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MSE News: Atom Bank app crashes as savers stampede to beat deadline for 2% rate

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Atom Bank says savers who applied for its 2% one-year account before last night's deadline will not have missed out...
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'Atom Bank app crashes as savers stampede to beat deadline for 2% rate'
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  • Rollinghome
    Rollinghome Posts: 2,729 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Something to do with your Daily Mail style headline on Wednesday perhaps?

    "Atom Bank to slash best-buy savings rate - act NOW"

    Well done, so you crashed their server for an hour or so. Must have been a proud moment for you all.
  • redux
    redux Posts: 22,976 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    How very not surprising.
  • Jo_Blogs
    Jo_Blogs Posts: 753 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud! Mortgage-free Glee!
    edited 10 March 2017 at 5:22PM
    With headlines of 'slash' and 'stampede' in the same week, does this really come as any surprise? :);)
    Saved Nitty Gritty £7440.75 [149%] / £5000-[Sep] £58.44:starmod: for the 'Save 12k in 2017' #157
    2017 Womble #35 £3463.27 ;)Sept NSDs 4/15:staradminCCCChl 9/12 months:D
    Sept PPChl#002 Pts 71
  • george4064
    george4064 Posts: 2,928 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Something to do with your Daily Mail style headline on Wednesday perhaps?

    "Atom Bank to slash best-buy savings rate - act NOW"

    Well done, so you crashed their server for an hour or so. Must have been a proud moment for you all.

    Agreed, I also thought the thread title a bit over dramatic!
    "If you aren’t willing to own a stock for ten years, don’t even think about owning it for ten minutes” Warren Buffett

    Save £12k in 2025 - #024 £1,450 / £15,000 (9%)
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