You’re so young 
Every bank used to give these things out, in which to keep your cheque/cash/Switch.
All the free stationary is how I got addicted to collecting ‘banking sh*t’ 
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Yes, its a card holder.
In the good old days, banks used to provide branded holders for things like cards, cheques and statements.
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I don’t think many banks do now. When I first opened a bank account it was with HSBC and a solo card/cheque book. They came into our school and helped us open one.
My mum used to work for NatWest and somewhere had all the pigs. If you know what they are you’re as old as me!
These days a nice card opening package and packaged account benefits are more their (any banks) style.
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And in my student days, I used to pay my monthly rent (of, ahem, £160) by cheque from a chequebook housed in the grey cover as it was pre–LloydsTSB era.
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I used HSBC online banking in the early 2000’s
In fact, I had a Cahoot account in 1998 which was online only.
EDIT: and a First Direct account in 1997 which had fully-functional online banking - albeit primitive.
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I had Windows XP when it was new, and there was an MS programme (MS Money?)which linked to my Barclays account. I’m not sure whether it really counted as online banking as it might have been read only (it was back when cheques were used for virtually all “transfers.”)
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I used similar from 2001 onward. Before then, I used Quicken Personal from 1997, which could connect to compatible bank accounts to download statements and reconcile the ‘online’ transactions with manually entered or repeating transactions automatically.
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First Direct used to send you a real leather, not plastic, card wallet and cheque book holder. I still have mine.
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Must say I was somewhat (pleasantly) surprised when I logged in earlier to see this. Super nice.
I can’t think of one other bank that does this (I sort of think Monzo does but I can’t remember)
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The first direct app should have one too 
Happy birthday!
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Thank you
I won’t lie it’s the first thing I went to check and sure enough it did.
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Happy Birthday!
No 
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I dont tend to put my DOB anywhere online but obvs my bank has it
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And, thanks to the Electoral Office hack, all the bad guys have that, your full address and your National Insurance Number unfortunately.
But happy birthday 
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Just names and addresses, from what I’ve seen. DOB and NI number not included in the stolen data.
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HSBC internet banking has done the same for years.
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About 15 years ago I got some temporary work knocking on doors trying to persuade people who had ignored the registration forms to sign up to the electoral register. £0.50 per successful sign up as I recall.
One door I knocked on I got the response “Oh, no, I’m not supposed to talk to the likes of you. I’m on witness protection”.
Perhaps not the sharpest tool in the box…
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Train companies including London Transport used to give out plastic holders for your season ticket. HSBC Premier used to give out a free leather wallet and a free leather chequebook holder.
Edit: Chequebook holder added
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Been in every Nationwide Start to Save draw so far and have won nothing haha.
At least I’ve saved a decent bit though and the interest isn’t too bad.
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