Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and Nationwide have pledged changes after the FCA found some customers were not offered basic bank accounts.

Homeless people or those in financial hardship have been pushed to online applications and away from basic bank accounts.

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Customers will find it easier to access basic bank accounts in a shake-up from the Financial Conduct Authority, or FCA.

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Johanna Leggatt is the Lead Editor for Forbes Advisor, Australia. She has more than 20 years' experience as a print and digital journalist, including with Australian Associated Press (AAP) and The Sun ...