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The first table displays how you can speak to us about the services we offer. The second table displays how you can make use of our services.
The Financial Conduct Authority requires us to publish the following information about our personal current accounts:
How and when you can contact us to ask about the following things: |
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24 hour help? | Telephone | Internet banking | Mobile banking | |
Contact details | Not applicable | +44(0)3457 212 212 | smile.co.uk | smile Mobile Banking App |
Checking the balance and accessing a transaction history | No | Not Possible* | 7am to 10pm 7 days | Not Possible* |
Sending money within the UK, including setting up a standing order | No | 8am to 8pm 7 days |
7am to 10pm 7 days | Not Possible* |
Sending money outside the UK | No | 8am to 8pm 7 days |
7am to 10pm 7 days | Not Possible* |
Paying in a cheque | No | Not possible* | 7am to 10pm 7 days | Not Possible* |
Cancelling a cheque | No | Not Possible* | 7am to 10pm 7 days | Not Possible* |
Cash withdrawal in a foreign currency outside the UK | No | Not Possible* | 7am to 10pm 7 days | Not Possible* |
A lack of funds: including unarranged overdrafts, payments we allow despite lack of funds and payments we refuse due to lack of funds | No | Not Possible* | 7am to 10pm 7 days | Not Possible* |
A direct debit, or allowing someone to collect one of more payments from your account using your debit card number | No | Not Possible* | 7am to 10pm 7 days | Not Possible* |
Third party access to an account, for example under a power of attorney | No | Not Possible* | 7am to 10pm 7 days | Not Possible* |
Problems using internet banking or mobile banking | No | 8am to 8pm 7 days |
7am to 10pm 7 days | Not Possible* |
Reporting a suspected fraudulent incident or transaction | Yes | 24 hours | 7am to 10pm 7 days | Not Possible |
Progress following an account suspension or card cancellation, e.g. following a fraud incident | No | 8am to 8pm 7 days |
7am to 10pm 7 days | Not Possible* |
Account opening: including eligibility for an arranged overdraft, what is required to open an account and an indication of what arranged overdraft may be available | No | Not Possible* | 7am to 10pm 7 days | Not Possible* |
Note: This is a list of common queries. It does not represent the full list of queries you can raise in relation to your account, or queries you can raise in one of our branches. |
* For assistance in any of these matters, please contact us via Live Chat between 7am and 10pm, 7 days a week.
How and when you can use your bank account to do the following things: |
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Telephone banking | Internet banking | Mobile banking | |
Checking the balance | 24 hours | 24 hours | 24 hours |
Accessing a transaction history | Not Possible* | 24 hours | 24 hours |
Sending money within the UK | Not Possible* | 24 hours | 24 hours |
Setting up a standing order | Not Possible* | 24 hours | Not Possible* |
Sending money outside the UK | Not Possible* | 24 hours | Not Possible* |
Paying in a cheque | Not Possible | Not Possible | Not Possible |
Cancelling a cheque | Not Possible* | 24 hours | Not Possible* |
Note: This is a list of common actions. It does not represent the full list of actions you can take in relation to your account, or actions you can take in one of our branches. |
* For assistance in any of these matters, please contact us via Live Chat between 7am and 10pm, 7 days a week.
Information about operational and security incidentsWe are obliged to notify the Financial Conduct Authority if we become aware of a major operational or security incident which prevents our customers from using our payment services. |
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In the 3 months between 1 July 2020 and 30 September 2020 |
In the 12 months between 1 October 2019 and 30 September 2020 |
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Total number of incidents reported | 2 | 2 |
Incidents affecting telephone banking | 0 | 0 |
Incidents affecting mobile banking | 2 | 2 |
Incidents affecting internet banking | 1 | 1 |
Please note: The number of incidents shown affecting telephone, mobile and internet banking may not add up to the total number of incidents reported to the Financial Conduct Authority. This is because an incident may not affect any of or all of our services. |
Complaints Data
Financial Conduct Authority rules require us to provide them with a report of our complaints data every six months. In certain circumstances, we are also required to publish a summary of our complaints data.
The most recent summary is available at The Co-operative Bank website
The Financial Ombudsman Service publishes its complaints data every six months. You can see their complaints data about us at www.ombudsman-complaints-data.org.uk/
What is the interest rate being charged on our products?
Product | Annual interest rates payable for arranged overdrafts on 30 September 2020 | Annual interest rates payable for unarranged overdrafts on 30 September 2020 | Refused payment fee on 30 September 2020 |
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Current Account | 35.9% | 35.9% | £0 |
Smilemore | 35.9% | 35.9% | £0 |
Smilemore has an automatic £260 interest free overdraft amount. You will be charged debit interest at an annual interest rate of 35.9% when you enter an arranged or unarranged overdraft above your interest free amount.
How do our overdrafts compare?
A good way to compare the cost of our overdraft with other overdrafts or other ways of borrowing is to look at the APR. The APR shows the cost of borrowing over a year.
Information about overdraft pricing in the 3 months between 1 July 2020 and 30 September 2020
Product | Advertised APR’s during the quarter |
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Current Account | 35.9% Representative APR |
Opening a current account with us
Go to our current account page to find out how you can open an account and what information and documents you need to give us to open an account.
How quickly do we open personal current accounts?
We give customers an account number and enable them to start paying into the account:
- the same day, for 0% of customers
- on average, in 6 days; and
- within 26 days for 99% of customers
These figures are based on the time taken from when a customer has applied for an account, to when they receive their new account details; allowing them to make a deposit.
These figures also include the time where we are waiting for some customers to return the information and documents we ask for. It does not include applications where we need additional information or documents from the customer to open the account.
How quickly do we give customers a debit card?
Once an account is open, we give customers a debit card:
- the same day, for 0% of customers
- on average, in 5 days; and
- within 7 days for 99% of customers
How quickly do customers get internet banking?
Once an account is open, customers have internet banking:
- the same day, for 100% of customers
- on average, in 0 days; and
- within 0 days for 99% of customers
You can register for internet banking once your account is open.
How quickly is an overdraft available?
Once an account is open, the overdraft is available:
- the same day, for 100% of customers
- on average, in 0 days; and
- within 0 days for 99% of customers
If you apply for an account and we agree to open it, the overdraft will be available as soon as your account is open.
Replacing a debit card
How quickly do we replace debit cards which have been lost, stolen or stopped?
We replace debit cards:
- the same day, for 0% of customers
- on average, in 5 days; and
- within 7 days for 99% of customers
How to open a current account
To open our current account, a new customer will need to provide us with a list of information and documents. We may request additional information or documents in individual cases.
You can open an account: | |
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Without visiting a branch | Yes |
Where a visit to a branch is required, without an appointment | No*** |
By sending us documents and information electronically | No |
By post | No |
*** It isn't possible to apply for a smile current account in branch.
Find out more about the ways we can support our personal current account customers on our supporting the needs of all of our customers page.

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