
UK BANK PROFILETSB
TSB’s heritage reaches back to 1810 and the modern standalone bank relaunched in 2013. It serves about 5 million customers.TSB won What Mortgage’s Best Direct Lender for a fifth straight year in 2025 and Best Fixed-Rate Lender; it is the UK’s 11th-largest mortgage bank.
TSB money guides
Bank-specific 2026 guides for TSB, focused on costs, rates, borrowing and practical account decisions.
2026 BANK GUIDETSB current accounts: fees, rewards and everyday value↗2026 BANK GUIDETSB account switching: CASS, payments and checks↗2026 BANK GUIDETSB savings accounts: rates, access and fixed-term trade-offs↗2026 BANK GUIDETSB mortgages: why its direct-lender awards do not replace your own rate comparison↗2026 BANK GUIDETSB personal loans and credit cards: how to compare borrowing costs↗2026 BANK GUIDETSB fraud checks and payment blocks: what to do when a transfer is stopped↗
TSB guides by topic
Each section below contains at least two bank-specific guides. Where TSB already had more relevant guides, they are retained.
Cash & Branches
2 guidesPayments & Transfers
2 guidesAccounts
2 guidesCards
2 guidesProblems & Complaints
2 guidesSecurity
2 guidesSTART HERE
Useful UK banking guides for TSB customers
These are general UK banking guides, not provider-specific product recommendations. Use them for the process, then check the bank’s own current limits, fees and terms.
8 guides
OPEN A BANK ACCOUNT ONLINEOpening a UK bank account online: prepare the checks↗SWITCHING CURRENT ACCOUNTSDirect Debits during a current account switch: what moves↗FASTER PAYMENTSFaster Payments timing: when to wait and when to act↗PENDING BANK TRANSFERSPending bank transfer: what the status really means↗LARGE CASH DEPOSITSPreparing evidence for a large cash deposit: what to check before you act↗IDENTITY VERIFICATION PROBLEMSBank identity verification failed: what to check next↗FRAUD-REVIEW PAYMENT BLOCKSBank transfer blocked for fraud review: what to expect↗BANK COMPLAINTS AND THE EIGHT-WEEK RULEUK bank complaint deadlines: the eight-week rule explained↗
Before you act
Bank limits, fees, eligibility and product terms can change. For a TSB-specific decision, confirm the live details in the bank’s official app, website or account documents before moving money or closing an account.