HSBC & First Direct - can you get both accounts to take advantage of both sign up offers?

Miss_Chilli

Hi - Noticed that HSBC and FD are both offering money to sign up.  Has anybody managed to get both accounts given that they have the same parent company?  I have seen on other threads about HSBC and dormant bank accounts to get the HSBC money, but nothing about whether you could get the two together.   I do meet the criteria of HSBC so my salary could be paid in, create a DD for one of my bills and a SO to go to FD.

I just don't want to hit my credit score by applying for both and only being able to get 1 account.
Thanks :-) 

irelavv

Yes! I sent firstdirect a message this week about this and their reply was:
1. Yes
2. If you have never had any products with firstdirect then, when switching, you select that you are a new customer.

alandaniel132

even M&S current account too. 

Brewer20

I've just been paid the incentive by HSBC and have been a FD customer for years.

If you've never had accounts with either before I see no reason for refusal when applying for both, apart from the salary thing with HSBC for the £175. You can of course get the standard account (no min pay in) with HSBC for the £75 incentive.