ING Savings Account

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I opened an ING savings account about a month ago as their interest rate was the best on the market. Just thought I would let the board know that I have just received a letter from them today saying that as the BOE has changed the interest rate ING will be raising their interest rate on savings to 4.7%. WOW, don't get many letters like that from banks!!!!! I'm impressed. ::)
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if you go to their main web page http://www.ingdirect.co.uk/
on the right hand side is a section to celebrate there first birthday
only limited tickets hurry now
What a day they laid on, the staff were great and made a point of talking to everyone, the food was yum.
Best of all they dont have any small print or gimmicks
didnt see Sanjeev though 8)
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=Savings;action=display;num=1084741320
they are launching a similar account at 4.85% with no introductory rates.
Hmmm should I move my money across to A&L , any thoughts ? or should I just stick with Ing ? However the max you can invest on this account is £25000 and interest is paid annually instead of monthly.
Seriously, I think you should stick with ING and tread warily with a new account like the A&L's, because ING is a 'no catches' brand, whilst almost every new account launched is hedged with suspicion, and there are a few catches with this one. http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=Savings;action=display;num=1084741320#6
I would, though, recommened opening an A&L current account online - if only for the free 25GBP [grr! I can't make the 'pound' symbol above the '3' on my keyboard work now - any tips anybody?]. But they also give you a year's interest-free overdraft. You need to pay in at least 500 pounds each month (so that's where the ING account can come in handy!) or be stung for a 5 pound fee. You could probably transfer the OD limit (less fifty quid for withdrawals, say) from the A&L current account to the online account - you certainly can put it in your ING account, for instance! [So that's 25 pounds for joining. plus nearly 4% of the overdraft.] ;D
What happens when you press shift-3? Do you get #?
If anything I say makes sense, then do it. If not, don't. Don't blame me or my stars if you do something stupid because I suggested it. I'm responsible for my own stupidity only. You are responsible for yours.
Why, I don't even have five stars anymore! Aren't you glad you aren't responsible for my stupidity?
I get: # (shift-3) >:(
[There must be a way to reconfigure a keyboard on Windows XP Home, but I haven't found it yet]
PS the euro symbol is to right of '4', below the '$' - what key would one press to display that? (You realise, that being able to successfully answer this question is one of Gordon Brown's tests