Get £100 to do uni your way with HSBC UK

Going to uni? HSBC's Student Bank Account helps you boss your budget while you're studying, so you can enjoy student life to the full

  • £100 sign up bonus

  • Up to £3,000 interest-free overdraft

  • Plus a whole host of account extras

HSBC has teamed up with money.co.uk to create an offering designed for students looking to find a bank account. The offer is explained below:

Open an HSBC Student Bank Account today

Topping our comparison charts with the biggest interest-free overdraft about, the HSBC Student Bank Account has some of the best incentives we’ve seen. And the £100 sign-up bonus is just the start...

Get up to £3,000 interest-free overdraft to keep your money worries at bay, plus a whole host of account extras - so, one account can see you through this term, next term and the long term too.

You get £1,000 overdraft in year one, rising to up to £2,000 in year two and - you guessed it - £3,000 in your third year.

There's also a linked regular saver account and discounts at Costa Coffee, ASOS, Boohoo and more with HSBC's home&Away offers programme.

Apply here with your confirmed uni place, and be ready for it all with HSBC UK.

Offer available to first year students on a qualifying course who open one HSBC Student Bank Account from 16th June 2022 and make 5 eligible debit card transactions within 30 days from account opening.

For persons in the UK. Account subject to status.

Must be UK, Channel Island, or Isle of Man resident for 3 years+ currently resident in the UK. 18+ only.

Further offer and account T&Cs apply.

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