Barclays Has Won at the UK's Moneyfacts Awards 2012

    BRIGHTON, ENGLAND, June 27, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- We were very honoured to receive the Best Service from a Mortgage Provider award as well as the Best Current Account and Offset Mortgage Provider award. Barclaycard was also named Best Card Provider, in recognition of its standard and balance transfer rates. It was commended for its introductory rate.

Andy Gray, Head of Mortgages at Barclays UK Retail and Business Banking, said: "This is an amazing accolade for our business, colleagues and customers - these awards promote the really great products and brands across the industry, as well as the fantastic people behind them.

"Being recognised for our service and products is another big step in our journey to becoming the go-to bank. I'm immensely proud of this achievement and congratulate everyone who's involved in mortgages across Barclays."

Jeff Branflick, Head of New Customer Acquisitions at Barclaycard, added: "We pride ourselves on providing highly competitive products, which meet our customers' needs.

"Being recognised by Moneyfacts confirms that we are providing the right products for our customers and supports our ambition to become the go-to brand for payments."

Moneyfacts is an independent UK provider of personal finance information and its annual awards event is one of the highlights of the industry's calendar.

About Barclays PLC
Barclays is a major global financial services provider engaged in retail banking, including credit cards, regular savings accounts, home insurance, loans , bank accounts, cash ISA, savings bonds, corporate and investment banking and wealth management with an extensive international presence in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs nearly 147,000 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for 48 million customers and clients worldwide.

Website: www.barclays.co.uk

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