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surfsister wrote: »what about halifax they give you £100 immediately and £5 a month to use the account? or first direct is £125
The OP's original post implies they are looking for the best in credit interest bearing current accounts.
First Direct and Halifax pay 0% on credit balances and they already hold an account with FD.0 -
Branches don't do FlexDirect, that's what Direct means. The 5% is your commission for being a self-service customer - it's the money that would be spent flogging it through branches.Hi I went into a nationwide branch to enquire about opening another flex direct"It will take, five, 10, 15 years to get back to where we need to be. But it's no longer the individual banks that are in the wrong, it's the banking industry as a whole." - Steven Cooper, head of personal and business banking at Barclays, talking to Martin Lewis0 -
Branches don't do FlexDirect, that's what Direct means. The 5% is your commission for being a self-service customer - it's the money that would be spent flogging it through branches.
You can, however, open a FlexDirect account in a branch (although I'd suggest online is easier).
You can also service them in branch where there isn't a self-service option available (e.g. cash withdrawals over £300, CHAPS, etc).0
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