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Current best rates 30.12.15

I'm trying to find the the best 3-year fixed term investment account rate.
The MSE website now shows Axis Bank at 2.55% AER. But First Save (the best until very recently) still shows 2.73% on its website (I'm not allowed to post it.)
Am I getting something wrong?

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  • it might be something to do with early closure/withdrawal penalties that put Axis ahead in terms of interest
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  • Thanks: it seems possible, though I thought matters like that were usually picked up separately from the bare data on rates/length of time etc. If I haven't misinterpreted it I wondered whether it was a simple mistake. Not sure if there is anywhere to ask other than on this forum.
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    JimD2810 wrote: »
    Thanks: it seems possible, though I thought matters like that were usually picked up separately from the bare data on rates/length of time etc. If I haven't misinterpreted it I wondered whether it was a simple mistake. Not sure if there is anywhere to ask other than on this forum.

    http://moneyfacts.co.uk/savings/fixed-rate-bonds/
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    JimD2810 wrote: »
    Thanks: it seems possible, though I thought matters like that were usually picked up separately from the bare data on rates/length of time etc. If I haven't misinterpreted it I wondered whether it was a simple mistake. Not sure if there is anywhere to ask other than on this forum.

    MSE isn't always right. Get the best rate you can wherever it is. I assume you've already filled the 5% accounts?
    Remember the saying: if it looks too good to be true it almost certainly is.
  • Thanks for both of the above. The First Save 3-year bond is not on the moneyfacts site linked above either (though the 5-year is). A bit unsettling.
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