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Answered your own question there. So, which other banks will be willing to buy market share?Nick_C said:When banks can borrow from the Bank of England at an interest rate of one percent, why would they want to borrow from you at a rate that is significantly higher than that?
The 1.5% that Chase are offering is a loss leader. They are buying market share.
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I've taken all my money out and left £1 in Marcus to keep it open. They have very slow to react for ages now and seem to be not a patch on what they used to be. So many better offers around.1
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Not sure if this has already been mentioned, but, Al Rayan has increased its 'Everyday Saver (issue 2)' from 1.1% to 1.31%, effective 9.5.22.3
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Thanks, I'll include that in my next ToTP post later...:thumb:SJMALBA said:Not sure if this has already been mentioned, but, Al Rayan has increased its 'Everyday Saver (issue 2)' from 1.1% to 1.31%, effective 9.5.22.
ETA Unless they've not yet updated existing Everyday Branch Saver they haven't applied this to existing accounts.1 -
Atom Bank have posted on their Facebook page this afternoon that they’re now a Confirmation of Payee responder just in case you’re a new customer and wanted some reassurance when transferring funds over:We are now able to respond to an account name verification service called Confirmation of Payee, making payments into your saving products even more secure.
Faster 🏃 Easier 👍 More secure 🔒2 -
My Atom year fixed is maturing tomorrow - to hold the amount for now I'm moving it to their easy access instant saver 1.25%
- til something better comes along - the Atom app works quite well so it was all set up in a few minutes
rather than shifting it to another easy access bank with virtually the same interest rate.
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I agree - wonder what Chase plans to do with the market share they are currently buying?Nick_C said:
The 1.5% that Chase are offering is a loss leader. They are buying market share.0 -
Yes Atom increased its rate to 1.25% on 3rd May don’t why it has taken them so long to send emails outThumbs_Up said:
I'm max out on Marcus, just got a text from Atom they have upped to 1.25%.. Some one already mention this a few days back.2010 said:Marcus slow to react again."Look after your pennies and your pounds will look after themselves"0 -
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OK rate punters... Easy Access(ish) top 10(ish) of the pots.. BoE base rate 1.0% (05/05)
As at 10/05/2022.. c.23:00 hrs - Starter for 10; not meant to be comprehensive, DYOR.
Latest changes in bold.
Links added for all accounts. Thanks for all contributions.
Bracketed dates = date rate added/amended here.
1 Chase: Saver 1.50% App only Home | Chase UK
2 Al Rayan:1.31% ( 10/05) Min £2.5k App only(ish) Everyday Saver (Issue 2) | Islamic banking | Sharia compliant & ethical (alrayanbank.co.uk) Note check if applied to existing acs? thnx @SJMALBA
3 Gatehouse Bank 1.30% (04/05) - Sharia; £1k min initial deposit. Easy access account | Gatehouse Bank | Gatehouse Bank plc
4 Atom: 1.25% (06/05) App only Instant Saver 1.25% Interest Rate - Easy Access Savings | Atom bank
5 Aldermore: 1.25% Double Access (29/04) or 0.85% EA . £1k to open Double Access Account, Instant Access Savings Account - Aldermore Bank
6 Cynergy: 1.20% (14/04) digipass or app for on line access. Existing customers only Cynergy Bank
7 Zopa: Smart Saver (app only) 1.20% £85k max (19/04) (NB 7,31,95 day notice, rate boosted options). Smarter Savings built for real life - Zopa
8 Tandem: 1.10% App only A greener way to save for the future (tandem.co.uk)
9 Investec Flexi 1.06% on £5k+; NB 0% below £5k. (01/05) Online Flexi Saver from Investec | Instant Access Savings Account
10= Marcus (and Saga): 1.0% (08/04) - note shared FSCS protection. Marcus UK | Marcus by Goldman Sachs®
10= Ford Money Flexi 1.0% (01/05) Flexible Savings Account - Easy access savings | Ford Money
Check terms for yourself - DYOR.
Note: These rates may not be applied to existing accounts...DYOR
Other than VM 2.0% £1k limit, others of note?
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And Cash ISAs: The Best Currently Available List — MoneySavingExpert Forum
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