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New to the Budgeting & Bank Accounts board? Start here
💸 Some threads you may find useful * What's your financial setup? Forumites explain how they organise their accounts * Which simple phrase or motto sums up your budgeting philosophy? * Living with a new partner: organising your finances * An Archived List of Switching Offers * Savings/investment DDs and debit card deposits…
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RBS/Natwest Switch Offer from 17th February 2026 to 28th May 2026
New switching offer from RBS/Natwest https://www.rbs.co.uk/current-accounts/switch-your-bank-account-to-rbs.html https://www.natwest.com/current-accounts/switch-your-banking-to-natwest.html Looks to be the same terms for both How to get £150 1. Open a current account and switch to us Apply for a Select or Reward account…
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Santander Amazon opening offer x2
I opened a new Santander Everyday account last week after seeing the £30 amazon offer just for opening (no switch required). Now they’ve launched a new £100 Amazon offer, this time requiring debit card transactions. I’ve looked at the T&Cs quickly, but can anyone confirm if I could go for this new offer as well?
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Santander £200 Switch Offer 10/11/25-TBC
Santander have launched a £200 switching offer. https://www.santander.co.uk/personal/support/current-accounts/switching Available to new and existing customers provided they did not hold a Santander current account on 1/1/25 or have received a switching offer from them previously. To qualify for the switcher offer you…
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First Direct perks Spin to Win
Started today. I was one of the unlucky 100,000 Prizes: • 100 x Free Cineworld adult cinema tickets • 100 x Free Cineworld regular popcorn • 100 x £10 Uber Eats Vouchers • 400 x Free Movie Download/Rental with Rakuten TV • 200 x £3 Greggs eGift Card • 200 x Sainsbury’s Treat (worth £2) • 1 x £100 Jet2holidays Voucher…
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Separate shopping account
Hi everyone, We already have a joint account for the big bills but would like a separate one just for the weekly shop. The joint account is with the same bank as our personal accounts so we get some cashback/roundups there on our direct debits etc. Would prefer a different bank for the shopping but don't want to move our…
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Child & Co RBS Branch to close
Just received notification that the Child & Co RBS branch will be closing on 29/06/2022. Not clear if the brand will continue (branded Debit Cards) or not, but it is a shame nevertheless (renovated in 2015-16 I Believe, beautiful branch and nice service, where you were often offered a drink whilst waiting).
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UK banks plot Visa/Mastercard Alternative
Interesting article in the Guardian, UK bank bosses will hold their first meeting to establish a national alternative to Visa and Mastercard, amid growing fears over Donald Trump’s ability to turn off US-owned payment systems. The meeting, chaired by Barclays’ UK chief executive, Vim Maru, will take place this Thursday and…
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Starling bank gave details of my finances in an unsecure email
I have banked with Starling bank for about 3 years. Recently they sent me an email querying the high amounts of transfers into my bank account, as they indicated a higher income than I had disclosed to them. This email contained the details of the savings accounts that I had used for transferring into my Starling Bank…
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Halifax paper free statements letter
Hi there 😀, anyone else receive this letter recently just wondering!
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An Archived List of Switching Offers
Bridlington1 has asked me to take over the maintenance of the Switching Archive thread. Ongoing offers are in bold. If you notice any errors with links, dates, descriptions leave a comment and I'll update the OP. This thread will continue to be updated over the coming weeks. The OP is split due to the limited number of…
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Intelligence Finance migration to Bank of Scotland completely ballsed up.
Anyone else experiencing the pleasure of having offset savings and mortgage accounts migrated from Intelligence Finance to Bank of Scotland? The experience to date has been an appalling joke and inspired no confidence in this bank at all and I will be cutting ties and getting my money out ASAP. Here's a list of issues…
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Lloyds switch offer 6 January to 3 February 2026
https://www.lloydsbank.com/current-accounts/switch.html * How to get the switch offer To qualify for the £250 switching offer (“the offer”) you must switch to a new Club Lloyds Account, Club Lloyds Platinum Account or Club Lloyds Silver Account using the ‘Current Account Switch Service’ to switch from a bank account held…
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An Archived List of Switching Offers
This Thread Has Been Replaced. Please See An Archived List of Switching Offers Welcome to this thread. I have decided to create this thread to provide a continuously updated list of terms and conditions of switching offers as well as the dates they have run for both for ease of reference after they have recently gone NLA…
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Nationwide app biometrics
Having recently switched, I understand that biometrics are available, rather than card reader, but not for a little while. Anyone know how long before that option will appear on the app?
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Santander banking app Magic Link
Both me and my husband have changed phones and can't get the Santander app to function because their magic link system doesn't appear to work. He's on Gmail & I use Hotmail and neither work. I've had to keep my old phone just to use the banking app. It's annoying if you are shopping online and need to verify something via…
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Mettle business account fraudulent transactions
Today I received a series of notifications from my Mettle app, business account, for a series of transactions which I did not do. I clicked 'I do not authorise this transaction' and then I immediately cancelled the card, then I called the fraud number (which is the customer service number), reported the transaction and was…
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Special Bank Accounts - Probate
Hi, Can any one advise if there is a comparison for which Banks offer probate accounts & what the pro's & con's are? Costs? Charges? It seems very hard to get this info without having to call Banks and that seems a lot of time to waste to get information that should be publicly available. We are in the process of obtaining…
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TSB Spend and Save reward offer - what to choose - hotel or activity pass?
Hi, I've been sent the code to choose my reward offer which is great but not sure what to go for. Can't find any information on the range of hotels on offer or the activities and don't want to make a wasted choice. For example, the voucher is for £120 and if the hotel rooms all cost more than that when I might be…
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TSB £200 bank switch starting 13th Jan 2026
Hi, TSB has launched a new switch incentive campaign today rewarding those eligible with £200 Terms and Conditions https://www.tsb.co.uk/current-accounts/switching-bank-account.html "If you’ve received an incentive or benefit for switching to TSB Bank plc using the Current Account Switch Service since
1 October 2022,…
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Chase packaged insurance
Apologies if already posted but a quick search didn't show anything. Just noticed on the app that Chase are now offering an Insurance package for £12.50 pm covering worldwide travel, mobile phones and breakdown cover. Haven't read in detail yet so can't comment on it personally.
