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OK pot pickers... Easy Access top of the pots..
As at close 05/04/2022.. not meant to be comprehensive, so check terms.
1 Chase 1.5
2 Cynergy 1.10
3 Al Rayan 1.01 (new entry, up from yesterdays no.8ish at 0.8%)
4 Zopa 1.0% up to £15k max. (Notice boost:1.05, 1.15, and 1.25 rates for 7, 31 and 95 day) Thnx CheekyMikey.
5 Virgin Money saver 1% (Max £25k)..
6 Aldermore 0.95
7 Investec 0.93 (min £5K?) Online Flexi Saver
8 Atom 0.9
9 Shawbrook 0.89
10 Tesco 0.84
Other than VM 2% £1k limit, any additions?
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Aldermore have an Easy Access that pays 0.85% - their 0.95% account above only has 2 withdrawals before the rates drops to 0.1% (both require £1k to open).soulsaver said:OK pot pickers... Easy Access top of the pots..
As at close 05/04/2022.. not meant to be comprehensive, so check terms.
1 Chase 1.5
2 Cynergy 1.10
3 Al Rayan 1.01 (new entry, up from yesterdays no.8ish at 0.8%)
4 Zopa 1.0% up to £15k max. (Notice boost:1.05, 1.15, and 1.25 rates for 7, 31 and 95 day) Thnx CheekyMikey.
5 Virgin Money saver 1% (Max £25k)..
6 Aldermore 0.95
7 Investec 0.93 (min £5K?) Online Flexi Saver
8 Atom 0.9
9 Shawbrook 0.89
10 Tesco 0.84
Other than VM 2% £1k limit, any additions?
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Tesco 0.84%? Intro offer? Additional hoops? CA etc.?
Can't see it available when I log in.How's it going, AKA, Nutwatch? - 12 month spends to date = 2.60% of current retirement "pot" (as at end May 2025)0 -
I asked Charter Savings Bank if there were plans to change their interest rate of 0.6% on the Easy Access account as it is now uncompetitive. Answer there came: "We are unaware of any changes to any interest rates at this time". Time to go, I guess.
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I asked a few weeks back, and received a standardised response about the various factors involved in the setting of interest rates etc., which wasn't encouraging, but, I held off for a bit longer, just in case, but finally closed mine today.UncleK said:I asked Charter Savings Bank if there were plans to change their interest rate of 0.6% on the Easy Access account as it is now uncompetitive. Answer there came: "We are unaware of any changes to any interest rates at this time". Time to go, I guess.
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I remember back in 2015 the base rate was 0.5 and there was a NatWest account with 2.8 percent easy access
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Oh no. Hasn't QE stopped now? So more banks will be clamouring for our money?Mr._H_2 said:
Quantitative Easing and other liquidity-boosting schemes that reduced banks' needs to attract deposits.mlc2009 said:I remember back in 2015 the base rate was 0.5 and there was a NatWest account with 2.8 percent easy access
What happened ?
Having to go to aldi super bonus variable saver paying 0.8 percent and Barclays offering 0.01 and then a 4 percent mortgage
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OK pot pickers... Easy Access(ish) top of the pots..
As at close 06/04/2022.. not meant to be comprehensive, so check terms.
1 Chase 1.5
2 Cynergy 1.10
3 Al Rayan 1.01 (new entry, up from yesterdays no.8ish at 0.8%)
4 Zopa 1.0% up to £15k max. (Notice boost:1.05, 1.15, and 1.25 rates for 7, 31 and 95 day) Thnx@CheekyMikey.
5 Virgin Money saver 1% (Max £25k)..
6 Aldermore 0.95 Double Access (or 0.85 EA)
7 Investec 0.93 (min £5K?) Online Flexi Saver
8 Atom 0.9
9 Shawbrook 0.89
10 Tesco 0.84 launched Dec 2021 now NLA to new applicants*
but still open to holders & taking deposits at that rate.
Thanks for the helpful comments
Other than VM 2% £1k limit, any additions?
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