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  • noh
    noh Posts: 5,820 Forumite
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    colsten wrote: »
    I didn't get that notice, not by email or by snail mail. Is it something they have online?

    I haven't had the email yet either.
    There is something online here:
    http://www.nationwide.co.uk/~/media/MainSite/documents/products/savings/terms-and-conditions/FSUA41-flex-service.pdf
  • lolly5648
    lolly5648 Posts: 2,257 Forumite
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    I haven't had any notification nor is it mentioned in my Regular Savings A/C online so I am going to try to open this new 5% one and pay money into both.
  • Nick_C
    Nick_C Posts: 7,638 Forumite
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    Another big "Thank you!" to SS2 and everyone else who posts news on this thread. I have current accounts with TSB and Nationwide, but I only found out about the new 5% RS accounts from here.
  • colsten
    colsten Posts: 17,597 Forumite
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    I now had an email from Nationwide about the 5% Regular Saver, and the change to the 2% Regular Savings. Seems they are sending them out in several batches.
  • Nick_C
    Nick_C Posts: 7,638 Forumite
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    I think the Nationwide deal is particularly generous. I have a Flex Account, but I only use it for withdrawing cash abroad. Most of the year, it sits empty. So surprised and happy that they allowed me to open a Flex RS.
  • KTF
    KTF Posts: 4,855 Forumite
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    If its been dormant for over 3 months with no £750 being cycled through it then you may find they downgrade the account.

    Point 1 and 4 here: http://www.nationwide.co.uk/support/support-articles/terms-and-conditions/flexclusive-regular-saver-terms-and-conditions
  • Hi, I have been reading all about the bonuses banks are offering and the Halifax offers £100 when opening its reward current account.

    It says it pays the £100 in 3 days! on completion of the switch so my obvious question is can I open, collect the £100 and then switch again to another account soon after i.e. in 30 days.

    I have read all the t&c and it doesn't say u have to have the account for x number of days/ months and main conditions stated are u not had an account with them b4 and use switching service to claim £100 bonus. The only line that I wondered about is that it says "if u do not meet the conditions of the offer the £100 my be claimed back from your account" As said, the only conditions it states are those I have mentioned but obviously closing the account after i.e. 30 days, although it doesn't say a day/ moth open limit I am worried they will know exactly why im doing it and claim £100 back.


    Any thoughts, anybody else done it etc


    Thanks
  • Steve_xx
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    Nick_C wrote: »
    I think the Nationwide deal is particularly generous. I have a Flex Account, but I only use it for withdrawing cash abroad. Most of the year, it sits empty. So surprised and happy that they allowed me to open a Flex RS.

    Steady on. Don't start calling banks "generous" because that will probably cause them to reduce their rates to savers!
  • HappyMJ
    HappyMJ Posts: 21,115 Forumite
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    cevans65 wrote: »
    Hi, I have been reading all about the bonuses banks are offering and the Halifax offers £100 when opening its reward current account.

    It says it pays the £100 in 3 days! on completion of the switch so my obvious question is can I open, collect the £100 and then switch again to another account soon after i.e. in 30 days.

    I have read all the t&c and it doesn't say u have to have the account for x number of days/ months and main conditions stated are u not had an account with them b4 and use switching service to claim £100 bonus. The only line that I wondered about is that it says "if u do not meet the conditions of the offer the £100 my be claimed back from your account" As said, the only conditions it states are those I have mentioned but obviously closing the account after i.e. 30 days, although it doesn't say a day/ moth open limit I am worried they will know exactly why im doing it and claim £100 back.


    Any thoughts, anybody else done it etc


    Thanks

    My thoughts....keep the reward account for the £5/month.

    Open a second "current account" with Halifax not the reward one and use that as a donor account to switch to another bank.
    :footie:
    :p Regular savers earn 6% interest (HSBC, First Direct, M&S) :p Loans cost 2.9% per year (Nationwide) = FREE money. :p
  • Nick_C
    Nick_C Posts: 7,638 Forumite
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    Steve_xx wrote: »
    Steady on. Don't start calling banks "generous" because that will probably cause them to reduce their rates to savers!

    Be fair. They are a Building Society.

    Not that you would know it from the Directors' Remuneration packages (which I always vote against), or their interest rates, which are generally uncompetitive.
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