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Despite easier than ever access to personal finance services, there are still 3 million adults in the UK today who are completely outside the banking system, and don't have access to a bank account.

Card Consolidation Credit Debt Many of these people are unable to get a standard account because they have a poor credit score, either because of past financial difficulties or simply a lack of positive financial history. While high street banks are always keen to deal with people with good credit ratings, they can be cautious about making credit facilities such as overdrafts available to people with sub-prime ratings.

When you choose to get your disbursement of funds to your bank account, you are authorizing us (or an agent acting on our behalf) to initiate one or more ACH credit entries for the specified payment amount(s) accrued on your GlobalScholar Account to your bank account, and you authorize the financial institution that holds your bank account to credit such amounts. To complete your transaction, we (or an agent acting on our behalf) will create an electronic funds transfer, which will be presented to your bank or financial institution for payment to your bank account.

Credit Union A new kind of bank account was needed if the industry's government prompted goal of increasing financial inclusion was to be met, and Basic Bank Accounts were born.

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Merchant Credit Guide Co Basic bank accounts, also known as starter accounts or introductory accounts, are a very simple type of account which offer little in the way of credit or ways for accountholders to get into debt. There is usually no overdraft facility, no cheque book, and no debit card. The accounts simply provide a way for money to be paid in either over the counter or by electronic transfer, and withdrawn by cash machine.

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Apply Online For Credit Card This lack of features means that there is little risk or cost involved for the banks, and so their approval rates are much higher. In fact, about the only people who will have their applications rejected are undischarged bankrupts, or those with a history of fraud or very serious bad debt.

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By Card Credit Debt Debt Guide So how can getting a basic bank account benefit you? Firstly, most accounts will let you set up direct debits to pay your bills, and this will save you money as many companies will give you a discount if you pay in this way.

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Credit Repair Also, the government is moving towards paying all benefits and pensions direct into bank accounts rather than in the old way over the Post Office counter, and basic bank accounts will let you receive money in this way.

Active Credit Credit Guide Finally, this kind of account can be a 'stepping stone' into other financial services, helping you to build up a better credit rating, and in the future to take advantage of other services available such as overdrafts and debit or credit cards.

Credit Score Since they were introduced, basic accounts have been very successful, and there have now been around 5 million accounts opened. Both the government and the banking industry say they are committed to increasing this figure even more over the next few years, until ideally every adult has some form of bank account, and so we can expect to hear a lot more about basic accounts in the near future.

Bad Car Credit Guide Loan About the author: Nicholas Hunt is a contributing writer at 1Stop Finance, and a more detailed version of this article can be found at Basic Bank Accounts Explained.

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