What you can get
(for a £5 monthly fee to maintain the account)
- Personal banking support from a Relationship Manager
- 24 hour dedicated call centre support for your banking needs
- Monthly interest of 0.60% AER/gross (variable) on balances up to £20,000. Before 3 August 2020 you’ll receive 1.00% AER/gross (variable) interest on the entire balance up to a maximum of £20,000
- Up to 3% cashback on selected household bills, capped at £5 each cashback tier each month
- £1,000 daily cash machine withdrawal limit
- Fee-free withdrawals at Santander cash machines abroad when you choose the local currency
- Earn cashback of up to 15% at a range of major retailers when you use Retailer Offers with your Santander Select debit card
- Arranged overdraft facility (subject to status) - learn more in the ‘Overdrafts and charges’ section below
Eligibility
To open the account:
- You’re 18 or over and live in the UK permanently
- Either pay your main income of at least £5,000 a month into your Select Current Account (excluding transfers from other Santander accounts) or keep £75,000 in any Santander investment(s), savings or current accounts
To get cashback and interest:
- Pay at least £500 a month into your Select Current Account (excluding transfers from other Santander accounts)
- Have at least 2 active Direct Debits
There’s a £5 monthly fee to maintain the account. It's paid from your account automatically each month.
The Fee Information Document details the main fees and charges on this account, including those associated with using an overdraft.
For further explanation of our main terms and services take a look at our Glossary
An overdraft lets you borrow through your current account. It’s intended mainly for short term costs or emergencies and isn’t generally suitable for longer-term borrowing. There is a cost associated with using an overdraft. The way you manage your overdraft, for example if you don’t repay your interest and charges regularly, may affect your credit file. This could make it harder or more expensive to get credit with us or other providers in the future.
Overdrafts depend on your circumstances and you must repay any overdraft when we ask in line with our General Terms and Conditions. We may ask you to repay all or part of your overdraft at any time but we'll try to notify you of this in advance.
An arranged overdraft is when we let you borrow up to a pre-agreed limit – you can ask for one when you open your account or at any other time.
An unarranged overdraft occurs when your account goes overdrawn without an arranged overdraft in place or if your account goes over your arranged overdraft limit.
When you try to make a payment that would take you into an unarranged overdraft, we make the decision whether to allow or reject the payment based on your individual circumstances. If we allow a payment, it will take you into an unarranged overdraft. We don’t charge fees for allowing or refusing a payment due to lack of funds.
Am I eligible? How much will it cost?
Is the eligibility checker right for me?
Already completed the eligibility checker? You can retrieve your previous decision
The table below shows you how you’ll be charged for using your overdraft. The first £500 is interest free.
How does our overdraft compare? The purpose of a representative APR is to enable customers to compare the costs associated with different credit products.
| Arranged overdraft interest and charges | The arranged overdraft charges will depend on the amount of overdraft you use.
£0-£500: interest not charged
£500.01 and over: an interest rate of 39.94% EAR (variable) which gives a representative |
|---|---|
| Unarranged overdraft interest and charges | Representative 0% APR/ EAR (variable) |
If you are switching to us there’ll be no arranged overdraft interest charged for the first 4 months
Between 6 April and 9 July 2020 we’re temporarily discounting the standard arranged overdraft interest rate to 19.90% on all of our current accounts that offer an overdraft (where the standard rate is higher) during the same period. The Select Current Account currently has a £500 interest-free overdraft, so you’ll be charged the discounted rate if you go above £500 overdrawn.
These measures apply to both new and existing customers. We’ll apply them automatically if you have an overdraft so you don’t need to do anything. For more information see our FAQs. The terms of your account aren’t changing. Your usual rates are below and in communications like statements and alerts as they’ll still show what charges would be if the temporary measures weren't in place.
We offer other current accounts with different overdraft interest rates or without the option for an overdraft facility. We also have different borrowing options, such as credit cards, personal loans, and additional loans for our existing mortgage customers. Learn more about our borrowing options
There are other charges with this account, such as when you use your card abroad. Please refer to the Terms and Conditions for details.
Overdrafts depend on your circumstances and you must repay any overdraft when we ask in line with our General Terms and Conditions.
You’ll be automatically set up to receive text alerts when:
- your account makes or may make use of an unarranged overdraft
- you have regular payments due on your account and you don’t have the funds to cover them
- where a payment is refused as you don’t have enough funds.
You’ll also be automatically set up to receive an alert when your account goes further into arranged overdraft which may cause the cost to increase.
We’ll send these before your account is charged so that you have plenty of time to pay in money and either avoid or reduce overdraft charges. If we don’t have a valid mobile number for you, we might not be able to reach you.
You can also register for other account alerts to help you to stay on top of your finances. For example, alerts to advise you when your balance has fallen below a set limit, or you have had a deposit into your account greater than a set amount.
For more information visit Account alerts
You can manage your alerts settings at any time by using Online Banking, calling us on 0800 9 123 123 or visiting a branch.
To earn interest and cashback you’ll need to pay in at least £500 a month (any interest paid, and payments between Santander personal accounts you’re named on won’t count towards this) and have at least 2 active Direct Debits.
Monthly interest of 0.60% AER/gross (variable) on balances up to £20,000. Before 3 August 2020 you’ll receive 1.00% AER/gross (variable) interest on the entire balance up to a maximum of £20,000.
Interest is received gross, with no income tax deducted. Take a look at our information pages to learn more
You can earn 1-3% cashback on selected household bills paid by Direct Debit every month. Cashback is paid monthly, capped at £5 per month in each of the 1%, 2% and 3% cashback categories.
| Cashback | Household bills |
|---|---|
| 1% cashback | Water bills Council tax bills Santander residential mortgage payments |
| 2% cashback | Gas and electricity bills Santander Home Insurance premiums (policies administered and underwritten by Aviva Insurance Limited) Santander life protection premiums (policies administered and underwritten by Aviva Life & Pensions UK Limited). |
| 3% cashback | Mobile and home phone bills, broadband and paid for TV packages |
Find out which suppliers you can earn cashback with as well as other exclusions
Select Current Account cashback calculator
This calculator is for illustrative purposes only.
- Select Current Account Key Facts Document (pdf)
- Select Current Account Fee Information Document (pdf)
- General Terms & Conditions (pdf)
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- You’re 18 or over and live in the UK permanently
- Either pay your main income of at least £5,000 a month into your Select Current Account (excluding transfers from other Santander accounts) or keep £75,000 in any Santander investment(s), savings or current accounts
You can have a maximum of 2 Select Current Accounts and 1|2|3 Current Accounts, 1 in your name and 1 in joint names.
We’ll check regularly that you’re still eligible for the Select Current Account. If you no longer meet the criteria, we’ll contact you to explain your options
- Emergency cash advance within 24 hours if your card is lost or stolen abroad. Available worldwide except Cuba, India, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria and Turkmenistan.
- Cash withdrawal in a foreign currency outside the UK: we’ll waive the 2.95% foreign currency conversion fee when you use Santander-branded cash machines in Germany, Spain, Poland, Portugal, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, USA and Brazil. Please choose the option to transact in the local currency to avoid being charged fees.
- Preferential rates on savings and mortgages and discounts on insurance products
- Exclusive Santander Select debit card
- Online Banking
- Mobile Banking
- Register to receive mobile-to-mobile payments with Paym
- Contactless payments with your mobile by linking your Santander Select debit card to your Apple, Android or Samsung device.
- Transfer money abroad with One Pay FX
Face-to-face support in branch and UK-based telephone support
- Branches where you can meet a Relationship Manager
- Telephone Banking with a dedicated UK-based team available 24/7
- Cash machine
- Post Office to make withdrawals, balance enquiries, cash deposits and cheque deposits
Keep your banking details private and secure.
For more information about our approach to security as well as more useful information to help you stop the threat of fraud visit our Security Centre
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Information correct as at 5 May 2020.