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someone said:SMS from First Direct> Thanks for your recent application for a Regular Saver Account. The new rate is proving popular so it's taking us a little longer to open new accounts. We're working as quickly as possible and as soon as your account is open you'll receive a welcome pack through the post.Save £12k in 2022 #54 reporting for duty0
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someone said:SMS from First Direct> Thanks for your recent application for a Regular Saver Account. The new rate is proving popular so it's taking us a little longer to open new accounts. We're working as quickly as possible and as soon as your account is open you'll receive a welcome pack through the post.1
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Here is mine.
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This is becoming instagram for account openings. dozens of posts that actually contain no really useful info.
Surely, FD have launched an account, read the terms, open it or not, move on?21 -
happybagger said:This is becoming instagram for account openings. dozens of posts that actually contain no really useful info.
Surely, FD have launched an account, read the terms, open it or not, move on?
Its not a tiny building society - the HSBC group which supports it is a huge global entity - and given you need to be an existing current account customer (so they have your details) I see no reason why it simply doesn't appear instantaneously. If I was FD I probably wouldn't have launched this just before a bank holiday weekend for this reason given the flood of applications they would have got on Thursday.
Its only a minor issue - but this is surely what this forum is for as not everyone has the same financial expertise etc.
PS I got the same text from FD at 2.55pm yesterday despite applying Thursday but my account still isn't appearing in my online banking. Just thought you would like to know!!7 -
Rich2808 said:
Its not a tiny building society - the HSBC group which supports it is a huge global entity - and given you need to be an existing current account customer (so they have your details) I see no reason why it simply doesn't appear instantaneously.
Those who are new to the FD RS can rest assured that it works like clockwork, even if you can't see it 24x7 at the start and at the end, as the processes and the system support are tried and tested and rock solid.0 -
Rich2808 said:PS I got the same text from FD at 2.55pm yesterday despite applying Thursday but my account still isn't appearing in my online banking. Just thought you would like to know!!
It definitely wasn't there on FD last night at 8pm'ish but was when I logged in today at 10am'ish, and it did say that the money arrived 'Today'.
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Malchester said:
I pay into my RBS digital saver from an external account no problem. When I opened the account I set up a SO for £1 so the first month the £1 went in. I then cancelled the SO and pay by bank transfer from elsewhere on 1st of each month and always instantly shows.
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kaMelo said:The way FD and HSBC operate their regular saver it makes no difference when they actually open it
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phillw said:kaMelo said:The way FD and HSBC operate their regular saver it makes no difference when they actually open it0
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