I've just been looking on their website at their basic bank account and it seems that it now comes with online banking and a Connect card, which as far as I know is a full debit card.
This now looks like quite a good account, but Barclaycard were one of my creditors - would I be wasting my time applying for the account, or is it worth a try?
The connect card is a full debit card. We still have one as the account is still open (they were one of my creditors,)
You can try - they can only say no!
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The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.
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Regards, David Mond, Insolvency Practitioner for over 46 years. Personal Insolvency Practitioner of the year 2012, Personal Insolvency Practitioner of the year finalist 2013 & 2014 awarded by Insolvency & Rescue Magazine and 2015 finalist for Personal Insolvency Firm of the Year.
We moved to Nationwide before the iva as Barclaycard were one of my creditors, but not one of hubbys.
We still have the account open, could we transfer everything back across to there as it is a full current account? Could Barclays look at it and take the debit card and cheque book away?
Sharing from experiences of dealing with debt
The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.
Bob Marley. http://kallis3.blogs.iva.co.uk
Well it was a case of computer says no! They couldn't tell me why I was turned down - it could have because I had Barclaycard as one of my creditors, because I still have a default on my credit file from Tesco or because I've been BR. I was told the only thing I can do is check my credit file, but that's not going to tell me anything I don't already know!
What did scare me was how little the staff new about BR - one told me that it would take a year before my BR dropped off my file, and then someone corrected him and said it would take 3 years!
Never mind Skip - at least you've still got your Co-op account.
Sharing from experiences of dealing with debt
The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.
Bob Marley. http://kallis3.blogs.iva.co.uk
