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Is a cheque always upside down when you deposit it using an Android tablet?
I had great difficulty today in depositing a cheque using the banking apps on the two tablets that myself and partner own, as on both differing makes of android tablet and both differing banking apps it would only show the image upside down, making it very difficult to position the tablet to take a decent image of the…
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Receiving overseas funds
In the next few months I am to receive funds from overseas. A while back my brach closed and I never bothered to check for an update until today. My latest online statement provides the new branch information but the bic / swift code is still the old one. I then dealt with a person online and he said thst I could use the…
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Deposit Money into my Nationwide Current Account?
Does anyone think it would be worthwhile to deposit £100 into my Nationwide Flexdirect Current Account (currently £0 balance) and open a savings account to maybe get £100 bonus from Nationwide?
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HSBC Advance - free £205 offer
So, I set up the advance account last year and was also accepted for a global money account, I carried out all the necessary requirements and received the initial £125 in to my global money account, all good I then spent 5x on my global money card to allow me to qualify for the additional £80 payment due between 1st-8th…
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Possible lost account with Halifax....
Hi thereI'm wondering if someone out there can help.A LONG time ago (around 2010), myself and my mum opened a special savings account at the Halifax. We were trustees for the account in my daughters name.They never sent me bank statements but my mum (different address) did manage to find an old statement that had been sent…
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Starling Bank... good?
I am in the position of separating from my partner of 30 years, so looking for a new place to live and figuring out how to be financially independent, even though my partner has always "done" the finances! Looking into opening a new bank account, and following some research, Starling Bank is coming up top for my needs -…
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Direct debits have not transferred with CASS
Hello, we have just switched our longstanding joint current account from Triodos to Starling using the CASS (of which they are both members). None of our direct debits have moved across. There are no direct debits active on the new account. This is our main joint account from which all of our bills including mortgage,…
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Santander
We’ll biggest mistake was to leave first director Santander so far they have failed to pay 2 direct debits costing me £29 in interest also they blocked the credit card they gave me after only 2 days told me to speak with the fraud team who never got back to me. They have cost me over 5 hours on the phone what a waste. And…
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Does anyone know what this dd is?
Hey I am going through my grandads finances. He has dementia. I was wondering if anyone knows what AIL Santander is before I go in? Thanks in advance c
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HSBC GMA - How to use..
Hello everyone, I need a little advice please. I've opened a HSBC GMA account, solely for holiday use, to avoid debit card charges or ATM fees whilst away. It says (if I understand correctly), that I can either transfer GBP into the account and leave it as GBP and when I use the debit card the funds will be deducted in the…
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santander switch
I switched from Santander to First Direct about 4 years ago. Am I able to get the new Santander deal account ,Edge, by switching back and claiming the £175? Or am I not eligible? Their terms are not that clear.............
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Chase app on multiple devices
I been wanting to use Chase as my primary current account, but the only thing stopping me was the info from Chase saying the app only works on one device. "While you can install the app on another device, it's currently not possible to have more than one device registered to use Chase." Then it goes on to say "you need to…
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A Smartphone and online banking
I have always used a public PC with inPrivate browsing to check my bank balance and transactions . Now i use my own Android 12 Smartphone to do it My question is how safe is it to use my smartphone to do it ? is it 100% safe to do it ?
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Cheque advice
Hello all I was wanting to know if someone can help me so I got into a car accident and I got a cheque for the damages I've took it to my local bank just waiting for it to clear I looked on my online bank and I've all ready received it via bank transfer what should I do
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HSBC blocked account after mortgage deposit
I just wanted to share a bad experience I have been having with
HSBC over the last couple of weeks with regards to my account being frozen over
two transactions. Currently, my wife and I are in the process of purchasing the
flat we currently rent from our landlord. My mum has very kindly gifted us the
deposit to get us…
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Making an international payment
Hello, please can anyone help? I want to make an international payment from either Santander or First Direct (approx £180) to a bank in Vietnam, for a hotel deposit. When logging into our accounts the country is showing as Vietnam but Vietnamese Dong is not an option to select under the currency. We appreciate there will…
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Transferring money from my Spanish account to my UK account
My daughter who lived in Spain until April 2023 is being marred with endless documentation, both from Spain and from the UK- in order to have her money transferred into her UK account. Help please
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Help with Chaps
Hi. Not sure if this is in the right place but here goes. I'm in the process of selling my late mother's house. Sale agreed and due to exchange & complete on the 29th April. His solicitor made CHAPS payment from Lloyds Bank to AIB. As of now 10th May the money hasn't arrived. His solicitor has received notification that…
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Should we contact ActionFraud ?
Elderly parent has had a formal letter containing personal information go missing. Post is delivered to an box at the end of a long drive. Is this something worthy of registering with AF over would you think?
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Receiving USD into UK Bank Account
I'm about to receive a USD dollar payment of over £100 into a UK bank account and I checked all available current accounts I have to see the cheapest fees. Both Santander and Nationwide have zero fees to receive USD payments over £100. Does anybody know which one will have better exchange rate from experience? All other…
