HSBC Switch Bonus Minimum Pay In

sausage_time

SlovakianGuy wrote: »

As far as I know, you can't switch from First Direct to HSBC and get the bonus.
You can be a FD customer, but in order to get the bonus from HSBC, you need to switch from a different bank that has nothing to do with HSBC, which means neither First Direct nor Marks & Spencer bank.

There's a link on "HSBC vs first direct" thread that indicates that you can switch from FD to HSBC and pick up the bonus.

SlovakianGuy

sausage_time wrote: »

There's a link on "HSBC vs first direct" thread that indicates that you can switch from FD to HSBC and pick up the bonus.

Really? OK then. Even better for me :j

badger09

SlovakianGuy wrote: »

It is wrong indeed. However! As far as I know, you can't switch from First Direct to HSBC and get the bonus.
You can be a FD customer, but in order to get the bonus from HSBC, you need to switch from a different bank that has nothing to do with HSBC, which means neither First Direct nor Marks & Spencer bank.

2d suggests SlovakianGuy is correct

https://www.hsbc.co.uk/content/dam/hsbc/gb/pdf/TandCs-for-Advance-Bank-Account-Switch-Offer.pdf

sausage_time wrote: »

There's a link on "HSBC vs first direct" thread that indicates that you can switch from FD to HSBC and pick up the bonus.

I think EarthBoy has misinterpreted the T&Cs

Existing HSBC customers are not eligible. However, for the purposes of this offer, customers of First Direct and M&S are not defined as HSBC customers.

OK so far, BUT

The account being switched in must not be from any in the HSBC group i.e First Direct and M&S

sausage_time

badger09 wrote: »

The account being switched in must not be from any in the HSBC group i.e First Direct and M&S

Hmm, I fear you are correct. Looking at the T&Cs, you must:

switch your bank account to us from another UK bank
or building society which is outside the HSBC Group that
participates in the Current Account Switch Service

Bummer.