Banking
-
Find out about how to open a bank account. -
Credit unions are organisations of people that save together and lend to each other at fair rates of interest. -
Before you open an account in a financial institution, you must show certain evidence of identity. -
The Dormant Accounts Acts aim to reunite account holders or their next of kin with dormant bank accounts. Find out more. -
Money laundering is used to disguise the illegal source of the proceeds of crime. This page explains the laws against money laundering. -
Basic bank accounts are simple bank accounts with no fees or charges for normal services. Find out how to get a basic bank account. -
A bill paid by cash can be rounded up or down. This page explains how rounding works. -
Find out how to switch your bank account to a different bank. -
An overdraft agreement allows you to spend more money than you have in your current account. Interest is charged on the amount you spend.This document is in: Loans and credit