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I didn’t need to renew it they just updated my current interest rate.?
Tackkers we do not like rudeness on this site GalacticaActual was only trying to be helpful
At 0.70% I will only be keeping a £1 in there to keep account open"Look after your pennies and your pounds will look after themselves"2 -
I believe that @intalex was talking about the renewing the bonus rate, not the underlying rate which indeed is automatically updated.typistretired said:I didn’t need to renew it they just updated my current interest rate.?
Tackkers we do not like rudeness on this site GalacticaActual was only trying to be helpful0 -
Yep - my Marcus account is showing the new ratetypistretired said:I didn’t need to renew it they just updated my current interest rate.?0 -
Just to confirm that I have just renewed bonus on two accounts this morning with no problem at all - so it definitely isn't a "system" problem.
And another here who was seriously considering shifting money which will now stay put. A shame it took them so long - but in fairness they were also fairly slow to decrease rates when things went the other way.🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
£100k barrier broken 1/4/25
Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00. Balance as at 31/12/25 = £ 91,100.00
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Renewed bonus no problems.0
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I'm the same.typistretired said:I didn’t need to renew it they just updated my current interest rate.?
Tackkers we do not like rudeness on this site GalacticaActual was only trying to be helpful
At 0.70% I will only be keeping a £1 in there to keep account open0 -
I have a Marcus acct but it has not had any funds in it for months but it remains open.SeriousHoax said:
I'm the same.typistretired said:I didn’t need to renew it they just updated my current interest rate.?
Tackkers we do not like rudeness on this site GalacticaActual was only trying to be helpful
At 0.70% I will only be keeping a £1 in there to keep account open
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Too little, too late for me. I reduced by Marcus account balance to the minimum amount 4 weeks ago, and the increase is not enough to tempt me backUncleK said:Marcus just gone from 0.6% to 0.7% - I found out just as was about to move money from there2 -
I'm just quite shocked the response has been better. When was the last time an established big bank offered the best easy access savings rate (and by quite some distance)? Maybe they are all waiting to see if the base rate increases again because they will struggle to keep offering these rates if it goes up to 0.75% and at that point we could see some overtake Virgin.0
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Firstdirect years ago removed interest on its current account stating they intended to offer better savings accounts which other than their regular saver they have not done"Look after your pennies and your pounds will look after themselves"1
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