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  • sparkyspark
    sparkyspark Posts: 177 Forumite
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    Coventry Building Society New Rates from the 1st May 2022
     Rate change notice 1 May 2022 (coventrybuildingsociety.co.uk)
  • sparkyspark
    sparkyspark Posts: 177 Forumite
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    Coventry Building Society Savings

    On 1 May 2022, we will increase most of our variable savings rates, by up to 0.25%. You can see if the rate on your account will go up here.

     If the rate on your account has been affected, we will contact you by 29 April 2022.

  • SeriousHoax
    SeriousHoax Posts: 336 Forumite
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    Cynergy Bank Online Easy Access Account 1.20% AER

    https://www.cynergybank.co.uk/personal-savings/online-easy-access-account/


  • ranciduk
    ranciduk Posts: 732 Forumite
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    Cynergy Bank Online Easy Access Account 1.20% AER

    https://www.cynergybank.co.uk/personal-savings/online-easy-access-account/


    Only for the first year?
  • UncleK
    UncleK Posts: 318 Forumite
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    Cynergy Bank Online Easy Access Account 1.20% AER

    https://www.cynergybank.co.uk/personal-savings/online-easy-access-account/


    Ho hum - I guess it's been nine days so a long time coming
  • jimexbox
    jimexbox Posts: 12,488 Forumite
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    I pulled everything out of Coventry bs for Chase. They only react when they see savings removed. 
  • FatherTireseus
    FatherTireseus Posts: 179 Forumite
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    edited 13 April 2022 at 6:59PM
    I've had a Kent Reliance easy access account (D31) for a number of years. Over that time the interest rate has started to fall behind most of the competition and is now languishing at 0.45%. So yesterday I decided to take action to improve the rate by opening a new account (issue 48). This is paying 0.7%, which is not brilliant but certainly significantly better than the 0.45% I'm currently getting.
    I've just had a phone chat with their agent and was amazed by what they told me. They tell me that tomorrow (14th) the rate on my D31 is being increased to an amazing 0.85%. This is even significantly better than the 0.7% being offered on the new account I've just opened. They tell me they are not aware of any plans to increase the 0.7% rate on my newly opened issue 48.
    So the bottom line is that (unless I've misunderstood / been misinformed) I see no point in funding the new Issue 48 and prefer to stick with my old D31. It may be worth anyone else here with an old Kent Reliance savings account checking with them in case the rate for their old account may also suddenly take off like a rocket!
    Yes, I got an email today saying my old D31 account interest rate was being improved from 0.45% to 0.85%, with effect from tomorrow.

    I hadn't got much in it (really I was only keeping a very small amount in it to keep one account open with Kent Reliance to make it easier to open up new accounts if they ever had competitive interest rates again).  Their email came about 24 hours after I had pulled out almost all of my remaining balance to put into my Marcus account.  “¯\_(ツ)_/¯ “

    Edit: and I also got an email from Coventry saying they were improving interest rates on their Four Access Saver, again a day or two after I'd made a significant withdrawal to move into Marcus....
  • Bobblehat
    Bobblehat Posts: 991 Forumite
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    edited 13 April 2022 at 7:44PM
    UncleK said:
    Cynergy Bank Online Easy Access Account 1.20% AER

    https://www.cynergybank.co.uk/personal-savings/online-easy-access-account/


    Ho hum - I guess it's been nine days so a long time coming
    .... and only half a day since I pulled the money out of their 0.9% and put it into the 1.1% (I was waiting for that digipass device to arrive for 14 days!). 

     :'(
  • Daliah
    Daliah Posts: 3,792 Forumite
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    edited 13 April 2022 at 8:17PM
    Yes, I got an email today saying my old D31 account interest rate was being improved from 0.45% to 0.85%, with effect from tomorrow.

    I have a very ancient D31 which sits on 0.1% as my balance is significantly lower than the min £1K required for the higher AER.  I am still not tempted by 0.85% and won't keep the account any longer as it was only meant as a placeholder in case they launch something worthwhile for existing customers. I reckon the chances for that are now next to nil, so I am calling it a day with KRBS.


  • UncleK
    UncleK Posts: 318 Forumite
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    And from Ford Money "I can confirm the current interest rate is 0.73% on the Flexible Saver product. We review our interest rates regularly and will contact you regarding any interest rate changes to your product." Not encouraging............
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