Current Accounts
A good current account is vital for basic financial management - and they give you access to credit cards, mortgages, loans, and other credit products.
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Virgin Money will replace Clydesdale and Yorkshire bank on the high street
Virgin Money has agreed to be taken over by the Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank Group (CYBG) for £1.7 billion. As part of the merger, the Clydesdale and Yorkshire bank brands will disappear from the high [...]
Debit cards overtake cash payments in the UK
Latest Current Account Articles
- Jun 19, 2018
Virgin Money will replace Clydesdale and Yorkshire bank on the high street
Virgin Money has agreed to be taken over by the Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank Group (CYBG) for £1.7 billion. As part of the merger, the Clydesdale and Yorkshire bank brands will disappear from the high [...]
- Jun 18, 2018
Debit cards overtake cash payments in the UK
Debit cards have finally overtaken cash as the most popular way of paying for things in the UK, according to figures from the country’s banking trade body. Contactless payments, which almost doubled [...]
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Jun 13, 2018What’s the difference between a current and savings account?
Current accounts and savings accounts are basically an arrangement to lend money to a bank in the form of deposits, which they promise to keep safe until you withdraw or spend it. That promise is backed [...]
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Jun 08, 2018The biggest personal finance mistakes to watch out for
Few of us learnt about personal finance at school, so it’s no wonder that money management can be a challenge from time to time. Secondary schools are now trying to put that right, with personal finance [...]
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Jun 06, 2018How to protect your personal and financial details online
The threat to your personal and financial data from fraudsters is an ever-increasing problem, and as scams get more complex and cyber criminals get even craftier, you need to be clever to thwart the threats. [...]
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Jun 06, 2018TSB criticised by FCA and grilled by MPs over IT meltdown
TSB has been criticised by the UK’s financial watchdog and MPs following a massive IT outage in April that left 1.9 million customers unable to access their money for weeks. This morning the Financial [...]
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Jun 06, 2018Tesco Bank suffers major online and mobile banking outage
Tesco Bank’s online and mobile banking services crashed yesterday, locking out 5.6 million customers for four hours in the middle of the day. Unlike the TSB outage in April, where customers couldn’t [...]
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Jun 05, 2018What happens to bank accounts after death?
You can’t take it with you, so what happens to your bank account after you pass on?
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May 30, 2018Why you should switch energy providers and shrink your bill
Paying the lowest amount for energy involves switching suppliers regularly – and ensuring you pay the correct amount means providing accurate meter readings. Most energy customers build up credit from [...]
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May 30, 2018Banks offer up to £200 switch bonus to entice disgruntled TSB customers
In the wake of TSB’s massive IT system failure last month, a number of high street banks have launched big current account switching incentives. The largest cash bonus is from HSBC, which is offering [...]