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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Rupert Jones

£100 cash and interest-free overdrafts: how to pick a student bank account

Woman making a contactless payment
Wooed by the big banks, first-time students have to figure out what really adds up for their finances. Photograph: We Are/Getty Images

In the next few weeks, many young people will embark on a relationship that will last for years or maybe even decades, so it’s vital they pick the one that will make them happy and treat them well.

This is nothing to do with romantic liaisons – we’re talking about student bank accounts. It’s the time of year when high street banks and building societies attempt to woo those heading off to university with flashy freebies and generous overdrafts in the hope that at least some will stay on as customers long after they have left their studies behind.

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