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Coop Bank Switch from Chase Bank
As part of switch offer to Cooperative bank, I have today mistakenly registered for online banking services and mobile app five days before the switch is due to complete on 30 May. Do you think I will still be able to get the bonus? I will still be depositing £1000, setting up 2 active DDs and making a minimum of 10…
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Nationwide Flexdirect Acct
Does anyone know if you can have two (individual) of the above? I'm assuming not! First one opened in May with no switch offer available. No DD's. Email received offering switch, including into existing Flexdirect. I followed the process outlined in the email exactly, but they have opened a second Flexdirect. Wondering if…
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Ombudsman not upheld my complaint
In August 2024 I fell victim to a scam where someone rang me claiming to be from my bank. I questioned if he was genuinely from my bank and I was sent a text message which looked exactly like the ones I get from my bank. He told me my account had been compromised and advised me to make payments to somewhere while they…
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Nationwide £200 switching bonus starting 29/05/2025
https://www.nationwide.co.uk/current-accounts/switch/ How to get our £200 switch offer For a limited time, members can switch their main account to us and get £200. Terms apply. * Be a qualifying member as of 31 March 2025 * Complete a full switch online using the Current Account Switch Service to a new or existing…
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Paying Santander cheques in to the Post Office
My boss wants me to take a bunch of cheques to the PO and bank them. She swears blind I only need the paying in book. Says that is how she does it. Both the PO site and Santander site say you need a paying in slip and a bank branded envelope. Anyone have experience of this or an I going to look like an idiot at the post…
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Joint accounts online
Morning all Can anyone recommend a basic joint account we can open online in a simple process please? You've either got to go into branch or open sole accounts and then join them? Thank you!
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Anyone else gets often locked out of their TSB online banking ?
Opened my second TSB current account a month ago, now waiting for the switch bonus to be paid in December. I got locked out of their online banking in October, after modifying one of my existing standing orders (which eventually wasn't modified). Today I set up a new savings account with LLoyds and sent £400 to it from the…
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Too soon?
Are there any pitfalls to switching accounts too frequently? I swapped my old Nationwide account to First Direct back in February and pocketed £175. I then swapped the FD account to Barclays a few weeks ago and got another £175 from them (less £5 monthly fee for Rewards which I've since cancelled). Kaching! But I've now…
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Keeping my personal account safe
I was hoping someone could offer me some advice. i have just been approved for a government backed start up loan through the British business bank. https://www.startuploans.co.uk/ It’s a personal loan for business purposes and is therefore paid into my personal bank account. i have a business bank account with another bank…
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Southern water
I have signed with a solicitor acting on behalf of people who were effected. Hown much compensation can I expect. £10. £100. £10000...?? Any ideas.
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Club Lloyds switching
Is anyone else having issues with switching to the Club Lloyds account with a £200 switching incentive. I cannot get an appointment in branch anywhere locally, I cannot open a joint account with my wife on line or on the phone. Apparently I will need to open a savings account, one each in our respective names, and then I…
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LBG closing all my accounts on 18th May
As it says on the tin really. Today I've received 3 letters dated 15/3/23, from Lloyds, Halifax and BOS telling me that they will close my account 65 days from the date of the letter. I'm trying to work out why they have decided to do this. I suspect it may be related to one or a combination of the following: * I am…
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TSB Switch Bonus £190 - 01/08/24
Hey guys, Just noticed there's a new switch bonus which looks pretty good! https://www.tsb.co.uk/current-accounts/switcher-spend-and-save.html?clickref=1101lzwuuSck&fd=A33&mcid=1525338|pca|Affiliate|MSE|SpendSave&ch=Affiliate&sch=MSE&pf=pca&sp=SpendSave
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HSBC currency account
hi all just wondering im wating for a paper statement from hsbc from my currency account they say up to 10 working days etc etc...you wold thing it would be downloadable ....and no way of tracing how long it will take as im in a rush.....not very 21st century
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Postgrad Banking
I've noticed that lots of banks offer great deals to undergraduates or those doing courses of more than 2 years (like 0% overdrafts). I'm going back to uni as a mature student to do a 1 year postgrad. Does anyone know if any bank would accept a 1 year course to apply for a student account?
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What's a good, simple, prepaid card ?
I'm looking for a straightforward card that I can load up with money in order to pay on the internet or in shops without having to use my bank card or credit card and thus hand over my details.Paypal seemed the obvious answer but it and similar companies like revolut are too complicated, expecting you to 'manage all your…
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Swift MT103 Beneficiary account with hyphens
I am trying to submit and international payment to an account with FNB South Africa where the account number has hyphens. I have double checked this and previously made payments with Metrobank into this account so have confirmed that it is correct but when trying to submit a payment to this same account with HSBC, they…
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NatWest + RBS £175 switching offers June 2025
New switching offers from NatWest and RBS, see below. Terms seem to be more or less identical between the two banks, so I've listed the T&Cs for the NatWest offer for reference. Biggest difference between past offers is that it seems to apply only to "new and existing customers who don’t hold a NatWest/RBS current account…
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HSBC Currency Account Exorbitant Fees
Hi all, has anyone else had this issue? I set up a EURO HSBC current account to receive and pay Euros within the EU because their website says they don't charge any fees on these Euro transfers. Today I transferred 10,000 Euros from my HSBC euro account to my FX trading account held with The Currency Cloud (a UK Euro bank…
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Looking for advice on a simple food budget tracker I’m testing
Hi everyone, I’m trying to get better at keeping my grocery costs under control — but I always seem to overspend. Snacks and impulse buys sneak into the trolley, and at the end of the week I’m not sure where the money’s gone. I’ve used a few budgeting apps, but most of them felt too complicated — they track everything…
