Abbey Student Bank Accounts
The Abbey is part of the Santender group (a Spannish bank) that is slowly rebranding but Abbey have a stand alone banking system still and offer new students special deals.
The Abbey Student Account
The Abbey student account works just like a regular bank account but you get a few goodies such as an interest free overdraft up to £2,000 and a £50 incentive just for opening an account and keeping it for a month. The full details are as follows:
- Interest free overdraft of up to £2,000
- £50 cash incentive credited to the account after it has been opened for one month
- Includes a Visa debit or Electron card
- 2% AER credit interest on money in your account (5% for Santander University Account)
- Easy access through Abbey’s 700+ branches and cash machine network.
- unlimited online banking - for 24-hour access to your bank account
The Abbey Post Graduate Account
The Abbey post graduate account works just like a regular bank account but you get a few goodies such as an interest free overdraft up to £1,800. The full details are as follows:
- Interest free overdraft of up to £1,800
- Includes a Visa debit or Electron card
- 0.10% AER credit interest on money in your account (5% for Santander University Account)
- Easy access through Abbey’s 700+ branches and cash machine network.
- unlimited online banking - for 24-hour access to your bank account
The Abbey Graduate Account
The Abbey graduate account is for people who have just left university and to help them on their way with a few special offers including an interest free overdraft up to £2,000. The full details are as follows:
- Interest free overdraft of up to £2,000
- Preferential loan rates at 7.5% AER on loans of up to £10,000
- Includes a Visa debit or Electron card
- 0.10% AER credit interest on money in your account (5% for Santander University Account)
- Easy access through Abbey’s 700+ branches and cash machine network.
- unlimited online banking - for 24-hour access to your bank account
These are reasonable accounts and the one big bonus is the fee free overdraft.