
15/12/2009 - 21:20
Hello - not really. So far, the promotion is a success. Eg. on this message board, the +ve votes outnumber the -ve ones significantly. On…
15/12/2009 - 21:18
Probably too early to tell if this is a success. We'll have to give this until the promotion is finished. If it's successful, we'll repeat…
15/12/2009 - 11:48
Hello - sorry, but 45 +ve and 18 -ve is "mostly positive" not "mostly negative". On the shareholder front, we obviously don't disclose our…
15/12/2009 - 11:47
Hello - we've made our term deposit application process very easy, so the time required to open one is only about 5 minutes (for most…
15/12/2009 - 06:50
Hello - we're a business, and marketing is "self plug" by definition. Gerd
15/12/2009 - 06:01
We feel 4 days in advance is about right. If it's too short then not enough people can find out about it. Gerd
15/12/2009 - 06:01
Hello - no. You can fund the term deposit in any way we normally accept. There's no "attempt to game" and the entirety of the offer is…
15/12/2009 - 06:00
I don't know but it was exhausted quickly. Why -ve it? Gerd (from UBank)
14/12/2009 - 22:51
Well, we wanted to stay away from most people's daily activities, dinner and putting kids to bed. The system is totally isolated from our…
14/12/2009 - 22:47
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