This Guide has been put together to help you choose both a Bank and a Bank Account that are right for you.

The Guide has been written to be easy to follow and understand, with lots of pictures to help make things clearer. You can can go through the Guide at your own pace, looking at all of it or just at the parts you would like to see. As well as all the pictures, some words are coloured and, if you move your mouse over them or click on them, you can learn more. Go to the help section for more about using the site.

warning and be careful symbols
Throughout the Guide you will see these signs, which are there to warn you about things you must do or not do. Don’t ignore them.

We hope you enjoy using the Guide. It will help you make the right choices. If you need more help, contact us or have a look at the Special Help section at the end of the Guide.
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This website is part of a bigger project which is designed to help people with a learning disability understand more about money and banking.  We have produced the information in a series of booklets.  You can download copies of the booklets here.


PicturebankNew for 2010 You can now buy any or all of the pictures from these web pages and Banking booklet.  These are available in the form of a CD or to download from our picturebank website