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Fee-free basic bank accounts

A fee-free basic bank account may be worth considering if you don’t have a bank account or can’t use or open a standard current account. You can use a fee-free basic bank account to receive money and pay bills, but it doesn’t allow you to use an overdraft. This page tells you more about whether you might qualify for a fee-free basic bank account, what documents you need to open one and how to use it.

Fee-free basic bank accounts

Can I open a fee-free basic bank account?

Who offers fee-free bank accounts?

What do I need to open a fee-free basic bank account?

How much does a basic bank account cost?

How to choose a basic bank account

Managing your basic bank account

When you might be refused a basic bank account

When your fee-free basic bank account can be closed

If you want to complain about the service you have received

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