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The Best Bank Accounts For Students - And What They're Offering

The Best Bank Accounts For Students - And What They're Offering
Ellen Nguyen
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This year Save the Student has revealed its list of top banks best in value for students.

This is especially useful for those who are thinking of opening a new account at the start of the new term as, quite frankly, the choice can be overwhelming.

These top banks listed not only allow students to go overdrawn at 0% interest rate but also offer great benefits and freebies.

Top 5 student bank accounts ranked by best value
Santander (01 of09)
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If you sign up for a Santander student account, you will get a free four-year 16-25 railcard. It's worth £120 and will save you one-third of your original train fares across the UK. Overdraft limit is up to £1,500. For information on rates and charges, click here.
HSBC(02 of09)
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If you are a first year student and you sign up before 31/10/2015, you will get a £60 Amazon voucher. Overdraft limit is up to £3,000.For information on rates and charges, click here. (credit:tumblr.com)
The co-operative bank (03 of09)
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According to savethestudent.org the majority of co-operative bank's student customers got the advertised overdraft of up to £2,000.For information on rates and charges, click here.
Halifax(04 of09)
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Depending on your credit scores, you could get up to £3,000 overdraft at 0% with a Halifax student account. For information on rates and charges, click here.
NatWest (05 of09)
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Getting a NatWest student account will give you a free National Express coachcard which saves you 1/3 of your coach travel expenses. Overdraft limit is up to £2,000.For information on rates and charges, visit here.
RBS (06 of09)
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Student bank accounts offer a free coachcard worth £27 and have different tiers in terms of overdraft. The first year is tiered as follow: £500 in your 1st term to £2,000 in your 2nd. For information on rates and charges, click here.
Barclays (07 of09)
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With a Barclays student account, you can get up to £2,000 overdraft. However, according to Save the Student's review, you'll be more likely to get around £1,500 in your first year. For information on rates and charges, click here. (credit:theguardian.com)
Lloyds bank (08 of09)
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LLoyds bank offers you a free 3-year NUS card with every student account which gives you discounts at a variety of shops. You can get an overdraft of up to £1,500. For information on rates and charges, click here. (credit:telegraph.co.uk)
TSB (09 of09)
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At the last place of the list, TSB has no incentive to sign up. Though, like most brands, you can get up to £1,500 overdraft. For information on rates and charges, click here. (credit:independent.co.uk)
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