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Bank credit FCL TRUST CLIENT SETTLEMENT
I had a few payments under <£100 into my bank account under this title: "Bank credit FCL TRUST CLIENT SETTLEMENT" I have no clue what it is and where is coming from... !? Without giving much personal info I have no loan or mortgage, only shares and investments, and no dividend scheduled to go into this account... I called…
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Verve App for Starling and Monzo cashback
Has anyone used the Verve app and linked it to their Starling or Monzo account. It is worth doing/has it worked well for you? Thanks.
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Totally free business accounts
Hi there, I am currently with Santander for my business who have given me a free account and have had no charges since I opened over 20 years ago. I wondered if there are any banks that offer 100% business banking with them with/without a current account already with them? Thanks!
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Quick FYI if you use Microsoft Edge Browser Wallet
So this is a real, real weird one. A couple of days ago I entered an online competition using my for spam gmail account. A few hours later I received a confirmation of my entry addressed to my full name. EXCEPT, this was a name I changed 15 years ago. It had no connection to my gmail account, wasn't in autofill anywhere…
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TSB Switch Offer, What went wrong?
15th August Opened 16th August Switch Requested (from Coop) 16th September Switch Date (so I don't loose out on my last £25 from the Coop before it closes) Made 20 transactions in August Today received £5, where is the boost of £20 instead??? Have I done something wrong....
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Transfer from HSBC foreign currency account to HSBC Global Money account
Hi, I have a US dollars HSBC currency account, I wanted to transfer some dollars from that account into my HSBC Global currency account, for some strange reason I don't get the option to transfer between these two accounts, I tried both on the app and online and nothing, I thought you could easily transfer between these…
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Nationwide Flexplus
If i upgrade my Flex direct account to Flex plus, when is the first account fee payable?
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Stick with Santander 123 Current Account or Switch to Santander Edge Current Account?
I have had a Santander 123 Current Account for years and am wondering whether to switch to a Santander Edge Current Account instead? I don't need an overdraft and am more interested in interest rates and cashback. What would be the best move?
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international payments - best bank account?
Hi, I make monthly international payments to a EU country, to help my mum with her bills. Up until this month I used my Barclays premier account, as they weren't charging me any fees, and the currency conversion rate was fine. However, this month they've started charging me a new "overseas delivery charge" of £6, which…
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Metro bank
All the advantages I signed up for have gone (cash only account). GONE! Saturday opening. GONE! Replacement card 'there and then' in branch. GONE! Change deposit counting machine thingy Any reason I should stay with them at all? I'm struggling to find any.
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Nationwide - Lost £440 Payment
Hello I was wondering if anyone can advise me on what to do please, I withdrew £440 from ‘Britain’s biggest bingo site’ (not sure if I’m allowed to name them T******) late at night on the 14th June 2025, and the next day when I woke up on my front screen notifications it said Nationwide ‘ £440 T****** ‘ approved ‘ .When I…
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Best Method to Transfer US $60k into UK Bank Account?
My wife and I are currently in the US due to death of a close family member. My wife is a beneficiary of a life insurance policy and it looks like she will receive approx $60k. What would be the best / most efficient method of transferring this amount of dollars into a UK Lloyds bank account? Should she be requesting the…
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Trading212 1.5% cashback on spending
Hi, Just seen that trading offers 1.5% cashback on debit card spending up to a max of £20. Has anyone tried if this works with the usual suspects e.g. buying premium bonds with NS&I or even to use the virtual debit card to pay in some cash to a building society e.g. Skipton? Could be an easy £20 if that works so wondering…
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Random Alphanumeric Codes (Twice) on Cheque fronts.
I've just received a new chequebook from Cahoot and on the front of each cheque, there is a 9-character random alphanumeric code (starting with = and different on each cheque) printed twice - once above where you would write the payee and the other below the third line. is this normal now? I haven't had to order a new…
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Barclays Switch
Thinking of taking up the offer from barclays on the switch offer but from what I’ve read and understand they won’t pay it to anyone who has ever had a current account, is this correct if so is there anyway to find out as I can’t remember and I don’t want to waste a hard search if I’m not gonna get the switch bonus?.…
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Transferring a joint account to single account
Hi I currently have a joint account with my husband, but we are separating and we need to transfer out to single accounts. Half the bills are going to remain the same so want an easy way of doing it! When you switch banks they do it for you. Is there something similar for when you switch to single accounts but not all…
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Natwest Reward Account DDs question
Thinking of switching my Select Account to a Reward Account. My question is around the timing of the DDs. The ones I want to put on there come out of my account on the 1st of each month. If I converted my account now, would I go the month of September being charged the £2 fee and not get anything back because the Direct…
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PayPal danger - PLEASE READ
Hi All, Please be aware that PayPal is setting up Automatic Payments without your approval, giving merchants the authority to request any amount of money, at any time and PayPal will take it from your account without checking with you. Most traders/merchants are honourable, but PayPal should not set up Automatic Payments…
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Halifax paper free statements letter
Hi there 😀, anyone else receive this letter recently just wondering!
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Lloyds/ Halifax ban
Hello everyone, This is my first post on the forum, and I am writing to gain some insight and understanding. I was a Lloyds/Halifax customer from 2021. I then closed my accounts because I moved to other banking providers. Some time in 2024, I tried to open a bank account with Lloyds and Halifax, but they kept offering me…
