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Name: Select current account
Rating: 4.12 (241 reviews)

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4.06

Based on 241 reviews, last reviewed 8th Aug 2025

75% decrease in 5 star reviews

in the past 90 days

100% increase in 1 star reviews

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61%

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Latest highest rating:

5

RBS Mobile Banking App is Superb! RBS Basic current account has a mobile banking app that is modern and user friendly. Reviewed on: 13th June 2025

Latest lowest rating:

1

totally disgusted at the attitude of staff when i wa... totally disgusted at the attitude of staff when i was reporting a death!disgrace!so unhelpful.seemed as though he wanted to make life even harder for ... Read more Reviewed on: 8th August 2025

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The RBS Select current account is a basic account for everyday banking.

Account holders can access RBS’ mobile banking app which has a range of money management features and built-in credit score checker. The Select account is compatible with Apple Pay and Google Pay and has the option for an arranged overdraft.

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RBS Select current account reviews (241)

Banks don't get better than this!

Forres Branch of RBS is a small friendly bank, with excellent customer service and helpful staff. Best bank I've ever used. Reviewed on: 6th November 2018

WORKS FOR ME

A SIMPLE ACCOUNT THAT DOES ALL I NEED - AND IT IS FREE Reviewed on: 5th November 2018

great basic bank account

highly recommend the basic bank account easy to set up and use in brank or online Reviewed on: 3rd May 2018

Great little account

Great basic account, staff polite and helpful Reviewed on: 11th February 2018

Mobile Banking App is Fantastic

RBS mobile banking app helps me to keep track and helps me manage my account at the touch of a button. Would highly recommend. Reviewed on: 11th February 2018

Great until you fall on hard times

Overall the customer service is above average. Branch staff have been fantastic. Low overdraft rates. My only issues with the bank is when your income changes. Constant hounding with calls and letters because the income you take in through your bank account is not high enough for them. On a basic account there is no minimum pay in amount yet RBS are now penalizing those that have lost jobs and have to survive on a lower income. Reviewed on: 11th February 2018

UNSYMPATHETIC

Whilst travelling RBS sent me a new bank card even though my current one had over 1 month on it before it expired. When i tried to use my current one i couldn't use it as they had stopped it as they had sent me a new one. Passed from pillar to post trying to sort it. Account now closed!! Reviewed on: 11th February 2018

Great customer Service

The customer service for RBS is amazing, they are clean and straight forward with their basic bank accounts. Reviewed on: 11th February 2018

refuse to help

When you don't have a problem the bank is absolutely fine. However, when I asked them to reduced my overdraft because I no longer need it they have refused time and time again. I still have an overdraft because they won't reduce it. Also when we needed some documents certified by them for our mortgage they refused because our mortgage is from a different provider. I am in the process of looking for a different bank. Reviewed on: 11th February 2018

Ok but planning on moving

Every time I go into the local branch the staff are always welcoming and friendly but the bank accounts themselves aren't designed to keep customers. Having been with RBS all my life (approx 25 years) I'm just getting ready to leave, the reasons for this: £6 charge every time I go overdrawn by a few pence (with an arranged overdraft!) Poor linked savings accounts No interest at all applied to basic current accounts. Its a shame, as the local branch is very convenient with staff that can't do enough for you but they are limited to what they can do when the products on offer are so poor. Reviewed on: 9th February 2018

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