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Moving Banks

I currently bank with Abbey (Santander) and have had loads of problems with them. Their customer service is appalling!

I would really like to change banks but the problem is I am currently up to the limit of my £2000 overdraft. Will I have to wait until I have cleared my overdraft before moving banks or is there any bank that will take me on with my debt?

I have over £2000 paid into the account every month but it all gets swallowed up into the overdraft.

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  • Azrael_1701
    Azrael_1701 Posts: 450 Forumite
    you can always see if you can get a 2k OVD somewhere else and then just transfer it over..
    100% G33K
    :D:D:D:D:D
  • td_007
    td_007 Posts: 1,212 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I currently bank with Abbey (Santander) and have had loads of problems with them. Their customer service is appalling!

    I would really like to change banks but the problem is I am currently up to the limit of my £2000 overdraft. Will I have to wait until I have cleared my overdraft before moving banks or is there any bank that will take me on with my debt?

    I have over £2000 paid into the account every month but it all gets swallowed up into the overdraft.

    If the main reason is to bank somewhere else, then opening a basic bank account will relatively easy even if you have the overdraft. To increase your chances of getting a current a/c say that you do not want an overdraft....
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