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Children's banking Updated: 07 Feb 2010

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TSB Kids Accounts Posted by: Peter Montgomerie 31 Jan 2011 8:00pm

We've got freestyle junior accounts for our kids, I just went to the bank today to sign them up for internet banking, I put $10 each a week in and now I want to be able to pay for things like swimming fees, no can do, no "operator" can do internet banking or atm withdrawals on behalf, I'd have to go into a branch everytime I want to withdraw money! I'll be changing banks for them.

TSB Bank Freestyle Junior Posted by: Serina Bourne 02 Mar 2010 1:37pm

I've just contacted TSB and they no longer offer any childern specific accounts.

Reply 1: Posted by: Consumer Staff 03 Mar 2010 1:41pm

Hi Serina,

We checked this with TSB Marketing Consultant, Sarah Tanner. She says:

"No that's not correct, unfortunately your Consumer member has been misinformed, for which I sincerely apologise.

Freestyle Junior is an account specifically for children, and it is still available.

If your customer is still interested, she can call 0800 TSB BANK (or 06 968 3700 if they are Taranaki-based) and we'll be happy to help.

Alternatively, if they're happy for their contact details to be passed on, I can arrange for someone to call them.

Again, sincere apologies to your customer".

Kind regards,

Benjamin Telfer
Online Content Coordinator

Use ASB Posted by: Ken Burns 16 Feb 2010 3:01pm

with our 2 boys cos that's wher our morgtage is. They are 13 and 10 with the deal age=pocket money with half into bank and half in cash in the hand. This works our cos they can't touch the money for years and we stared them with $100. It's kids banking and a good thing for them to learn stuff through