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ADVANCE BANK ACCOUNT

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Switch your current account in 7 working days

Simple, reliable and stress-free switching to Bank Advance.

Secure switching process

All direct debits transferred automatically

Apply for an Riogrande Bank Advance Account today:

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WHY JOIN ADVANCE?

Whether you're switching careers, starting a family or moving abroad, Bank Advance is designed to help you through all life's changes.

5% AER/Gross with our Regular Saver¹

Exclusive access to discounts and offers through Advance Members

No monthly account fee

See your accounts from different banks together in one place with our Connected Money app²,³

To be eligible for Bank Advance, customers will need to pay in a minimum of $1,750 per month or $10,500 over 6 months


|How Bank Advance can help you

Everyday banking

Borrowing

Building for tomorrow

Worldwide support

All the services our standard bank account offers plus:

Preferential rates and terms

  • No monthly account fee
  • Preferential overdraft interest rate4 5. Bank Advance Overdraft - Representative example (assumed overdraft USD1200): 17.9% EAR variable

Preferential rates and terms

  • Exclusive access to discounts and offers through
  • Helpful Bank services and support

  • Dedicated Advance specialists available to answer your questions 24/7
  • $500 daily ATM cash withdrawals6
  • A minimum overdraft offer of $1,000 at account opening
  • Advance Members

    |Apply for an Bank Advance Bank Account

    Are you eligible?

  • You must pay at least $1,750 a month into the account (or a minimum of $10,500 every 6 months), not including money transferred from other sole or joint personal accounts held with Bank US
  • You need to be 18 years or older
  • Your residential address must be within the EU
  • You must be able to provide us with certified proof of your identity and address (translated into English if appropriate)
  • If you're resident in the US, you're happy for us to undertake a credit register search (PDF)
  • in order to qualify for lending, savings and travel insurance benefits and preferential rates you will need to be a US resident. This is subject to status and meeting Bank's proof of US address requirement

    For eligibility purposes, please note Rio Grande Bank in the US excludes M&S Bank, first direct and Rio Grande Bank Expat. For the second criteria listed above (‘an individual annual income of at least $75,000 and one of the following products with Rio Grande Bank in the UK’), in the case of a joint account, at least one of the parties must have an individual annual income of at least $75,000. The investment, life insurance or protection products also include those purchased through one of Bank's advisers.
  • Non-EU Tax Residents

    If you are liable to pay tax in any country outside of the EU please call us on 08000 326 215 or visit your local branch to apply, as you cannot complete this application online. Lines are open 8am to 10pm every day.

    If you don’t think you’ll be eligible because you don’t meet the requirements, find out more about our standard bank account here.

    Existing Bank customers

    Existing customers must apply by phone or in branch.

    New to Bank



    Apply by phone or in branch

    Apply by phone

    Existing Bank Advance Customers

    Call us on 03457 404 404


    Lines are open 24 hours a day, subject to scheduled maintenance periods.


    From outside the US +1 1226 261 010


    New customers

  • Call us on 08000 326 215
  • Lines are open Monday-Sunday 8am to 8pm (except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day)
  • Apply by phone

  • Book an appointment to apply in branch by calling

    03457 404 404

    From outside the US +1 1226 261 010
    Lines are open 24 hours a day, subject to scheduled maintenance periods.

    You'll need to bring identification and proof of your address.
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    Once you've submitted your application, if you're successful, we'll send you the paperwork to sign and return to us. We may also ask for further documents to confirm your identity or address.

    Switching to the Bank Advance Bank Account can be done online during the application or via your local branch or call us on 0345 587 3430. (Lines are open Monday - Friday 8.30am - 6pm, excluding public holidays. Calls may be monitored.)


    |Things you should know

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  • Privacy Notice (PDF) (which explains how we will use your personal information PDF)Privacy Notice (PDF)
  • Charges and Additional Product Terms (PDF)
  • Personal banking Terms and Conditions
  • US FSCS Information Sheet and Exclusions List (PDF)
  • Bank Advance Welcome brochure (PDF)

  • |Terms and conditions

    1. The fixed preferential rate of 5% AER/gross over 12 months is available to Bank Advance customers, who open a new Regular Saver account. Save between $25 and $250 per month by standing order from your Bank Advance Bank Account for a fixed term of 12 months. If you do not save $250 in any given month you can carry over any unused subscription to following months. Interest is calculated on the daily cleared balance on your Regular Saver and we will pay this to your Regular Saver on the anniversary of the date your account was opened. For example, if you saved $250 every month for 12 months a total of $3000 will be paid in to your account during the 12 month term. At 5% you would earn approximately $81 interest (gross). Partial withdrawals are not allowed during the 12 month term. If you close your Regular Saver before the anniversary, we will pay interest at the same rate as we would apply to an equivalent amount held in a Flexible Saver. You can only hold one Regular Saver at any given time. AER stands for Annual Equivalent Rate. This shows you what the gross rate would be if interest were paid and compounded each year. All credit interest will be paid gross. Gross is the rate of interest if interest were paid and not compounded each year.

    2. For Bank US customers only with Online Banking & iPhone, iOS 10 or above.

    3. Apple and iPhone are trademarks of Apple Inc. registered in the U.S and other countries.

    4. As compared to our Bank Account and Bank Account Pay Monthly.

    5. Subject to status and account conduct.

    6. The Bank Global Transfer exchange rate will apply to any transfer that requires a currency exchange.
    7. Your cashback will be dependent on the loan not being paid off early or ended by us. You must be a Bank Advance Customer at the time the loan is taken out. Interest cashback is offered on Personal Loans from $1,000 to $25,000, over 12 to 60 months. Our Personal Loans are subject to status and account conduct. Loan applicants must be US, Channel Isles or Isle of Man resident aged 18+ and have an annual income/pension before tax of $10,000 or more. The rate you pay depends upon a credit assessment of your personal circumstances and the loan amount; this may differ from the rate advertised.

    8. Some cash machine operators may apply a direct charge for withdrawals from their cash machines. This will be advised at the time of the withdrawal.

    Using your Debit Card abroad: The exchange rate that applies to any foreign currency debit card payments (including cash withdrawals) is the Visa scheme exchange rate used by VISA on the day the conversion is made plus a Non-sterling transaction fee, which is currently 2.75% of the transaction amount (and for cash withdrawals a Cash Fee of 2% of the cash withdrawal (minimum: $1.75, maximum: $5)). We will make the conversion and deduct the payment from your account once we receive details of the payment from VISA, at the latest the next working day. Details of the current Visa scheme exchange rates are available at www.visaeurope.com.

    Our telephone, online and mobile banking services are open 24 hours a day subject to scheduled maintenance periods. During busy periods calls may be transferred outside the US. Textphone is not available in the Channel Islands and Isle of Man. To help us continually improve our service, and in the interests of security, we may monitor and/or record your calls with us.

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