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sorry if something like this has been posted b4 couldnt see anything!
iam getting my loan paid into my regular account which i have had for several years! i went to my bank today to tryed and switch it to a student acount and they said i should go home and do it online! So i asked if they could send me a cheque book (as i dont have one) and need one in the next week to pay for my accomodation!
i have to pay accomodation by cheque because i need the clearing time for my loan to go into my account! if i pay by debit card my money wil come out straight away and i dont have enough money until my loan is put in!
i was told that it would only take a few days for a student account to be set up over the net and that i should revieve my chequebook in the next week! So i went home and filled in the form online, only to find out it would take a lot longer than my bank told me and i wont get a cheque book for over two weeks! which is no good because i will be goin to uni and need to pay my cheques in a weeks time!!!
any advice
hope that i explained myself alright!
iam getting my loan paid into my regular account which i have had for several years! i went to my bank today to tryed and switch it to a student acount and they said i should go home and do it online! So i asked if they could send me a cheque book (as i dont have one) and need one in the next week to pay for my accomodation!
i have to pay accomodation by cheque because i need the clearing time for my loan to go into my account! if i pay by debit card my money wil come out straight away and i dont have enough money until my loan is put in!
i was told that it would only take a few days for a student account to be set up over the net and that i should revieve my chequebook in the next week! So i went home and filled in the form online, only to find out it would take a lot longer than my bank told me and i wont get a cheque book for over two weeks! which is no good because i will be goin to uni and need to pay my cheques in a weeks time!!!
any advice
hope that i explained myself alright!
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Or speak to the uni and explain to them and see if they'll allow you an extension period.
I would also suggest that you shop around for your student bank account.
if u could shed any light on this would be appreciated
what do you mean, shed any light?
they've just told you you're not allowed to have 2. simple as really.
what can they do if u have more.
why do you think when i opened my second account they had no problem that my loan wasnt goin in there?
i have a student account with an overdraft and then a normal account i had first where my loan goes into. they'll presumably think it's something like that.
thanks
i don't think i said it was ok, did i?
Either your bank is an exception, your bank is wrong, or you don't have a student account.
mine doesn't though, and i've never had a problem with that.
err..how much would you like it to be? then they either accept or decline it.