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ForumUser7

pokemaster said:

Newcastle Base Rate Tracker (Issue 1):

"If any monthly interest payable is less than £1, we will not pay this to a third party bank or building society account. The amount due will be accrued on this account and will be paid once the cumulative interest earned is greater than £1, on the next Monthly Anniversary interest payment date."

Hmmm, don't like the sound of this

Are they saying they won't even put the interest into the tracker account until it reaches £1?

OR

Are they saying it will be added to the account then when the interest is £1 or more it will be sent out to the 3rd party account?

I worked it out that £300+ needs to be in the account to get over £1 interest

Interest accrued if less than £1 will still be paid into the base rate tracker, if you have opted for it to be credited to the account.

If you’ve opted for it to be paid to a third party account, not sure

PloughmansLunch

allegro120 said:

Section62 said:

pecunianonolet said:

Second time round we noticed that at the end where you put down your nominated bank details they specifically ask to only initial your first name in the account holder field. I was probably just not fully awake this morning and put the full name down. Maybe this tripped up the system asking for snailmail as it's not an exact match? 

Just a thought as so many faced the same issues, having openend probably many accounts before without the need for such stuff. 

I put initials and surname exactly as requested... so in my case at least it wasn't that which caused the problem.

Sounds like a mystery on what criteria they choose who is subjected to "post ID" burden and who is not.  Could it be the age, gender, post code or just randomised???  

I honestly didn’t even spell my own name correctly on the application first thing this morning (also not fully awake) yet wasn’t asked for ID, and my account was fully functional mid-morning with a £10 deposit accepted.

BreakingGlass

refluxer said:

BreakingGlass said:

I was just logged in to Shawbrook's site (to withdraw approx £80k ready for tfr to Newcastle BS new account) and Shawbrook's 'Apply Online' link is broken. 

If you mean the 'apply' button for their easy access account, it seems to be working fine for me.

No I mean the 'Apply Online' button once you are already logged in to an existing account:

ForumUser7

YBS not showing EAs on moneyfacts anymore, CBS too - could either be going NLA, or increasing.

Ford Money -> 4.05% (may have already been reported as an upcoming change)

Leeds BS Limited Issue Online Access Account Issue 47 4.20%
YBS Internet Saver Plus Issue 13 -> 4%
Tesco Bank Internet Saver -> 4%
YBS Rainy Day Account -> 4.35% paid at £1, 3.70% paid at £5K

Coventry Four Access Saver appears to be NLA

Kazza242

According to Moneyfacts, Leeds Building Society are launching Limited Issue Online Access Account (Issue 47), paying 4.20%

Minimum opening deposit is £1,000.

Kazza242

According to Moneyfacts, the YBS Online Rainy Day account (issue 2) (and the branch/postal edition) will be paying 4.35%

This means YBS are applying the whole 0.50% BOE base rate increase to the above accounts.  

Well done YBS.  

Kazza242

I logged into YBS online banking and I can't see any interest rate change applied to their Loyalty Six Access E-Saver account (NLA).  It is still displaying a rate of 4.00%

fabsaver

Kazza242 said:

According to Moneyfacts, the YBS Online Rainy Day account (issue 2) (and the branch/postal edition) will be paying 4.35%

This means YBS are applying the whole 0.50% BOE base rate increase to the above accounts.  

Well done YBS.  

I knew that would happen as I emptied my account and moved the money to Chip yesterday 

Frogletina

Kazza242 said:

According to Moneyfacts, the YBS Online Rainy Day account (issue 2) (and the branch/postal edition) will be paying 4.35%

This means YBS are applying the whole 0.50% BOE base rate increase to the above accounts.  

Well done YBS.  

I've just opened the account, having closed a previous one a few weeks ago.

The interest rate is now showing as 4.35%.

wiseonesomeofthetime

Kazza242 said:

I logged into YBS online banking and I can't see any interest rate change applied to their Loyalty Six Access E-Saver account (NLA).  It is still displaying a rate of 4.00%

If it stays that way, I'll be emptying it for Newcastle's Tracker.