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Skipton Building Society Current Accounts

Compare Current account Deals

Skipton Building Society has a large national presence that stretches from Plymouth and Aberdeen, numbering over 100 branches and 800,000 members.

While there is not specifically a product offered that would be recognised as a standard current account, Skipton Building society do offer a range of other products that could be a great place to park your money.

While the company mainly focuses on savings, investments, mortgages and insurance it does offer two fixed term notice accounts:

A 60 day notice account
A 120 day notice account

If these kinds of account are not what you are looking for, you should use the comparison tables on this page to see if any of the featured current account deals are more suited to your needs.

Latest Current Account Deals

	Account	Interest (AER)	Overdraft Rate	Funding Required*	Fee pm	Features	Apply
Santander	Santander 123 Current Account	Up to 3%	0.0%	£500 pm	£2	Earn cashback on household bills. 3% AER on balances over £3000	More Info >
Halifax	Rewards Current Account	0.00%	Daily fees on agreed overdrafts	£0.00	Nil	£5 cashback every month you deposit £1,000.	More Info >
Barclays	Barclays Bank Account	0.0%	19.30%	£0.00	Nil	Telephone and Online Banking - Simply, free and easy to use	More Info >
Barclays	Barclays Current Account Plus	0.0%	18.30%	£300.00	£5pm	Benefits include mobile phone insurance, cardholder protection and much more for £6.50 per month.	More Info >
Barclays	Barclays Additions Active	0.0%	18.30%	£300.00	£15	Benefits include Travel Insurance, mobile phone insurance, breakdown cover and much more for £15 per month.	More Info >
HSBC	HSBC Current Account	0.0%	19.90 %	£500	Nil	Overdraft, award-winning online banking, access to 4% savings account	More Info >
NatWest	Select Account	0%	19.89%	£0.00	Nil	A flexible current account for day-to-day banking. Overdraft (subject to eligibility) - extra breathing space for your finances. Over 18s only.	More Info >
NatWest	Advantage Gold	0.0%	19.49%	£100.00	£12.95	For the third year running, the independent financial research company Defaqto gave Advantage Gold their 5 Star rating for product features, benefits and charges (February 2011).	More Info >
RBS	Royalties Gold	£0.00	19.24%	£100.00	£12.95	Mobile phone insurance - includes iPhones; Green Flag car breakdown cover - even on your driveway; Annual world wide travel insurance - includes winter sports.	More Info >
RBS	Select Current Account	0%	19.89%	£0.00	Nil	A flexible current account for day-to-day banking. Overdraft (subject to eligibility) - extra breathing space for your finances. Over 18s only.	More Info >
Nationwide	Nationwide Flex Account	0%	18.9%	£700 per month	Nil	Preferential rates on savings and loans. Free European travel insurance, discounts on home insurance. No monthly fee. (Pay in a minimum of £750 per month to get the benefits.)	More Info >

*Some current accounts require customers to pay in a minimum amount each month.

**See Terms and Conditions

Despite not being offered by Skipton Building Society, choosing a current account is an important decision. It may come after your first pay-check when you are looking to set up your first account, or you may simply be looking to switch to get a better current account deal.

In fact, switching current accounts has never an easier process, but if you are considering moving you should bear a couple of things in mind:

The devil is as always in the detail and it is the little things that make each account different - please read the small print.
The rates of terms of any account you sign up to could be subject to change, so make sure to keep up with the times.
The best way to make sure you get a great current account deal is to shop around, and our easy to use comparison tables will make it easy for you to do just that.