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Halifax messed up
I'm really annoyed at Halifax. I've had a current account with them for 30 odd years. Out of the blue I got an email from them telling me that my new debit card should have arrived, and I could start using it straight away. Strange because my existing card is valid till 2029. The new card didn't arrive, so after a week I…
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Activating new HSBC physical secure key - no activation prompt when try to login?
My old HSBC physical secure key stopped working two weeks ago - battery stopped working and it wouldn't switch on. Requested a new one by phone - after informing them - and my old one should therefore have been deactivated? Received my new key yesterday. The unhelpful instructions just tell you go to hsbc.co.uk to activate…
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Cashback stacking
So for thing like Zilch and such where you link a card, what works in terms of cashback stacking? If for example I had a retailer offer with my bank for 10% cashback and then Zilch also had a cashback offer for the same brand, amd I right in thinking I wouldn't get both as the payment wouldn't be recognised as from that…
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Direct Debit change notification
I know there's a regulation that says that notification of a change to a regular DD payment needs to be made at least 10 working days before the payment is taken. But is that the organisation sending out the notification or the account holder receiving it? Problem is that our council tax has gone up by a substantial…
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Halifax/Lloyds closing my account in 60 Days!! Extremely worried about CIFAS
hi all, I’m in a very distressing situation right now. I made the mistake of transferring my wages and savings to Halifax as I wanted to start fresh from my other bank account with HSBC as they aren’t the best in my opinion. I made the mistake of transferring money to my Monzo to pay off my Monzo flex and then decided I…
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£25 Amazon gift card for opening a Santander current account (19/03/2026 to 13/04/2026)
New £25 Amazon gift card offer launched. Can be ended at anytime. Offer has ended. Links - each time you click on a link it generates a unique application URL for you with VoucherSent which applies only to your application (see the long key in the URL). These links are from MSE which is an affiliate partner for this offer.…
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Hsbc online login
Hi Usually when you go on their website to login to online banking it asks you to generate a code from your mobile app. But now it asks you to login to the app and scan a QR code that appears on the website. I have tried scanning the QR code several times but nothing happens... Anyone else had this issue?
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Stop using Edge Current Account but keep Edge Saver Account?
I have been cutting back on what I spend on direct debits from my Santander Edge Current Account and because they no longer give cashback from shopping I now have less than £3.00 cashback which no longer covers the £3.00 fee so I am thinking of closing my edge current account ( maybe switching to get a switching bonus)…
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Nationwide Fairer Share
Please be kind, a new medical issue means N/W FlexPlus Aviva insurance won't cover me for ANY declarations that haven't been a problem before. So pointless renewing on 1 Oct. Trying to find insurance cover has me too stressed to properly get my head round the Fairer Share for 2025......... I'll downgrade our Plus a/c to a…
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Tesco Clubcard Pay+ altertnative
It's no surprise that after the Barclays takeover, TescoBank have announced that they are withdrawing this card from April 2026. I have found this card invaluable in places that won't accept cash but can be risky carrying your usual debit card ie. swimming pool, where you leave valuables in a locker. I would like open a…
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Starling Bank Criteria - Even the staff do not know
Hi, I thought I would write a brief advise for people looking for a new Bank to use. Do NOT waste your time applying for a Starling Bank Account. Here goes: My brother and I had discussed getting a joint account for us to manage the monies from the death of my mother. We have agreed to open a joint account to keep all…
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PayPal+
The benifits of the gold level are pretty good but it requires you to spend 25k which is out of reach for me as normal spending even over a few years. Is there some hack to it? Is there a way to pay yourself and it be eligable spending? I have the money available in savings to do it but it's just if paying by the linked…
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Nationwide Flexdirect Account
I have a Nationwide Bank account, which I am mostly happy with, however one small gripe is whenever I or someone transfers money to another Nationwide account it only shows the sort code and account number. I phoned them up to see if I was doing something wrong and they stated that I wasn't. So I guess I just have to put…
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Transfer from HSBC foreign currency account to HSBC Global Money account
Hi, I have a US dollars HSBC currency account, I wanted to transfer some dollars from that account into my HSBC Global currency account, for some strange reason I don't get the option to transfer between these two accounts, I tried both on the app and online and nothing, I thought you could easily transfer between these…
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Direct Debit returned
I had a senior moment yesterday where i didn’t have enough funds to pay my credit card direct debt. And the payment had been returned. I did top up my account before the end of day but it’s not been taken yet. On the credit card app it is still shown as processing. Does that mean it will be taken in due course? In the mean…
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Santander: some Direct Debits deemed ineligible for switch incentives
This discussion was created from comments split from: Incentive Bank Account Switching - cancelling DD after switching.
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Using Chase as donor/dummy accounts for Current Account Switching
Small trick I discovered if you want to create some dummy accounts for Current Account Switching to get the switch premiums. 1. Open a bank account with Chase through their app2. In the app, open a second account3. Link the debit card with the second account4. Use that second account as a donor account for your Current…
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No show for cheque book.
Hello. I need some advice. please.l ordered a cheque book on the 17th of Feb and was informed via the online information that it would take 7-10 working days, but so far, no cheque book. I've informed the bank via secure message, and all they said was send us your address detail and how you want your name on the book. And…
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Cifas marker help
Good afternoon , I was made aware I had a cifas marker placed on me a month back by Barclays I got my subject access returned data form back and the reason I’ve got one placed is Misuse of facility the case type is falsely reporting a loss and the role within case is falsely disclaiming transaction. So I opened 6 Barclays…
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TSB £190 + Freebie Switching Offer 21/7/25-8/9/25
TSB have launched a new switching offer (thanks @lon_don for bringing this to my attention in another thread). Offer consists of 3 parts: £100 for switching in: * Open a Spend & Save account and complete a full switch * Log into the TSB Mobile Banking App * Make at least 5 payments using the debit card on your new account…
