But if these junior managers knew about Mr Diamond's conversation with Mr Tucker, then there is an implication that Mr Diamond talked to some Barclays executives about how damaging it was for the bank that it was perceived to be paying higher bank-to-bank interest rates than rivals.
As a result, many consumers are paying higher bank fees, especially on checking accounts.
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And the company gets its money far more cheaply, even after paying the Bank for its guarantee.
That is, you were effectively paying the bank to hold your money in all those little branches of the Midland and the TSB.
Those challenges include paying employees, paying back bank loans, meeting deadlines, and making sure that all the legal and accounting issues are taken care of.
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This is partly the fault of a primitive banking system: there are no cheques, few credit cards, and paying by bank-transfer means an hour or so in a smelly queue.
Believe it or not, you could get a CD in the bank paying about 14% in 1981.
On October 6, 2008, the Federal Reserve started paying interest on bank reserves (IOR) for the first time in its (then) 95-year history.
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Barclays managers were very worried that the appearance of the bank paying more to borrow than other banks was damaging confidence in its health.
It promises to slash corruption in India's multi-billion dollar rural jobs guarantee scheme by paying salaries through bank accounts linked to the identity number.
Iran's major Asian buyers of crude that were paying into the bank also had to cut up to 20% of their imports in order to win exemptions from these sanctions.
Paying money directly into bank accounts should be safer than bunging cheques in the mail.
According to the media, he had told friends he had been paying a central-bank official for information.
Following this month s meeting, the FOMC is unlikely to indicate that the Fed will stop paying interest on commercial bank deposits.
The government has been paying interest to the Bank of England for those loans, which has accumulated into a big pot of cash.
Last week Karnataka state claimed that by paying welfare direct to bank accounts it had cut some 2m ghost labourers from a rural public-works project.
Customers who want a refund from their bank after paying for services on their debit card may run up against problems with time limits for their claim.
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The Fed s likely ease will involve zero interest on excess reserves: Since October 2008 the Fed has been paying interest on commercial bank deposits held at the central bank.
Some of that comes from persuading the 58% of U.S. households that are not banking online to make the switch, and getting those already online to do more, like paying bills via their bank.
Until mid-May, bullion dealers could place gold import orders with a designated bank by paying a margin upfront and the rest on delivery, but a new rule stipulates they pay the entire amount before importing.
Interest rates of 11.75% in Brazil make for an attractive carry-trade for Japanese banks, who can borrow money at near-zero interest rates and invest in Brazilian government bonds or bank deposits paying double digit yields.
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In terms of consumer behavior all we need do is observe how people are using their smartphones and tablets paying with Square Wallet, their Starbucks (SBUX) app, or checking their bank and trading accounts, paying bills and reviewing sensitive work documents.
The bank says this is partly because firms are more focussed on paying off loans, and not because the bank is refusing to lend.
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The jobs lost will be low-paying ones, such as bank tellers and switchboard operators.
Given that his soldiers virtually keep the town going their tasks range from shooting wild dogs to paying pensions in crisp German bank-notes one might think his word was law.
Two years later she began paying debt with central-bank reserves.
After WaMu's collapse, Wall Street frantically started looking for who would be next, and looked to those banks that were paying the highest rates for bank deposits, believing that to be an indication of those with a low liquidity position.
He will pledge to use the money raised by selling off the government's bank shares for paying down debt (an announcement designed to turn up the heat on the coalition who dream of using the money to pay for share giveaways or tax cuts).
As for when the bank might resume paying a dividend and when the Treasury might start thinking about privatising some of taxpayers' 40% stake, that can all be evaluated in the autumn, after the shape of Europe's new banking rules are clearer (in what's known as CRD4).
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