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HSBC Flexible Saver - valid for switching?
With HSBC I currently have a Bank A/C current account and a Flex Saver savings account, but the Flex Saver looks to have a separate bank account number to the current account, therefore could I switch it across to Natwest (just as a current account at Natwest to receive their current switching bonus) or will HSBC throw…
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TSB internet banking fraud
I find myself in a very strange situation and I have been in touch with the Financial Ombudsman about the situation but thought putting a post up on here may help with your collective knowledge. It's a bit complicated. 20th of April I was in France during half term and checked my bank account with my Iphone using thumb…
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Post Office direct debits
anyone having any problems ? I have 9 a/cs and 8 of them have paid in DDs and then these were reversed the next day. PO cannot explain other than to cancel all and reset
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NatWest and RBS switch
I never switch to one of these banks in the past and never had an account with them! I want to switch my Halifax Reward account and Nationwide FlexDirect account! I will get the cashback on both of them?
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Using a Debit card overseas
Hi all, Looking for some advice on how to save some money while using my debit card in a different country (Hungary). I am Being sent to work in Hungary from my UK company for upto a 2 year term. Does anyone know of any bank accounts or ways around paying the regular debit card charges most banks charge. I have a Lloyd’s…
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bank transfer safety
HI all , newbie here. If i sell my car and take payment by direct bank transfer am i safe from any sort of scam?
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help with my finances
Hi everyone. I was looking for a little help on how to maximise my money and thought here would be as good a place as any. I'll give a little background and some detail into where I'm currently at, at the moment. But I really don't know what else to do from here. I'm currently 23 years old, living at home in Greater…
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More banks now let you freeze your card - check if you can
Nationwide is set to let you freeze your card if you temporarily lose it, joining a dozen major banks which already offer the feature - check here if your bank offers it...Read the full story: 'More banks now let you freeze your card - check if you can' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum…
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NatWest refusing access to account
Hi All, I have had money in a reward reserve account at nat west which I have not touched for 10 years or so. I recently decided to purchase a new vehicle with it and as I have a current account and savings account with the YB I wished to transfer it across. I took a morning off work on Monday and went to my nearest branch…
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'Expired' active DD's
I have a Tesco account which ive got DD's going to a PO savings account in order to get the 3% interest. I had problems trying to deposit money into PO savings via debit card so opted for one off DD. However this failed (twice). My regular one was due to go out today & wasnt taken. When ive looked at my DD list on Tesco…
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How to get Cash euros into your UK bank account when abroad
Hi My daughter has been backpacking in Europe for the last year. She is currently busking in Italy and plans to busk her way round Europe until the autumn. We are struggling to figure out how to get her cash earnings into her UK current account. She banks with Barclays and Lloyds. It looks as if HSBC May do an account that…
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Fraudulent Transactions but Account Now Closed!
Hi Me and my partner have just opened up a joint account together and she has closed her old Lloyds bank account and switched to our now joint account. She had her closing statement today and upon reading through it the very last 4 transactions a few days before the account was officially closed. She has been in touch with…
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Halifax reward current account
Hadn't really paid much attention to this before but just checked the Reward Payment info on this account. Halifax pays £2 per month but says the actual reward is £2.50 and that they pay £0.50 income tax on your behalf to HMRC. OK, 50p per month for a year is only £6 but my income each year is below the Personal Allowance.…
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advice on cancelling my sons bank account
my son has been given a 4 year prison term (don't want to go any further with this bit), up until the day he was sentenced he was working and had been for 15 years, he has a bank account and when his last wage was paid into the bank it didn't completely clear his overdraft. I have tried to explain to them the situation and…
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First Direct Internet Banking Plus MBNA
Since MBNA updated their online platform to Lloyds it has not updated on First Direct Internet Banking Plus. I assume that this is caused by the new secondary login requirement but I have other accounts with secondary login and they are updating without a problem. Has anyone else experienced this and is there a user…
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Money transfer from US to UK
Dear all, Apologies if this has been covered before - I did some searching on the forum but I couldn't find anything similar. A relative in the US wants to send me some money. On a previous occasion several years ago, she did this by writing me a cheque. That worked, after some delay, phone calls to my bank and with fairly…
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M&S bank switch gift card
I switched to M&S 1 month ago and have not received my gift card yet. Anyone know how qouick they usually are. (My one month is not actually up until Friday so I can't chase them yet)
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Free ATMs vanishing as another 1,700 have started charging - MSE News
Almost 1,700 free ATMs have started charging for cash withdrawals between January and March this year, with 1,250 becoming fee-paying in March alone...Read the full story: 'Free ATMs vanishing as another 1,700 have started charging' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply.
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Switching bank account before mortgage application
Hi guys, not sure if this is the best place to post this, so sorry if it isn't! My partner and I are hoping to be applying for a mortgage in the near future, we have a few other things we need to sort first, but I'm hoping it will be in the next 12 months. Obviously we are trying to get all our financial ducks in a row…
