Lloyds TSB Vantage Classic Current Account
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| Company: | Lloyds TSB www.lloydstsb.com ![]() | ||
| Product: | Vantage Classic Current Account | ||
| Apply via this site: | Not available | ||
| Application Criteria | |||
| No minimum income is required for this account. | |||
| The minimum monthly credit for these rates is £1,000. Lower rates are applied if the monthly mandate is less than £1,000. | |||
| There is no minimum investment required to open this account. | |||
| Unlimited | |||
| The minimum age is 18 years. | |||
| Unlimited | |||
| This account is not available to existing customers only. | |||
| There are no area restrictions. | |||
| Lloyds TSB offer a free account transfer service. They will handle the transfer of all Direct Debits, standing orders, transfer of salary and other credits to the customer's new account, and close their old account once the new account is up and running. | |||
| Incentives | |||
| Instant Interest on Cheques - Customers will receive immediate interest value on cheques paid in up to a maximum of £1,000 per day. | |||
| There is no cashback incentive available. | |||
| There are no moneyback incentives with this account. | |||
| There are no preferential rates or deals incentives with this account. | |||
| There are no discount or voucher incentives with this account. | |||
| There are no breakdown incentives with this account. | |||
| There are no protection incentives with this account. | |||
| There are no other insurance incentives available. | |||
| There are no savings sweep incentives with this account. | |||
| Commission free foreign currency and travellers' cheques. | |||
| Instant Interest on Cheques - Customers will receive immediate interest value on cheques paid in up to a maximum of £1,000 per day. | |||
| Facilities | |||
Lloyds TSB offers a free Internet banking service available to Personal and Business customers holding accounts in the UK. Simply register and the following options are available for full internet banking: - account list - account details - statements - transfers & payments - standing orders - direct debits - overdrafts - savings accounts - travel money | |||
| This account can be operated through a branch. | |||
PhoneBank Express is Lloyds TSB's free to use and free to call automated telephone service, available 24 hours a day every day of the year, giving the customer quick access to their accounts. They can either speak their instructions or key them in with a touchtone phone. They can check their balance or recent transactions, order a statement, transfer money between Lloyds TSB accounts and pay bills, They can also access their Lloyds TSB credit cards. | |||
| Transactions can be made at the Post Office. | |||
| Standing order facilities are available. | |||
| Direct Debit facilities are available. | |||
| Electronic/Telegraphic transfer service is available. | |||
| Electronic/Telegraphic transfer service is available. | |||
| A bill payment service is offered. | |||
| Statements are issued monthly. | |||
| The minimum additional deposit is £1. | |||
| Unlimited | |||
| There are no withdrawal restrictions. | |||
| An ATM card is available. | |||
| Mini statements are available through the ATM. | |||
| The maximum ATM withdrawal is £200.00. | |||
| A cheque book is available. New cheque books can also be ordered by text message. | |||
| A cheque guarantee card is not offered. | |||
A cheque from a Lloyds TSB will clear for withdrawal on the same day as it is paid in. Cheques from non Lloyds TSB accounts will take three working days before beneficiary able to draw against deposit. | |||
| A VISA debit card is available. | |||
| A VISA debit card is available. | |||
| A passbook is not issued when this account is opened. | |||
| Text message alerts are available. A 'near limit' alert is available when the customer's balance is within £50 of its limit.High/low balance alerts are also available. | |||
| A weekly SMS message detailing the last six transactions and showing the balance can be obtained free of charge. Customers can now order new cheque books and paying in books by text message. | |||
| No travel insurance incentives associated with this account. | |||
| Overdraft | |||
| Overdraft facilities are available subject to status. | |||
| There is no interest free overdraft limit. | |||
| There is no approved overdraft facility automatically set up when this account is opened. | |||
| There is no overdraft buffer. | |||
| No authorised overdraft arrangement fee is charged. | |||
| The annual rate charged for authorised overdrafts is 19.3% EAR. | |||
| No monthly authorised overdraft charge is made. | |||
| The annual rate charged for unauthorised overdrafts is 19.3% EAR. | |||
| There is a monthly unauthorised overdraft fee of £15. | |||
| There is no charge for an overdraft letter. | |||
| Rates | |||
| The headline interest rate is 5.00% AER. | |||
| There are no interest rate guarantees. | |||
| No introductory bonus payable. | |||
| No open-ended bonus payable. | |||
Gross Rate Gross Rate AER Excluding Bonus Including Bonus £1 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% £1,000 1.98% 1.98% 2.00% £3,000 2.96% 2.96% 3.00% £5,000 4.89% 4.89% 5.00% £7,001 0.10% 0.10% 0.10% | |||
| 0.10% | |||
| 0.10% | |||
| 2.00% | |||
| 2.00% | |||
| 5.00% | |||
| 0.10% | |||
| 0.10% | |||
| 0.10% | |||
| 0.10% | |||
| Interest is paid monthly. | |||
| Interest ceases to be calculated on funds from the same day as they are withdrawn. | |||
| Interest will be added to the account. | |||
| Interest cannot be paid by cheque or warrant. | |||
| Interest cannot be paid to a bank account. | |||
| Interest cannot be paid to another account. | |||
| Interest is calculated on a cash deposit from the same day it is paid into the account. | |||
| Customers will receive immediate interest value on cheques paid in up to a maximum of £1000 per day.Therefore customers with accounts in credit will receive interest on the value of cheques from the same day as they are paid in (up to a maximum of £1,000 per day). Customers with overdrawn accounts will stop being charged debit interest on the value of cheques from the same day as they are paid in (up to a maximum of £1,000 per day). For any further cheque deposits interest will be calculated as follows: interest will be calculated on a cheque paid from a non Lloyds TSB into a Lloyds TSB account the third working day after the cheque has been deposited. Interest on cheques paid from a Lloyds TSB account into a Lloyds TSB account will be calculated from the same day as the cheque is deposited. | |||
| Interest is calculated on a BACS deposit as soon as it reaches the account. | |||
| No | |||
| The maximum balance for high interest is £7000. The customer will loose the higher rate of interest if they fail to pay in £1,000 a month or go overdrawn. | |||
| Fee & Charges | |||
| Free banking is provided. | |||
| No monthly service charge is payable. | |||
| No charge payable for standing orders. | |||
| There is no charge for setting up a standing order mandate. | |||
| There is no charge for amending a standing order mandate. | |||
| There is no charge for cancelling a standing order mandate. | |||
| The unpaid standing order charge is £20.00 (max 3 per day). | |||
| No charge payable for direct debits. | |||
| A charge of £1 is made for each transaction abroad or in a currency other than Sterling. | |||
| There is no charge for setting up a direct debit mandate. | |||
| There is no charge for amending a direct debit mandate. | |||
| There is no charge for cancelling a direct debit mandate. | |||
| The unpaid direct debit charge is £20.00 (max 3 per day). | |||
| A charge of £30 is made for CHAPS within UK. | |||
| A stopped cheque charge of £10, free if the cheque was lost or stolen. | |||
| The unpaid cheque charge is £20.00 (max 3 per day). | |||
| No charge is made for standard banking transactions on this account. | |||
| If the customer goes overdrawn without agreeing an overdraft limit or goes over an agreed overdraft limit (an unplanned overdraft) the will be charged a fee, as follows: under £25 overdrawn - £6 per day, £25-£100 - £15 per day, over £100 - £20 per day. The fee is dependent on the amount the customer goes overdrawn that day and not the amount of transactions they make. The bank will charge a maximum of 10 daily fees within a monthly billing period. | |||
No ATM charge is made on Lloyds TSB cashpoints. LINK machines - all LINK cash machines will give advance, on-screen warning abut any charge that may apply. This warning will tell who's making the charge and give the option to continue or cancel the transaction. Lloyds TSB does not levy a charge but the owner of the machine may do so. | |||
For cash withdrawals abroad in currencies other than sterling the following charges apply: Where Debit Card is use to make cash withdrawal: 1.5 % of the amount with a minimum transaction charge of £2 and a maximum of £4.50. Where Cashpoint Cards is used to make cash withdrawal: 1.5% of the amount (Minimum £1.50) per transaction. | |||
| No account transfers interest free available. | |||
| The charge for a bankers draft is £20. | |||
| The charge for a bankers reference is £10 including VAT. | |||
| There is no charge for a copy cheque. | |||
Regular account statements will be issued free of charge. If extra statements are required the following charges are made: - at a Lloyds TSB Cashpoint - Free - Duplicate statements - £5 for each page (to a maximum of £10). | |||
| A special cheque presentation charge of £10. | |||
| Overseas Transaction Charge 2.99% of transaction value | |||
| No other charges made. | |||
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