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Applying for a bank account

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I intend to apply for a new bank account very soon, will this cause a problem for me if I then apply for a balance transfer credit card very shortly after. Will it reduce my chances are getting the credit card if the lender can see that search for bank account?

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  • Bank account applications seem to have less of an impact than credit ones. Although some of that may depend on if you get an overdraft with it or not.
    I opened some 9 current accounts, since the start of the year (none with an overdraft). After those I applied for 3 credit cards, and got 2 of them.
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