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Business bank account - Government bounce back loan

hi, What bank would give me an account so I could apply for the bounce back loan ?
I have  received a  CCJ  on my file, I have a current account at the moment with the Halifax.
I have tried Lloyds but they are not accepting new customers.

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  • born_again
    born_again Posts: 21,785 Forumite
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    Are you running your business on your Halifax personal account?
    Life in the slow lane
  • Yes as a sole trader
  • General_Grant
    General_Grant Posts: 5,352 Forumite
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    edited 4 May 2020 at 1:15PM
    Have you read the terms of your Halifax personal account?
  • I know they don't do actual business accounts.
  • jonesMUFCforever
    jonesMUFCforever Posts: 28,898 Forumite
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    Yes they do through Bank of Scotland - BUT as you have already been told they are not opening new business accounts at this time.
    I think it was on BBC online news website that banks are looking at people who operate business banking through their personal accounts - the FCA want them to come up with a workaround to enable people like yourself to apply. Look at your bank's website over the next few days for news.
  • penners324
    penners324 Posts: 3,569 Forumite
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    Starling Bank
  • Thanks Penners 324  but we don't have a smart phone,  well we do just never had time to sort it out, not very technical should have mentioned that Starling require  you to have one.
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