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Is there a credit search for opening a child's bank account?
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Going to open a bank account for our 3 year-old daughter.
Obviously it will need to be in her name but with us in charge of it till she is 18.
Will I get a hard credit search for this?
Obviously it will need to be in her name but with us in charge of it till she is 18.
Will I get a hard credit search for this?
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No not for a children's account
Nationwide certainly didn't do one for mine anyway0 -
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