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Nationwide FlexPlus fee hiked to £18/month from December
https://www.nationwide.co.uk/current-accounts/flexplus/Information: From 1 December 2024, the FlexPlus monthly fee will go up from £13 a month to £18 a month. Bad news. Was ready for and anticipating a £2/month hike but this is going to warrant some research. Might be time for me to ditch.
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Chase's ridiculous ID policy
A warning to those thinking of using Chase: I've been banking with them since 2022. I locked myself out of the app - for some reason fingerprint ID didn't open and the passcode didn't work. I divorced in 2021, and haven't yet changed my passport back to my maiden name, as I don't want to waste the 4 years left on it. I…
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Two mobiles with Santander?
Currently use one mobile with their app. I want the second account holder to have the app on their mobile. 1.Do I need to do anything other than download it and go through the process of registering? 2. Cn or Do I need to register the number on the account? There does not seem to be a place to do that other than the Home…
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Coop switch offer
Sorry if duplicate thread £175 bank switching deal launched - here's what you need to know The Co-operative Bank is offering customers £175 for switching their current account. The deal is available to new and existing customers who switch to a Standard Current Account, Current Account Plus, Privilege, Privilege Premier or…
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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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Nationwide Flexplus
If i upgrade my Flex direct account to Flex plus, when is the first account fee payable?
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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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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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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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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…
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Closed bank account but online banking remains open.
I closed my back account in Feb 24 with a 7 day switch from Halifax to Lloyds. However I had an overdraft with Halifax which failed to transfer. The overdraft was paid in Sept 24. At the point of the switch I had no access to my online banking, telephone banking (which can be proven by an ombudsman case which notes talking…
