Where to bank US dollar cheques

unlucky67

Posted a reply regarding this in another section of forum and was recommended to try here

I have 2 us dollar cheques (both less than $30) and I can't find anywhere to bank them.

I have accounts with nationwide and TSB and both say they don't accept them.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance

SiliconChip

If you do find somewhere that will take them it'll probably cost more than $30 to do it, either get the originator to send the money electronically, like we do in the 21st century, or keep the cheques as a memento.

sheramber

according to a Google search
Santander say  they can deal with them by post but you may need an account with them.
HSBC say 
International cheques will need to be paid in at a counter in a Full Service or Cash Service branch.

grumpy_codger

Lloyds reportedly, but again don't expect it to be free.

Dicentra

First direct accept usd cheques, a fee of £27 per cheque.

gt94sss2

HSBC will allow you to pay USD cheques in for free in their foreign currency account

https://www.hsbc.co.uk/international/currency-account/

You need to have a HSBC current account to open one.

Rob5342

grumpy_codger said:

Lloyds reportedly, but again don't expect it to be free.

They definitely do. My Mum had an inheritance cheque from a very old fashioned American solicitor that wouldn't do a bank transfer and she was able to pay it into her Lloyds account. Their website doesn't give any details on fees. Halifax do too (hey are just Lloyds with a blue label)

pochisoldi

Having a relative who lives in the USA (and has a checking account there), if I had a low value USD "check", I would "endorse it over" to them, and post it to them so that they could pay it into their account, and either keep the money as a gift, or give me "greenbacks" next time I see them. (Google "endorsing a check to someone else" for more info).

retiredbanker1

Lloyds used to charge £5 for cheues under the value of £100 and you could pay both cheques in at the same time for a single fee.