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It makes me think they are on the brink of something and I am tempted to push them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Of asking for a bailout or whatever passes these days for banking insolvency. This morning they informed me that my premium current account was being migrated to an everyday account. This is apparently happening to all their premium accounts. 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