How to get a free £150 from your bank!

Sounds too good to be true right? Switch your bank today and that money will be yours!

Which bank is offering this?

First direct is offering all new customers a free £150 when you open a current account with them.

Who are first direct?

First direct is a banking division of HSBC, they have no physical stores and operate through telephones and the internet. Although First Direct is a less well-known bank, it was voted the number 1 banking company within the UK for delivering high quality service. It’s rating of 86.7 is higher than the banking industry average of 80.4

First direct is also covered by the FSCS protection(compensation up to £85,000) but as it’s a division of HSBC the amount is shared between both companies, don’t let this catch out by this!

What’s the catch

You must be a new customer who has never opened a first direct account before and £1,000 must be paid into the account within the first 3 months. As its parent company is HSBC you cannot of opened an HSBC account since 1st January 2019.

The free money will be paid into your account within 28 days of meeting the criteria.