
Originally Posted by
DancesWithSloths
If you're earning a decent amount (£2000/month or thereabouts), check out Citibank's multi-currency accounts. You can pay $ cheques in and transfer it into £ on the spot. (Or this was the case when I looked into it a few months ago.)
If you're not earning that much, ring around other banks and see if their $ cheque payments are quicker. Pro tip: not Santander, their fees are terrible.
I'm actually shocked NatWest are this slow for you - they used to do it in a calendar week. :-/
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