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Bank switch - Lloyds
I have a longstanding current account with lloyds which wouldne ever close or switch from, theres too much going on with it, and a useful overdraft. I also have a current account with another bank which i dont use but intend to set up a few low value direct debits for switch purposes. . When/if the lloyds switches come…
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Leeds Building Society
Having put money over the years by faster payment electronic bank transfers into my easy access online Leeds Building Society accounts I have recently looked at moving/transferring some money OUT of my LBS account into my nominated bank account I have previously set up with them..It seems that I only have an option of a…
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Halifax block on transfers while current account switch in process
Hi, I applied to switch current account from Halifax to Nationwide a few weeks ago; I chose the transfer to happen this week (20/02/25). I tried making a transfer from Halifax to another 3rd party account last Friday (1 week before official switch) and it seems that Halifax had put a freeze on my account and I'm unable to…
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New FIrst Direct account - pending debits
I've completed the switch last week and I used the debit card on Friday for the first time. Since then, I have four pending debits - I don't think I've had more than one or two, at the most, pending on other bank accounts - almost all complete instantly. Anyone else seen this?
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Last Working Day Standing Order
I know there was some discussion about this a few years ago and Barclays came up, but are there any other banks that allow the user to nominate the last working day as the date to pay a standing order on a regular basis? Basically, I get paid on the last working day each month and I want some money to always move to…
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Foreigen transaction fee clear disparity between main banks alternative banks
Why do the smaller offerings eg. First direct, Monzo, Virgin, Starling, Chase all have fee free use of debit cards abroad whilst the main banks eg Lloyds, Natwest, Barclays, HSBC all charge fees, or make you pay for not having the fees? Surely it should be standard in todays globalised world. If the smaller ones can do it,…
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Natwest Roundups
https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/savings/auto-saving-apps/ Is there a reason Natwest isn't included on this page for offering the same service as Chase but with a slightly higher interest rate (and no cashback) curious. It seems like a deal that warrants inclusion, am I missing something.
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NatWest Rewards Debit Card
Do I, or do I not, get 1% back on supermarket spend with my Reward debit card? The website is not particularly clear of whether I get 1% back with my debit card, or whether I need a credit card.
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Nationwide not allowing National Lottery payments (Merged)
For about four years now I've run a Euro Millions syndicate with colleagues at my work. We only do it when the jacks over £85m and we have about 120 people in each one. I back with nationwide, and they have contacted me and told me that this could be unlawful and "unfortunately, none of our accounts would support this…
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HSBC Premier Health Benefits are here (new perks)
Hi, Received an email today that new benefits are rolled out to Premier customers. The link where more info can be found: https://www.hsbc.co.uk/insurance/products/premier-health-benefits/
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RBS standing orders
Hi all, My wages have been paid in to RBS today, and I have three standing orders that always leave the account on the same day - two to external bank accounts and one to the RBS regular saver account. All of the standing orders are showing as having left the RBS current account, but none of them are showing as received at…
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More TIDE Bank issues
OK, so Im trapped in a Verification loop with Tide, after I bought a new phone; I have to verify my new phone, but Tide offer only 1 method of doing so - via text message. My problem is that I don't ever receive the text and so cannot access my Small Business account (and with that unable to manage my finances, invoice my…
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Credit card details used to create a subscription
My wife has just noticed payments going to Linktree Australia for a subscription she never created. Tesco Credit card say they can't stop the payments she can't tell Linktree because she has no account with them! Any ideas???
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Updating email on BOS site
Just updated email on the BOS site. Then went to Lloyds to do the same thing but the profile had already been changed. Currently asking the question in chat why this occurred. So far the answer is you can't do it because its on a different platform do you want me to update for Lloyds Have said that they where incorrect.…
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Bed bound parent can’t go into branch
My father received inheritance and wanted to share it with me and my siblings. So he bank transferred some to my brother and went to transfer my share and it blocked the transfer and kicked him out of his online banking. He called up the Halifax fraud team and confirmed it was him making the transfer but they said he must…
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Have I lost my money ?
I am currently checking value of gifts for inheritance tax following sad passing of my father Reconciling payments between us there was a payment out of my fathers account to me which I paid back via bank transfer. This was 2 years ago and I have discovered that although it was debited from my account it did not appear at…
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Halifax Reward current account
I got letter (Inbox) to say Halifax Reward current account is changing to normal current account, April 24 Fair Doos as I have been slacking lol 😂 as gave up sorting accounts out lol! anyway Can I change it back after April? Or should I move account to get a reward else where had account for years (not main bank account)
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Santander prize draw
I’ve received
an email from Santander ‘others have most likely received the same email’. Spend £500
on your debit or credit card during a set period to go into the prize draw. The T&C’s
state, one entry per card and one prize per person. So, could I
use both my 123 Lite debit card and my Edge debit card and get 2 entries…
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Starling Bank
I have held a bank account with their saving spaces in Starling for a few years. I am aware that they are stopping their standard accounts from generating interest, and so I contacted them to understand what was going on. They said that if I wanted an account that generated interest, I would need to apply for an Easy Saver…
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Unknown reference on monthly account credit
Dealing with the estate of a deceased person. Each month there is a small credit form an HSBC account with the reference NA1A-SLCUK Can anyone help identify the source of this credit? I am having difficulty getting Nationwide to reveal the complete account number of the source (I have only the sc and last 4 digits) and…
