📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

2 Student Accounts

Is it allowed? :confused:

Comments

  • Jersy
    Jersy Posts: 554
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    Forumite
    i have one with halifax and ulster

    as part of my terms with ulster i must pay my student loan in there (i dont have one this year)

    and when i rang up to get teh haliffax one the bloke on the phone says that that computer would probably decline the application because i wasnt paying in my student loan.

    but he put it through anyway and it was successful. so yes, i do have two student accounts
  • vickitoria100
    vickitoria100 Posts: 411 Forumite
    hmm... thanks jersey
  • Meatballs
    Meatballs Posts: 587
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Forumite
    The banks can remove your overdraft with no notice. So don't let them find out you have another one.

    If they are expecting a certain amount every few months to be paid into them (your loan) then transfer it to your other account and back again to satisfy them.
  • kelloggs36
    kelloggs36 Posts: 7,712
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Forumite
    That's what I do. Money paid into one account and then promptly transferred to the other. I have 2 and even told Halifax when I opened it that I already had an account with HSBC. I have an OD of 1250 with HSBC and 1k with Halifax (although I haven't used them that much!)
  • Tinks!
    Tinks! Posts: 14 Forumite
    yeah, its great as long as you dont get found out, some banks 'talk' to each other so go for accounts you know other people have, im with hsbc and natwest, i keep them both happy by payin my laon into one and my wages into another.:o
  • pugsley29
    pugsley29 Posts: 732
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Forumite
    I wish I had thought of having two accounts, I read the terms and it says no, so being a sometimes goody I didn't apply for another one, although I would spend it like wildfire if I had two I suppose.

    I did get a student barclaycard with high interest as well, which I'm still arguing about because of the charges. I always here of student getting boob jobs with their student money etc, the must be living on baked beans to afford that.
    Wishing you a lucky 2026: 🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀
  • Gemmzie
    Gemmzie Posts: 14,876 Forumite
    They'll figure it out when you go to them waving around a form trying to get your income paid tax free.
    No longer using this account for new posts from 2013
This discussion has been closed.
★ ★ ★ Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 355.9K Banking & Borrowing
  • 255K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 456.2K Spending & Discounts
  • 248.4K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 606.1K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 179.1K Life & Family
  • 264K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.2K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.7K Read-Only Boards
Quick Search

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.