First Direct - 20 minute phone quiz now needed to open savings account

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  • Doctor_Duke
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    I'm an existing FD customer and previously had a Regular Saver that matured. I used online banking to apply for a new Regular Saver and it was up in running in five clicks and showed in my accounts straight away.
  • masonic
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    I don't think anyone who has applied online for either the HSBC or FD regular saver has reported needing to go through a phone quiz (unless I've missed it).
  • grumbler
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    masonic wrote: »
    I don't think anyone who has applied online for either the HSBC or FD regular saver has reported needing to go through a phone quiz (unless I've missed it).
    How could you miss the very first post in this thread?
  • masonic
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    grumbler wrote: »
    How could you miss the very first post in this thread?
    The first post relates to a telephone application, not an online application.
  • nearlyrich
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    All banks seem to be making people sit through a reading of the terms and conditions of the account if they are opening the account in branch or on the phone. I opened a new FD regular saver on line a couple of weeks ago without this but they said if I opened it on the phone it would take 20 to 30 minutes.
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  • GingerFurball_2
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    Blame the chances riding the missold packaged account complaint train.
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