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New to the Budgeting & Bank Accounts board? Start here
💸 Some threads you may find useful * What's your financial setup? Forumites explain how they organise their accounts * Which simple phrase or motto sums up your budgeting philosophy? * Living with a new partner: organising your finances * An Archived List of Switching Offers * Savings/investment DDs and debit card deposits…
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Lloyds switch for up to £500, 24 February to 30 April 2026
Switch to a new Club Lloyds for £200, or Lloyds Premier for £500. Open a Current Account Online | UK Bank Accounts | Lloyds https://share.google/6K20M5Iy0knuEbtVi https://www.lloydsbank.com/current-accounts.html £200 Club Lloyds switch offer Terms & Conditions. To qualify for the £200 switching offer (“the offer”) you must…
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Santander Amazon opening offer x2
I opened a new Santander Everyday account last week after seeing the £30 amazon offer just for opening (no switch required). Now they’ve launched a new £100 Amazon offer, this time requiring debit card transactions. I’ve looked at the T&Cs quickly, but can anyone confirm if I could go for this new offer as well?
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A regularly updated list of accounts that allow direct debit and/or debit card deposits
As you may already know, Bridlington1 has asked me to take over the maintenance of this thread. The aim is to keep these tables as up to date and accurate as possible on an ongoing basis. So if there is an account listed that has incorrect information, or needs updating, or removing please leave a comment or drop me a DM.…
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Lloyds switch offer 6 January to 3 February 2026
https://www.lloydsbank.com/current-accounts/switch.html * How to get the switch offer To qualify for the £250 switching offer (“the offer”) you must switch to a new Club Lloyds Account, Club Lloyds Platinum Account or Club Lloyds Silver Account using the ‘Current Account Switch Service’ to switch from a bank account held…
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Bank Switching - How Blatant?
I've recently jumped on the bandwagon of switching banks on the grounds that if they are quite happy to give me free money then who am I to say no. I'm just wondering how blatant about taking the switch bonus you can be - in other words, does anybody do a switch from BankA to BankB, fulfill BankB's conditions, take the…
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Unable to login to LHV Bank iPhone app
As per the title. Is anyone else having the problem or is it just me?
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Best instant access account for lump sum ?
I need to put £100,000 in an instant access account to hold ready to buy some land when it comes available, I will be paying nothing more into this account and it will just sit there until needed. I have a Natwest current account at present.
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Using Chase as donor/dummy accounts for Current Account Switching
Small trick I discovered if you want to create some dummy accounts for Current Account Switching to get the switch premiums. 1. Open a bank account with Chase through their app2. In the app, open a second account3. Link the debit card with the second account4. Use that second account as a donor account for your Current…
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Royal Bank of Scotland new pots
I have received an updated app today they now allow pots which are quite good. Yhe only downside compared to Kroo and TSB is that they don't pay interest on the balances in the pots but good if you want to divide your money. I did notice that they haven't updated the NatWest app yet and is still the old version.
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UK banks plot Visa/Mastercard Alternative
Interesting article in the Guardian, UK bank bosses will hold their first meeting to establish a national alternative to Visa and Mastercard, amid growing fears over Donald Trump’s ability to turn off US-owned payment systems. The meeting, chaired by Barclays’ UK chief executive, Vim Maru, will take place this Thursday and…
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Savings/investment DDs and debit card deposits- An updated list
This Thread Has Been Replaced. Please See A regularly updated list of accounts that allow direct debit and/or debit card deposits Welcome to this thread. I have decided to create this thread to provide a regularly updated list of savings and investment accounts that can be paid into by direct debit and/or debit card for…
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Santander £200 Switch Offer 10/11/25-TBC
Santander have launched a £200 switching offer. https://www.santander.co.uk/personal/support/current-accounts/switching Available to new and existing customers provided they did not hold a Santander current account on 1/1/25 or have received a switching offer from them previously. To qualify for the switcher offer you…
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Finance aggregators
What's a good free app to auto track savings, investments, current accounts, mortgages/loans & credit cards and display the whole picture in one app
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Current account switch to Nationwide Flex-account , from Chase, help please
HI there, I have wanted a Nationwide FLex accoutn for some time as I have heard that the Nationwide is fairly ethical and that they give out £100 bonuses each year (though I'm not sure if these are for savings accoutn or current accoutn I still would like one of their current accounts. I have seen the £175 incentive for…
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TSB £200 bank switch starting 13th Jan 2026
Hi, TSB has launched a new switch incentive campaign today rewarding those eligible with £200 Terms and Conditions https://www.tsb.co.uk/current-accounts/switching-bank-account.html "If you’ve received an incentive or benefit for switching to TSB Bank plc using the Current Account Switch Service since
1 October 2022,…
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Barclays/HSBC Switching bonuses for higher earners.
Does anybody know whether the Barclays/HSBC switches count pensions in the earnings class, I am close to taking my private and state pension, and I love my job, so if I take these pensions and keep my job for another year the total will take me above the limit needed for the switches. So is it just wage or total coming in…
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Confused on why halifax closed down bank accounts
My brother has just returned top the UK after living abroad for around two years. In November his bank (Halifax) sent a letter stating they are closing down his current account and credit card with in X number of days. He was asked to clear his balance and pay any outstanding CC balance. The bank did not provide any reason…
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iFAST Global Bank - anyone with experience of this UK regulated bank?
iFAST Global Bank - https://www.ifastgb.com/home Does anyone with experience of this UK regulated bank? It looks similar to Revolut in terms of the currency and money transfer services offered but, unlike Revolut, it has a full UK banking license and offers several competitive savings accounts in various currencies.
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Starling bank gave details of my finances in an unsecure email
I have banked with Starling bank for about 3 years. Recently they sent me an email querying the high amounts of transfers into my bank account, as they indicated a higher income than I had disclosed to them. This email contained the details of the savings accounts that I had used for transferring into my Starling Bank…
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Special Bank Accounts - Probate
Hi, Can any one advise if there is a comparison for which Banks offer probate accounts & what the pro's & con's are? Costs? Charges? It seems very hard to get this info without having to call Banks and that seems a lot of time to waste to get information that should be publicly available. We are in the process of obtaining…
