Opening a savings account with Hodge is simple and secure. You can open and manage your account fully online. Here’s what you’ll need to get started:
How to apply
If you’re new to Hodge, when you open a savings account with us you’ll automatically be registered for our online banking platform, where you’ll be able to check your balance, manage your account and keep your details up-to-date, all at the click of a button. Online banking with Hodge is quick, simple to use and secure.
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Apply to open
Once you’ve made your choice, click on ‘Apply now’ and follow the steps. To help keep your account secure, we’ll ask for some identity and verification information and set up your login details.
What you might need handy
Sometimes, we have to do extra checks to verify your identity. We won’t always need this, but having the following information and documents ready may help speed up the application process if we do:
Photographic Identification
We accept:
- A valid passport
- A valid photocard driving licence
- A national identity card
- A firearms certificate or shotgun licence
- An identity card issued by the Electoral Office of Northern Ireland
If you don’t have any of the above forms of ID, please contact us at: [email protected] (if correct? Notes say to double check)
Bank Statement
A recent UK bank statement for the current account you’ll use as your nominated account. This must be a current account and not a savings account.
Selfie
In some cases, we may ask you to take a selfie to verify your identity against your photo ID.
Why do we ask for proof of ID and address?
We work hard to keep your money safe and prevent financial crime. One of the ways we can do this is to check and validate the identification of our customers when you open a bank account online.
We usually verify electronically but sometimes this isn’t possible. For example, if you haven’t lived at your current address long enough or have recently moved. We have a responsibility to verify your identity when you are opening a savings account.
Visit the link below to see how else we keep your finances safe.
More on applying for a savings account
Read our FAQs on applying for an account, or visit our help and support pages for more information.
If we’ve asked you for documents, please upload a scanned image to the ‘Document Management’ section of your secure online banking portal. We may also request documents by email.
As long as it’s clear and complete, we should be able to accept it. We’ll get in touch if not.
We’ll carry out electronic searches to verify you as part of your application, so you shouldn’t need to send us any ID. Sometimes, we have to do extra checks to verify your identity. If we do need any more information from you, we’ll let you know as soon as possible.
It’s quick and easy to apply for an account online – and takes about 10 minutes.