Guide to Student Banks Online

The majority of students choose on the big four (Lloyds, Barclays, NatWest and TSB) as they have the most branches and cashpoints.

See what they're all offering here.

Banks are keen to capture to attract student customers as they normally stay with the bank that they opened their first account with. Hence, once the bank has you as a customer, they will probably have you for life. That’s the reason why they offer novel gifts when you open a new student account.

So, prior to placing your money with one of the banks, check which of the factors on the checklist below are most important to you.

Bank Checklist:

· Cashpoint on campus
· Branch on campus
· Cash card
· Credit card
· Telephone banking
· Internet banking
· Free overdraft
· Foreign currency (do you need to order it in advance?)
· Insurance services
· Saturday opening