How To Apply


Opening a 1st Stop account couldn't be easier. The short application will only take a minute or two and you could have your account open in minutes. All we need to do is confirm your identity and address. There are no credit checks.

Simply fill out the online application or call an advisor today and your account could be open within minutes.
What happens next
A Welcome Pack and
Wages Mandate will be
sent out to you
Call to activate your
account and set up your standing orders
We then send your card
and PIN separately, along
with a password for your Online Banking
Call again to activate your Prepaid MasterCard®
Card




*1st Stop is only open to persons aged 18 and over. Conditions apply. Your 1st Stop Prepaid MasterCard® Card is issued by Newcastle Building Society pursuant to licence from MasterCard International Incorporated. Newcastle Building Society is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (www.fsa.gov.uk/register) and is entered in the Financial Services Authority Register under Registered number 156058. Newcastle Building Society subscribes to the Banking Code, copies of the Code are available upon request. 1st Stop, PO Box 3634, Chester CH1 9NL.

1st Stop Registered Office: Whitehills Business Park, Blackpool, FY4 5LW. Company Registration Number: 5153793. Registered in England and Wales.