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Latest online banking advice November 2024
So the advice I have seen on here and BBC is have a second bank account and bbc also say keep any savings accounts at home on an IPad or spare phone. If your money is taken what’s the latest advice if say you had a password for your banking app written down in a note would they refuse to refund if somebody accesses your…
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Santander Edge UPDATE
On Thursday I set about upgrading my santander current account to an Edge account, bare with it, it's a long one Simple online it said, except it said I wasn't eligible to transfer from one to the other, ok so let's open a new one and close the old one 😉 Went through the online process and received confirmation emails Next…
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First Direct Visa to MasterCard incompatibility HSBC
Has anyone else had experience of this causing problems? It seems first direct like many other banks have changed from Visa to MasterCard (likely in order to save costs) For first direct this has caused a problem because their cards can no longer be used in HSBC self-service machines - with first direct being a “virtual”…
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Nationwide Building Society - documents and statements now available in their app
I opened the Nationwide iOS app this morning to be greeted with a pop-up window informing me that documents and statements are now available in the iOS app (maybe Android too). A welcome addition as it can be laborious using online banking to retrieve my monthly FlexDirect statements. When I checked the document library…
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Security gone mad
Got a message from Santander this morning offering me the 6% saver which I'm entitled to as an Edge account holder. Thought I might as well take advantage so applied and immediately got accepted and given a new sort and account number. So I set up the £4000 transfer from my Santander current account. They checked and…
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How Long Does Co Operative Bank Cashminder Account Opening Take?
Hello. I hope you're well. On Wednesday (13th Nov), I applied online for a Co Operative Bank Cashminder account this Wednesday gone (13th Nov) and I got an email yesterday (14th Nov) to say that my application has been approved subject to some formalities which I'm guessing is their credit checks etc. I was just wondering…
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paid off my student loan
I decided to pay off my student loan today! Cleared it in full! Won't have to ever see another student loans e-mail or letter again reminding me how much debt I have with them! Great feeling! Be worth it just for that! Bit cash poor though now! Hopefully it was the right decision in the long run! Anyone else voluntarily…
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House sale proceeds
Hi everyone, we are in the process of selling our house in Scotland and relocating yo England. There may be a gap between selling and buying so we will have around £200k that we need to stash somewhere safe, any advice on where tk put it would be appreciated, thanks.
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General Discussion about limit slashing on overdrafts and credit cards
I am concerned that banks and financial are using the cost of living crisis as an excuse to slash PCA overdraft limits or this could in turn cause financial hardship to and financial damage to already struggling families across the UK. Although banks are businesses and are entitled to do this, they are also expected to act…
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Nationwide payment reference news
When I logged on to the Natiowide App this morning a message was displayed to say that the reference on a payment to an existing payee could now be updated - something that has been a bugbear on here for many years. I tried it and it looks like it'll work (I didn't complete the transaction as I didn't need to pay anyone…
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Nationwide £50 interest free overdraft
It appears nationwide now offer interest free on the 1st £50.00 of your overdraft. https://www.nationwidemediacentre.co.uk/news/ghost-of-christmas-overdraft-festive-season-brings-surge-in-brits-dipping-into-their-buffer
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Natwest Digital Regular Saver £150 deposit limit
Hopefully this will be a quick question, but I can't seem to find the answer written on the internet anywhere I have the aforementioned savings account which they only let you pay in £150 a month I'm trying to work out whether anyone knows if you're allowed to make more than £150 in deposits if you've made a withdrawal…
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Nationwide payment reference
Can anyone with the Nationwide app tell me if they can view payment references on their transactions?
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Free banking for non profit organisations
Our Allotment association has been banking with Lloyd's for the several years without charges, however, they intend to switch the account to a Community account and start charging not only a monthly fee but also or every transaction that we make. This includes paying in cash or writing cheques. My query is, what is the…
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Nationwide Flex Direct - Interest Payment
I have a Nationwide Flex Direct current account. Yesterday was the 1st. I expected to see a small interest payment, dated the day before, when I logged on. However, there's still no sign of it, even today. It won't be a large amount (it was 30p last month), so it's not the end of the world . But it's unusual, and I'm…
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Lloyds and Halifax issue
So sometime last month via the Lloyds and Halifax app I updated my name using passport & selfie! to change it from Mr First Last name to Mr First Name Middle Name Last Name! When I go into the app & online banking it still shows First Name Last Name! Statements still says Mr First Name Middle initial Last Name Debit Card…
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Prepaid Cards Guide Discussion Area
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Unarranged overdraft
So yesterday on an account that a hardly used which is charged £20 a month to use it had gone overdrawn by £7. I noticed this today and cleared the funds. What impact will this have on my credit score if any? The account is with NatWest
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Standing order not cancelled
I could have sworn I cancelled the standing order to our old water company when I made the final payment. Anyway, it appears that I didn't and the usual monthly payment has been taken. I can still log in to the water company account and they have our moving out date and updated address, will they automatically refund at…
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Bank Account With Transaction Limit?
Hi all. Recently my mother had a very close shave and nearly fell for a text based phishing scam. Thankfully her bank spotted the problem, and their fraud prevention team contacted her and put a stop to things just in time. For this reason, we went to her bank and asked that they set a transaction limit - i.e. she can use…
