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Clydesdale Anti Money Laundering?
So I looked at my Credit Karma app earlier and under Soft Search I've had 2 entries titled Clydesdale Bank Anti Money Laundering. What the fudge?. The only thing I can think of is this might be due to me manually having to open a Virgin Money Regular Saver because all my money goes through Virgin to fund regular savings…
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Currencies Direct locked account & demanding proofs
Resolved - please delete
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Switching to Club Lloyds without 2k income
Has anyone successfully opened the Club Lloyds account whilst not earning £2,000 pm? A friend of mine is attracted to this account because for Disney Plus and £175 incentive as she currently pays for Disney +, so even with £3 pm fee it is still worth it. However she is concious of them not really being interested in…
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Direct Debit before invoice
Hello, wasn’t sure what category this would come under, but I’m unsure what to think about this: I live in a new development and we have a factoring company that looks after the maintenance of the development and communal buildings and spaces. They send an invoice to me every 6 months (May and Nov) and I set up a direct…
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Unexpected New Lloyds Debit Card
Lloyds have unnexpectedly sent me a new Debit card that will expire in Nov 2027. This replaces a perfect good card that expires later in Jan 2028. Why have they done this, and which one should I use? I could do without the faff!
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Danske £200 Switch Offer 18/4/24-3/6/24 (NI Only)
Good morning, This is probably quite a niche one as you need to live in Northern Ireland to open an account with Danske as a new customer but Danske currently have a £200 switching offer for those who don't currently have a Danske current account. See: https://danskebank.co.uk/personal/products/current-accounts/switch-200…
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Barclays Switch - cannot open new account on app?
Am trying to open a new account so I can do the switch via the app.. but does not give me the option.. just to register with one of their accounts/CC/investor accounts. I see from other threads, that there should be "I'm new to Barclays" option showing.. but I can't see it?
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Paying a postal order into Nationwide
Are you able to pay a postal order into a nationwide account?
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Joint account bank switch
Does anyone know of any joint account bank switch incentives at the moment? I can’t seem to find any that aren’t sole accounts. Or could anyone please recommend a favoured joint account for interest?
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The practicalities of building up money pots in the early days
I have a separate Debt Free Wannabe thread going about building up an emergency fund, but I think this question is best suited here. Please feel free to move if that is not the case. I have created money pots in my banking app for every conceivable area from our SOA and allocated an appropriate amount to each for the first…
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GET MONEY BACK FROM ABBEY NATIONAL IN BAKER STREET
I have a friend in London who forwarded me this link from John.I had left money at Abbey National Baker street in London in 1976.At the time I had my motgage with me to buy a flat which I sold.I would like my money backI live in France but I plan to come to London soon.Can you help me?Merci de votre retourYours sincerely…
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Direct debit cancelled by bank. Now I get missed payment on credit card
So, today I learned that HSBC will cancel a direct debit if it's not used for 13 months. And so a credit card that I hadn't used in a while just charged me a default fee and will mark my credit file. For the sake of £5! I had no idea they did that and no notification that they would cancel it! I called the credit card, it…
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Credit card direct debit failed - what are my rights
My Barclaycard monthly payment was due to be taken from my Monzo account on 20th October, and I got a notification from Barclaycard yesterday (24th) saying my direct debit has been cancelled. Taking a look at my Barclaycard, the direct debit payment request was returned and as such I've received a late payment charge (and…
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Bank Account for Flat Freehold Company
Does anyone know of a bank account that would suit the funds held by a limited freehold company overseeing a block of flats where the leaseholders own the freehold? Cannot find one! We are in England. We have 16 flats in our block. Each flat owner owns a share of the freehold company. There are 4 resident directors who own…
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Best app/account/service for getting some money efficiently from the US to the UK
My wife has recieved an inheritance in the USA, it's not mega-bucks, under six figures, but is large enough that a couple of percent of difference in fees adds up to a large enough sum of money that I'd like to minimise the cost. This is also reliant on family and a solicitor cooperating in the US, so it needs to be…
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Emergency fund and new car fund?
Hello I have an emergency fund, of 6 months of bills. Any additional disposable income I have goes into my Stocks and Shares ISA and pension. My car and/ or my wife's car is going to need replacing in the next couple of years. Should I wait for my car to need replacing, then use my emergency fund to buy a new car. Then I…
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Strange PBZ Credit SOLVED
This morning I had a Bank Transfer into my main account without any key identifier. The amount was £25.00 and had a string of numbers ending NS PBZ. I now know this is a Premium Bond prize. It's a complete mystery why they would hide their identity. It looks like a scam test of the account. Many hours wasted on the phone…
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First Direct switching offer from 7 May 2024
The First Direct switching offer is back: Current Account | Open Online Current Account - first direct Terms and conditions: first direct CASS switcher offer Terms and Conditions
Effective from 7 May until the Offer is withdrawn. Who’s running the offer? first direct a division of HSBC UK plc (‘we, us’) is the promoter of…
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How do I find out where this money came from?
I've had a small amount of money ( £10.26)paid into my account and I have no idea who it is from or what it's for how do I find out? The bank details say "SSL master account" I have not a clue who this is. I haven't sent anything back for refund for months and I'm not expecting money
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Moved: Double figure debt to clear
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