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Company:Alliance & Leicester
www.alliance-leicester.co.uk
Alliance & Leicester Premier Direct Current Account		HSBC
www.hsbc.co.uk
HSBC Plus		HSBC
www.hsbc.co.uk
HSBC Current Account Advance
Product:Premier Direct Current AccountPlusCurrent Account Advance
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Application Criteria 
Minimum income:£0£0£0
Minimum Monthly Credit:£500£0£500
Minimum Investment:£0£0£0
Maximum Investment:UnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimited
Minimum Age:211616
Maximum Age:UnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimited
Existing Customer Only:nonono
Area Restrictions:nonenonenone
Transfer Assistance:yesyesyes
Incentives 
Account Promotions:yesyesyes
Incentive Cashback £:£0£0£0
Incentive Moneyback:nonono
Incentive Pref Rate/Deals:yesyesyes
Incentive Disc/Vouchers:noyesno
Incentive Breakdown:noyesno
Incentive Protection:nonoyes
Incentive Other Insurance:nonono
Incentive Savings Sweep:nonono
Incentive Currency:yesyesyes
Incentive Other:yesyesyes
Facilities 
Internet Banking:yesyesyes
Branch Banking:noyesyes
Telephone Banking:yesyesyes
Post Office Banking:yesnono
Standing Orders:yesyesyes
Direct Debits:yesyesyes
BACS Transfers:yesyesyes
CHAPS Transfers:yesyesyes
Bill Payment Service:yesyesyes
Statement Frequency:monthlymonthlymonthly
Min Additional Deposit:UnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimited
Minimum Withdrawal:UnlimitedUnlimitedUnlimited
Withdrawal Restrictions:min £250 at branchnonenone
ATM Card:yesyesyes
ATM Mini Statements:yesyesyes
Max ATM Withdrawal:£250£300£300
Cheque Book:yesyesyes
Cheque Guarantee Card:£100£250£100
Cheque Clearance Time:533
Debit Card:yesyesyes
Debit Card Type:VisaMaestroMaestro
Passbook:nonono
Text Messaging Events:yesnono
Text Mini Statements:nonoyes
Travel Ins Winter Sport:noyesno
Overdraft 
Overdraft Facility:yesyesyes
Interest Free O/D Limit:£2,500£0£0
Automatic O/D Facility:£0£0£0
Overdraft Buffer Limit:£0£10£10
Overdraft Arrangement Fee:noyesyes
Auth O/D Rate-APR/EAR:0%17.9%19.9%
Mthly Auth O/D Charge:£0£0£0
Unauth O/D Rate-APR/EAR:0%17.9%19.9%
Mthly Unauth O/D Charge:£0£0£0
Overdraft Letter Charge:£0£0£0
Rates 
Headline Interest Rate:8.5%4.5%0%
Rate Guarantee:yesnono
Introductory Bonus:0%0%0%
Amount of Bonus:0%0%0%
Open-ended Bonus:0%0%0%
Non Standard Tiers:nonono
Gross AER - £1/£50:8.50%4.50%0%
Gross AER - £500:8.50%4.50%0%
Gross AER - £1,000:8.50%4.50%0%
Gross AER - £2,500:8.50%0%0%
Gross AER - £5,000:0.10%0%0%
Gross AER - £10,000:0.10%0%0%
Gross AER - £25,000:0.10%0%0%
Gross AER - £50,000:0.10%0%0%
Gross AER - £100,000:0.10%0%0%
Interest Payment Freq:monthlymonthlymonthly
Interest on Withdrawal:day beforesame daysame day
Int Added to Account:yesyesyes
Interest Paid by Cheque:nonono
Int Paid to Bank A/c:nonono
Int Paid to Other A/c:noyesyes
Int After Cash Deposit:1 working daysame daysame day
Int After Cheq Deposit:3 working days2 working days2 working days
Int After BACS Deposit:1 working daysame daysame day
Interest Variant:nonono
Max Balance High Interest:£2,500£1,000Unlimited
Fee & Charges 
Free Banking:yesnoyes
Monthly Charge:£0£12.95£0
Standing Order Charge:£0£0£0
S/O Setting Up Charge:£0£0£0
S/O Amendment Charge:£0£0£0
S/O Cancellation Charge:£0£0£0
Unpaid S/O Charge:£25£25£25
Direct Debit Charge:£0£0£0
Debit card charge Europe:0%0%0%
D/D Setting Up Charge:£0£0£0
D/D Amendment Charge:£0£0£0
D/D Cancellation Charge:£0£0£0
Unpaid D/D Charge:£25£25£25
CHAPS Charge:£30£25£25
Stopped Cheque Charge:£10£10£10
Unpaid Cheque Charge:£25£25£25
Transaction Charge:000
Unauth Transaction Fee:£5 per day + £25 per paid item£25 per excess (max 1 per day)£25 per excess (max 1 per day)
ATM Withdrawal Charge:£0£0£0
ATM charge Europe:2%0%2%
A/c Transfers Int. Free:yesyesyes
Bankers Draft Charge:£10£15£15
Bankers Reference Charge:£10£8.5£8.5
Copy Cheque Charge:£10£0£0
Duplicate Stat Charge:£5£1£1
Special Clearance Charge:£10£15£15
Forex fee % Europe:2.95%2.75%2.75%
Other Charges:yesnono

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