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Easy to open current bank account

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  • eskbanker
    eskbanker Posts: 40,706 Forumite
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    It's inevitably a generalisation but you'll often find that opening a second current account with your existing bank is the easiest way of generating a donor account, as they'll already have verified your ID, etc, thereby minimising the chances of being asked to go into branch or posting certified copies of documents and so on....
  • seesik8
    seesik8 Posts: 17 Forumite
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    Thanks for all the suggestions. I will read more about TSB, Monzo, Starling and also will consider opening second current account with my existing bank. :)
  • mrmajika
    mrmajika Posts: 988 Forumite
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    Monzo wins for me. The account was open inside 5 minutes when I applied. Starling wasn't that far behind it. Those two are, in my experience, by far and away the easiest to open.
    Whilst my posts do not constitute financial advice, I am always, without fail, 100% right! :D
  • seesik8
    seesik8 Posts: 17 Forumite
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    Thanks again everybody for help. Monzo account opened. :)
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