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Nationwide Fairer Share: Free £100 bonus confirmed for 2025 – here's who will get it
If you bank with Nationwide, you could get a free £100 paid into your account next month as part of the building society's 'Fairer Share' scheme. The bonus will be paid to millions of its current account customers who also have savings or a mortgage with it. Read the full story: Nationwide Fairer Share: Free £100 bonus…
Returning to LBG
Back in 2020 LBG carried out the 'forced closure' of my Bank of Scotland, Bank of Scotland t/a Halifax, and Lloyds Bank accounts. I had three text messages, one from each brand, stating "...after a review on your account(s) a decision to close the account(s) in 2 months has been made. Your account facilities have been…
Targeted Barclays Switch Offer £75 + £75 - April 2025
Did anyone receive and take up a targeted Barclays current account switch offer that was sent out at the end of April? It said that the initial £75 would be paid in either May or June, depending on when the switch occurred. I started my switch the day I received the offer (which was the last day or so in April) but have…
RBS Select current account
When I opened this account mto nget their Digital RS it needed 2 Direct Debits to qualify for a switching bonus. Can anyone kindly tell me if I need to keep these two DDs ? Was it anything to do with having their Digital RS?
Current Account Switching Offers for Under 18's
Hi - Are there any switching offers that work for under 18's, they can meet the 2 DD's thing and the amount put in each month but all the ones I've seen have a minimum age in the small print.
Debit card payment Halifax
Made a debit card payment with a new DC but transaction was not debited from the account associated with the card Amount was taken from a joint account
Chase new 1% cash back offer from 1st March 2024
I logged into my Chase account via the app last night and I noticed a new offer under the 'Rewards' section. From the 1st March you'll now have to pay in £1500.00 per month into your current account externally in order to get up to £15 per month cash back at 1% cash back rate compared with £500.00 the year previously.
Joint Account - Help please
Hi I purchased a house with a friend in 1995 and set up a joint account for all the bills etc. I sold the house to them left the joint account open (not sure why!). I finally decided to close the account but the bank (Natwest who I have my own account with) have advised they need both account holders to advise this. The…
Money taken from my account
Hi, Someone has taken money from my Lloyds account. I notice they took £10 on three occasions over the last 12 months. Therefore, I must now cancel the debit card and get a new one sent to me. However, this takes a week and also, other people have the key to my mailbox. Is there any way that i can cancel the debit card and…
Savings/investment DDs and debit card deposits- An updated list
Welcome to this thread. I have decided to create this thread to provide a regularly updated list of savings and investment accounts that can be paid into by direct debit and/or debit card for the purposes of satisfying the various bank switching offers and reward accounts that are available. This thread is intended to be…
Paypal Fraud
Over the last few days I have received two emails from Paypal, from their official email address, stating that a $25 payment has been made to two different individuals via Ko-fi.com (which is apparently a website a bit like Patreon) using my card. They have my address, email address and card number. The payments are…
Delays to Faster Payments System - 31 May to 01 June 25
Principality BS are warning of possible delays this weekend
Long-running dispute with Santander
This discussion was created from comments split from: Santander refusing to refund money after scam.
Shawbrook problems logging on
I have been unable to log into my Shawbook account for 3-4 weeks now - they keep telling me they know they have an IT problem and they're working to solve it - but it doesn't affect all customers. Wanted to take a 1 year fix ISA with them, but if they can't sort out their IT problems - makes me nervous! Anyone else having…
TSB £310 switching offer May 2025
https://www.tsb.co.uk/current-accounts/switching-bank-account.html#accordion-65037e0234-item-5030ba72e9 £100 welcome bonus * Open a Spend & Save account and complete a full switch * Log into the TSB Mobile Banking App * Make at least 5 payments using the debit card on your new account * If you do this before 19 July 2025,…
Post office error
I recently paid money into my bank account through the post office I counted it and they counted it out £870 later that day I got a phone call to say that it was only £770 I owed them a hundred pound, they stated that they have CCTV proof there was £700 in £20 and £70 in £10 which I knew couldn’t be true as I didn’t have…
Santander stopping alerts - why would they do that?
I have a Santander Edge Up Current Account, with all sorts of benefits that Santander shout from the rooftops about. I must admit, in general it is fairly good, IMHO.And one of the things I genuinely find useful is the alerts - not just dull ones that other banks send for every transaction, but alterable ones, like:* When…
transfer EUR from UK Paypal to UK Revolut
Someone transferred some EUR into my UK Paypal some time ago, and the EUR have been sitting in my Paypal EUR subaccount ever since. Is it possible to transfer those EUR from Paypal into my UK Revolut EUR subaccount, keeping in EUR all the time (ie never exchanging into GBP then back to EUR etc..), without fee ?
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…
Nationwide take over of Virgin Money
I've got several savings accounts with Virgin Money plus credit and debit accounts.... will they be affected? https://news.sky.com/story/nationwide-agrees-terms-for-2-9bn-takeover-of-virgin-money-13088922

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Winter Fuel Payments extension confirmed for this winter – watch Martin Lewis' instant response and his message to the Chancellor
Winter Fuel Payments will be extended to more pensioners this winter – though not to everyone – the Chancellor has today confirmed. However, exact details of who will now qualify still remain scant. Watch MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis give his instant response, as well as his key message for Rachel Reeves.
Nationwide Fairer Share: Free £100 bonus confirmed for 2025 – here's who will get it
If you bank with Nationwide, you could get a free £100 paid into your account in June or July as part of the building society's 'Fairer Share' scheme. The bonus will be paid to millions of its current account customers who also have savings or a mortgage with it.
Forced onto a prepay energy meter? You may be due money back as 10,000s to be compensated
If you had an energy prepayment meter forcibly installed or your smart meter was remotely switched to prepay mode without your permission, you could be entitled to compensation of up to £1,000 and may even be eligible to have your energy debts written off.
Tesco shopper? It's your last chance to use £15 million worth of Clubcard vouchers – or extend them with our trick
If you've got a Tesco Clubcard, check if you have any vouchers close to expiring, as nearly £15 million-worth are due to run out on Saturday 31 May. Don't want to spend your vouchers yet? We've got a trick to extend their validity.
Nationwide Fairer Share: Free £100 bonus confirmed for 2025 – here's who will get it
If you bank with Nationwide, you could get a free £100 paid into your account next month as part of the building society's 'Fairer Share' scheme. The bonus will be paid to millions of its current account customers who also have savings or a mortgage with it.
Misleading Child Trust Fund claims ads BANNED after MSE complaint – here's how to trace yours for free
Misleading Child Trust Fund (CTF) adverts that targeted young people on social media have been banned following a complaint by MoneySavingExpert.com. The Turner Lewis Ltd ads claimed savers had "nothing to lose" despite the firm charging possibly £100s for its services.
Last chance: Aged 20 to 25? Trick to get a FREE four-year railcard worth £100 from Santander
If you're aged 20 to 25, there's a trick right now that can get you a free four-year railcard worth £100 via the bank Santander – but you'll need to be quick as the offer ends on Friday 30 May. MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis takes you through it.
Tesco shopper? You've just DAYS left to use £15 million worth of Clubcard vouchers – or extend them with our trick
If you've got a Tesco Clubcard, check if you have any vouchers close to expiring, as nearly £15 million-worth are due to run out on Saturday 31 May. Don't want to spend your vouchers yet? We've got a trick to extend their validity.
Martin Lewis: Are you one of 800,000 parents missing out on up to £2,000 a year towards childcare costs?
If you pay for childcare, whether just for the summer or all year round, watch this urgent video briefing on the help that's available.

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