Applying for credit card - why do they want your account details

HannahAB

RichL74 no need to be rude, i just wanted to check it was normal practice to want bank details before i went ahead and applied.

RichL74

Wasn't being rude, apologies for that was trying to be sarcastic.

cos_2

Hi Hannah,

As you've guessed, yes, it's very common for lenders to ask for your bank account details as a means of verifying your identity. The idea is, if you have proved who you are to a bank it saves them the bother!

You'll be fine to give them the information.

jo-bo

The asda card is supplied by Sygma bank. They require your bank details for id purposes as far as I know. They don't use for setting up dd payments at that stage of the application. I have one (asda card) and they didn't use my details to set up a dd. HTH

HannahAB

Thanks everyone for your help

smithers1981

i would think ASDA a pretty trustworthy company.

BugsyBrowne

Anyone would think Hannah is giving her bank details to an Eastern European with a cut price car on Gumtree.

chanz4

smithers1981 wrote: »

i would think ASDA a pretty trustworthy company.

asda are not who you are giving the details to, sygma is who you are giving them to

cos_2

HannahAB wrote: »

Thanks everyone for your help

You're very welcome:)