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  • I (incorrectly as it turns out) read post #10 as referring to the FD account, not the HSBC account, ie you'd been applying at the same time as posting on here.


    EDIT: You know you don't need DDs (or, indeed, anything else) on the donor account? So don't waste your time there. Personally, I stick a couple of SOs and a bill payment or two on mine for some 'authenticity', but you may wish not to bother.
    The donor account is so i don't use my Halifax account to switch. I get £5/month on my reward card at the moment
  • I've had a very small amounts in 'that' online saver for ages to avoid the £10 fee on the 1st Account. Glad we got there in the end.
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