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 a very serious offence. This document looks at the steps that have been taken to combat this crime.

  • Basic bank accounts are simple bank accounts with no fees or charges for normal services. This document gives information on the introduction of basic bank accounts.

  • 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.

  • How to apply for an overdraft from a financial institution and what to do if you experience difficulty in paying back an overdraft.
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