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  • Westie983
    Westie983 Posts: 5,215 Forumite
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    Eco_Miser wrote: »
    That is the normal way of operating these sort of accounts. However, as schiff said, 6% may not be available when you come to open a new one.
    Read the T&Cs of each individual account to be sure you still qualify.

    Lets hope so, my FD matures tomorrow, the interest has already been added to the account, but still showing online at the moment, so I think it will transfer tomorrow, so I will be opening another 6% as soon as I see the payment transferred, and no sign of the regular saver account.

    Crossing my fingers

    :-)
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    Save 12k in 2023 #58 Total (£4500.00) £2500.00/£5000 = 50.00%
    Sealed Pot Challenge ~17 #24 Total (£55.00) £0.00/£500 = 0.00%
    Xmas 2023 £1 a Day #13 Total (£85.00) £344.00/£365 = 94.24%
    Virtual Sealed Pot #1 Total (£500) £550.00/£500 = 110.00%
    £2 Savers Club 2023 #17 Total (£25.00) £45/£300 = 15.00%
    The 365 1p Challenge 2023 #7 Total £656.19/£667.95 = 98.23%
    Total £4095.19/£7332.95 = 55.84%
  • schiff
    schiff Posts: 20,283 Forumite
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    I was in a similar situation waiting for the 12 months gap to end since my last Nationwide FlexDirect was closed. It's an agonising time. Hope it works out for you.
  • karlie88
    karlie88 Posts: 9,114 Forumite
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    schiff wrote: »
    I was in a similar situation waiting for the 12 months gap to end since my last Nationwide FlexDirect was closed. It's an agonising time. Hope it works out for you.

    You make it sound like a life or death situation. :D
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  • schiff
    schiff Posts: 20,283 Forumite
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    karlie88 wrote: »
    You make it sound like a life or death situation. :D

    Not quite, more mince or fillet steak :)
  • badger09
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    schiff wrote: »
    Not quite, more mince or fillet steak :)

    Fillet steak or mince:cool:
  • Westie983
    Westie983 Posts: 5,215 Forumite
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    FD, regular saver matured, and new one opened at 6%,
    quite good in the current situation.
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    Save 12k in 2023 #58 Total (£4500.00) £2500.00/£5000 = 50.00%
    Sealed Pot Challenge ~17 #24 Total (£55.00) £0.00/£500 = 0.00%
    Xmas 2023 £1 a Day #13 Total (£85.00) £344.00/£365 = 94.24%
    Virtual Sealed Pot #1 Total (£500) £550.00/£500 = 110.00%
    £2 Savers Club 2023 #17 Total (£25.00) £45/£300 = 15.00%
    The 365 1p Challenge 2023 #7 Total £656.19/£667.95 = 98.23%
    Total £4095.19/£7332.95 = 55.84%
  • afmfifgh
    afmfifgh Posts: 281 Forumite
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    edited 22 September 2016 at 9:57AM
    Letter dated 09-09-2016.

    Rate reduced from 2.25% to 2.00% effective 20-09-2016.

    The rate is 0.50 % + a bonus of 1.5% provided 11 equal payments received and only 1 withdrawal made annually.

    Can anyone else check the following for me:

    The letter dated 09/09/2016 said that the rate was changing from:

    0.75% + 1.50% bonus
    to
    0.50% + 1.50% Bonus.

    However, according to my records and the letter for the last rate change on 01/06/2016, letter dated 29/04/2016, the previous rate was changed from:

    1.00% + 1.50% bonus
    to
    1.00% + 1.25% bonus

    So I don't get why they are saying on the most recent rate change letter (09/09/2016) that the rate was made up of only a base rate of 0.75% and not the 1.00% they had said previously and a 1.25% Bonus. Basically the rate is the same if you meet the bonus requirements but if you don't they have seemingly retrospectively shifted 0.25% from the base rate to the bonus rate.

    Did I miss a rate change or are Loughborough incorrect and potentially under paying those that don't get the bonus, i.e. paying 0.75% instead of 1.00% from some unknown date?

    And also have they now therefore from 20/09/2016 dropped the base rate by 0.50% and increased the bonus part by 0.25%.
  • afmfifgh wrote: »
    Can anyone else check the following for me:

    The letter dated 09/09/2016 said that the rate was changing from:

    0.75% + 1.50% bonus
    to
    0.50% + 1.50% Bonus.

    However, according to my records and the letter for the last rate change on 01/06/2016, letter dated 29/04/2016, the previous rate was changed from:

    1.00% + 1.50% bonus
    to
    1.00% + 1.25% bonus

    So I don't get why they are saying on the most recent rate change letter (09/09/2016) that the rate was made up of only a base rate of 0.75% and not the 1.00% they had said previously and a 1.25% Bonus. Basically the rate is the same if you meet the bonus requirements but if you don't they have seemingly retrospectively shifted 0.25% from the base rate to the bonus rate.

    Did I miss a rate change or are Loughborough incorrect and potentially under paying those that don't get the bonus, i.e. paying 0.75% instead of 1.00% from some unknown date?

    And also have they now therefore from 20/09/2016 dropped the base rate by 0.50% and increased the bonus part by 0.25%.

    You sure it is the same issue of the regular saver?
  • You sure it is the same issue of the regular saver?

    Yes - I only have one so have only received the letters about one and on double checking the letters they have sent me the 'correct' letter.
  • Virgin Money have launched a Regular Saver (Issue 1). Fixed rate of interest 2.25% pa. Matures 20 October 2017. Max deposit £250 pcm (maximum account balance= £3500). Unlimited withdrawals.
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