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Feeding business account with money from a personal account during startup?
I've been looking to start my own business in my spare time and so am looking to set up a business account. I will probably go with HSBC as I've been a First Direct customer for a long while so am technically one of their customers anyway. I'm looking to fund the running costs myself from part of my salary while I get up…
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First direct account application
I decided to get the first direct account for the 125 that is been offered as an incentive. As part of the application I have been asked to send an original passport/tax calculation/PAYE coding....etc Is this usual??
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First direct and HSBC sharing customer data
Hello just a quick query, I have some bad history with HSBC from my past approx 7 years ago. I wondered if anyone know whether this would forever prevent me from using first directs products or even HSBC again? Thank you in advance
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Bank of Scotland Online Access
Is it just me or is anyone else unable to access this at the moment? I either get an error saying there is a technical problem, or it does log in but says I have no accounts to view .
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Problems logging into Halifax?
Anyone else having problems logging in? Keep getting a message saying "Sorry, we couldnt complete your transaction. Please try later" when i am logging in :(
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Direct Debit Help!!!
Hi, I lost my card on Sunday and reported this but I have a direct debit coming out today and don't have sufficient I.D to go into the branch to sort it out ie, put the money in. I cancelled the direct debit with the bank yesterday but I don't think it was in time for it to have stopped the payment today. Will I be charged…
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Transfer to wrong Sort Code
Hi, I recently transferred some money from my online Skrill Moneybookers account. For some reason through absent mindedness i have sent the transfer to the correct bank name, correct account number however the sort code was incorrect. The intended account was a Lloyds account however the sort code i entered was actually a…
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Best account for travelling (China)?
Bit of a long shot, but I thought I'd ask if anyone had recommendations for a bank that is good for transferring to other countries, or has good international banking services? I'm going to be working in China for at least 6 months, and I'm trying to prepare as much as I can at this end. I enquired at HSBC just because of…
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MSE News: Santander is most-complained about bank, FCA figures show
"Santander has earned the unwanted crown of being the most complained-about banking firm per customer, figures from the Financial Conduct Authority show..." Read the full story: Santander is most-complained about bank, FCA figures show Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you…
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U18's joint account
Just wondering whether two 16 year olds would be allowed to open a joint current account?
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Bank Charges at Santander
Hi, I recently had some direct debits to be taken from my account but had forgot and the money was not there to pay them. One of them was for only £12. I now have 4 "INSTANT OVERDRAFT REQUEST FEE - UNPAID" charges on my account at £25 each and £25 and of "DAILY ARRANGED OVERDRAFT FEE" charges also. This is a total of £125…
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Any ideas please?
Hi I'm looking for savvy forumites to help me out please with ideas/info. I've got a good credit rating but have had a rough couple of months financially - car, etc etc I just need an overdraft extension or similar for 2 months when I am guaranteed income which will rectify the situation and clear o/d etc in full. I have…
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Used Debit Card for bookies, money deposited but not debited?
Over the last couple of days I have deposited money from my debit card into Paddy Power, Ladbrokes and Betfair. The money was credited to each account no problems (ie. not declined etc.) yet logging on to my online bank account the money is still there with no evidence of any transactions in the last couple of days. Is…
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Can I use my old a&l cheques if the account details are the same?
I have old alliance and leicester chequebooks and need to write a cheque, as they have now changed to santander, I wondered whether I can still use them as the account number is the same but not the sort code. Otherwise I will make sure I shred them.
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multiple current accounts meeting direct debit t&cs for accounts
Hi apologies if this is the wrong board to post this but just wanted to see if anyone can advise me. I have a halifax reward account which has my salary paid into it and has all my other monthly direct debits (mobile phone bill and paypal) it also has 3 £1 monthly direct debits set up purely to meet the direct debit…
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Credit Check for Bank Account
I recently got declined for a Santander 123 Current Account based on the credit check. I've no missed payments but have a very short credit history (credit card for a little over 6 months and a mortgage for 3 months). I wasn't on the electoral registrar but will be from next month. Is it worth applying for a First Direct…
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Santander 123 - No Students Allowed
Really? I'm currently a full-time student who also happens to temp for an agency (and have been doing so for the past five years). I wanted to apply for an account via Quidco (the £55 offer expires in one day), but I can't in good conscience completely fill out the application form. In addition to directly contravening…
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Cancelling/Reversing 'Account Switch'
Hi all, I initiated a switch from my current provider to Santander as part of applying for a 123 account. However, Santander have declined my credit card application (which is where I'd be getting the most of my cashback thanks to large spends on petrol each week). Therefore I'm going to make alot less cashback and am…
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Nationwide online banking problem
Anyone having problems connecting to Nationwide online banking via IE9? I can get the Nationwide webpage but clicking on Login gets me a page cannot be displayed error. I can access it with Firefox, Chrome and Opera but not with IE.
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Nationwide passnumber invisible?
I have attempted to use online banking with nationwide (twice now) The first time the pass number was barely visible and what i attempted to type in got me locked out....so i re - registered this time i logged in (once) but it became clear to me when i tried to log in the second time that the digits i barely made out from…
