I’ve just checked and for me I was able to apply for an overdraft - as in it took me through the whole ‘tell us about yourself, your salary, your rent, your dependants’ and how much you want.
I doubt they’ll actually approve it - Starling isn’t my main account so I don’t pay my salary into it and my credit score is generally ‘fair’ rather than ‘good’ so I tend to not get accepted for credit products at the moment, but that’s definitely a change from when I last checked - which was just the standard ‘we don’t have any Overdraft offers for you at the moment’ message.
Thank you for getting in touch regarding opening a new account with us.
Unfortunately as you’ve previously closed your last account with Starling, we’re currently unable to offer you a new account.
This applies across all account types, including personal, joint, and business accounts.
We are actively reviewing and improving our processes so this may change in future.
If you have any other questions, feel free to let me know.
IMO the new branding looks awful. I used to like their branding! Also doesn’t really make sense to have social media handles different from the company name - guessing Starling was taken…
