Legal information

Financial Services Compensation Scheme

Important information about compensation arrangements

Your eligible deposits held by a UK establishment of Lloyds Bank plc are protected up to a total of £85,000 by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, the UK’s deposit guarantee scheme. This limit is applied to the total of any deposits you have with the following: Lloyds Bank, Mayfair Private Banking, Lloyds Bank Private Banking and Scottish Widows Bank. Some savings accounts under the Charities Aid Foundation brand name are also deposits with Lloyds Bank plc. Any total deposits you hold above the limit between these brands are unlikely to be covered.

View How FSCS protects your money (PDF, 638KB) for further information or visit www.fscs.org.uk.

You can also refer to our FSCS Information Sheet (PDF, 116KB) for more details.


Contract Rights

This contract is between the applicant(s) and Lloyds Bank plc, trading as Scottish Widows Bank. The Terms of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 and any other legal third party rights are specifically excluded. This means that only the parties to the contract (or their legal successor(s), assignee(s) or other security holders) may have contractual rights.


General

Our deposit accounts and mortgages are only available to UK residents. We will normally require the applicant to have an existing UK bank account and provide us with suitable means of identification. For further details please contact our customer service team on 0345 845 0829, 8am to 6pm weekdays.

This website and any contract or legal agreement entered into or any dispute arising from this website shall be governed in accordance with the Laws of Scotland and shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Scottish Courts.


Mortgages

Mortgages are available only to people aged 18 and over (21 and over for the Professional mortgage). All credit facilities are subject to status and validation. For mortgages we require security over the property. We strongly recommend that a suitable life policy/repayment vehicle be arranged by the applicant. Buildings Insurance for the reinstatement value will also be required. For your added security and to assist us in improving our service to you, telephone calls may be recorded or monitored. Recordings are retained for a short period of time only and are kept strictly confidential.

YOUR HOME MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS ON YOUR MORTGAGE

Scottish Widows Bank is a trading name of Lloyds Bank plc. Registered office: 25 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7HN. Registered in England and Wales, no. 2065. Authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority under number 119278.