Budgeting & bank accounts

hi all I’ve just opened an Edge account, and already covered the income and direct debit requirements. I your experience, how long does it take to show the cashback within the app? I see sections for ‘earnings in last 31days’ and ‘total earnings’ but they are showing 0 Any ideas? thanks in advance

Lloyds Banking Group have launched a monthly prize draw. BoS, Lloyds, Halifax pages. T&Cs. To qualify, you must have your salary or pension or benefit paid into one of your Lloyds, Halifax or Bank of Scotland personal current accounts, and you must activate the offer in the mobile banking app or via online banking each…

I have a small cheque to pay in to my Nationwide flex account How is this done ? No local branch No ability to scan cheques on line - come on Nationwide - add an app Not worth paying £1 for postage - the cheque is only for £7.35 ! This is so frustrating !!

I am trying to pay my Lloyds Credit Card from a Zopa Biscuit account and it wont work as it will not accept the 16 digit CC number as the reference ,anyone know a work around for this ?

Hi, I have tried to with draw £240 to pay a workman on 13/05/26. The cash machine didn't dispense any money than "out of order" sign came up- but off course the money was debited of my bank account. I have recorded all of this on my phone for prof. I have contacted my bank and was advised to wait 24 hrs, then get back to…

If you use a Chase debit or credit card, you'll be able to earn 2% cashback on your spending from July – but to qualify for it, you need to meet new criteria from Monday 1 June. Here's how to ensure you don't miss out… Read the full story: https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2026/6/chase-cashback-criteria-change/ If you…

Had the following letter this morning: We’re making changes to Reward Current Accounts - they mean you need to tell us if you want to keep your Reward Current Account. If we don’t hear from you, your account will change to a Current Account that doesn’t charge a monthly fee or offer rewards. To help you decide which…

Thought we would have heard something by now

I tried to open a chase account today and they have come back and said I can’t open one but I’ve never had one before, they said to check credit reports but I’m surprised by this as I thought they didn’t do a hard check, anyone else experienced this?.

Hi. Just wondering if anyone else has noticed when logging into Halifax it now states you don't need a password? Seems a bit strange to lower the security and also not inform me about the change. Anyone else has this?

Hi I am gifting my son in Australia £20,000 I have various bank accounts and wondered if one was better/cheaper /more efficient than the other. Any suggestions would be great sx

so I take hame roughly £1681.87 after tax etc After paid everything I have usually £227.73 left gone though my bank statements like a fine tooth comb I have been saving £100 towards service charge each month & £50 toward emergency funs But most of it has been eaten up doing repairs on my car since October 25 (Had my 2011…

I'm looking to switch bank accounts to get a switch bonus. Most accounts have rules that mean you can't get a bonus if you've had or opened an account since a certain date. However, I really can't remember all the dates I've had or opened previous accounts! Does anyone have tips for finding out your dates of…

we have a skittle team & bank with Lloyds & just found out with get charged a maintenance fee, charged for putting money via the post office , etc. can anyone suggest something better , we don’t use it a lot & only small money really

Was meant to get my £25 gift card for switching to Santander by 10th march. Nothing. I email vouchersent on 15th march and 25th march. Nothing. April 14th they email back asking for information I'd already provided in my initial emails to them. April 22nd they come back saying: "we could only accept queries up until the…

Hello there! I only have a driving licence as ID (no letter for my address so please dont ask!) I need a bank account that I can pay money into it then set a standing order to pay money out on time ever month Any ideas please? Or not possible? Thanks

What I mean is for example, whenever a payment has been sent to my Chase it's always ended up there. No matter the day or time. Instantly. HSBC on the other hand has at times had it lingering. Halifax was another. I'll hopefully be selling a car today & have agreed on a bank transfer for easiness. The sum will be £1400. I…

I have been banking with TSB for 12 years and i am very happy with the account and i like TSB. but i am wondering if i go to apply for a loan, credit card or mortgage with amother provider lets say barclaycard credit card or loan with santander will i be rejected on the basis i bank with TSB? for example they think they…

Can CIFAS marker be placed months after account closure? I want to know if anyone has had any experience of having a CIFAS marker placed on them months after their account has been closed. People say it's usually placed the day after the account is closed but my research has shown there is no regulated timeframe for when a…

I really need a bit of help and advice. When it was the Grand National a few weeks ago I put a bet on via William Hill Online. The last time I used William Hill online was the previous Grand National . I deposited £5 using my HSBC Debit card which is stored by William Hill, and won a total of 70p !. Then on Sunday night…