Just received it, typical but happy days!
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Just got my switch money! Time to party 
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I got a bribe last Spring so not sure it’s even worth trying.
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Nationwide didn’t allow me a second either 
Has Santander kept a switch offer open for this long before? Same with Nationwide and First Direct. Thought they came and went much quicker than this previously. Is there a reason? Just desperate for customers?
I noticed they do send a weekly balance notification via push, so hepefully its in the pipeline.
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Did you get a hard search?
I got the Edge Saver when it was 7% interest and getting £23-ish a month is a nice bonus for just leaving £4000 in there. That, plus the cashback, means I have little reason to go anywhere else. Ive been with them since 2020 and never had an issue with them
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Considering moving my non-Monzo account from nationwide. I got card readered again the other day 
Won’t get another switching bonus though.
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Done it. Opened an Edge Saver as well because why not 
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Perhaps we can make Santander the new HSBC (or the new new RBS) 
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Works for me. I’ve occasionally been getting a few for investing but the X does get rid of it. Am I just lucky in avoiding these kind of things (first HSBC, now this 
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Received £5 Asda/Tesco voucher for this quote 
I really like the app. The falling leaves are a bit odd though
When I came across that on one of the screens, it did feel like a random addition. It’s completely harmless, but why spend time putting it into the app?
Santander considers UK exit amid frustrations with high street banking
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Have we seen this? It seems to have been written a bit oddly for the FT (not that I’m an expert).
Any details in the article? It says I need to subscribe to read.
You can post any link, paid or not afaik.
Someone usually comes along with a free link too (archive.org?)
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Sorry. When I first clicked on the link I was able to read it but can’t anymore. Here’s a short summary;
Santander is reviewing its UK operations, including a potential exit, due to lower returns, high costs, and challenges like a court ruling on car loan mis-selling, for which it set aside £295mn. Frustrations with its UK ringfenced bank, which hasn’t benefitted from rising interest rates as much as other markets, are driving this reassessment.
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