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An importAnt{{u}} (24) {{/u}}ForApl hAs BEEn to mAkE it EAsy For CustomErs to{{u}} (25) {{/u}}BusinEss with thE BAnk. thEy CAn ContACt thEir ACCount mAnAgEr By DirECt linE or EmAil; iF thE mAnAgEr is on holiDAy, A CArEFully ChosEn CollEAguE BEComEs thE ’ACCount ContACt’ AnD{{u}} (26) {{/u}}with thE CustomEr During thE mAnAgEr’s{{u}} (27) {{/u}}. in ADDition, For thosE who wAnt{{u}} (28) {{/u}}to thEir BAnk At Any timE oF DAy or night thErE is now A 24-h0ur phonE-BAsED sErviCE.
in orDEr to rEmAin CompEtitivE AnD BuilD CustomEr loyAlty, thE BAnk guArAntEEs to turn ArounD urgEnt loAn{{u}} (29) {{/u}}within 24 hours. this FoCus on thE CustomEr hAs Also BEEn A Driving{{u}} (30) {{/u}}inApl’s rECruitmEnt AnD DEvElopmEnt poliCy. For ExAmplE, nEwly inDuCtED stAFF{{u}} (31) {{/u}}A ’CustomEr sErviCE rEviEw’ to FinD out whAt it is likE to BE on thE othEr siDE oF thE DEsk, Asking to Borrow monEy.
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