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eastofeden

Thanks both. I've 3 BOS Vantage accounts and I have only ever logged onto them via my Halifax account. I will try to log on via BOS and see if that makes any difference.

mgarl10024

eastofeden wrote: »

Thanks both. I've 3 BOS Vantage accounts and I have only ever logged onto them via my Halifax account. I will try to log on via BOS and see if that makes any difference.

I believe you'll have to use your BOS login to apply for BOS products.

One word of warning...I used to use my Halifax login for my Halifax accounts and my BOS for my BOS accounts (logical!) but kept getting system errors and being locked out. BOS said that using both accounts was causing the errors and advised me to only use my Halifax login, and to administer my BOS accounts using it. Since then, no errors.

However, the BOS regular saver posed a challenge. So I quickly used my BOS login, applied, then logged out.

eastofeden

Thanks for all the advice, especially the log in confusion by using both. Will apply via BOS later today and then just use Halifax.

BeachNut

Don't login on the BOS site, just apply for a BOS saver as if you are not an existing customer. If successful, next ttme you login to Halifax you'll see your BOS saver also listed (together with any existing Halifax Regular Savers).

schiff

I opened both BoS and Halifax RSs, the latter via a Halifax site. What I find odd is that the Halifax RS and its related Easy Access account appear on my BoS website pages! A useful short cut actually though.

castle96

Opened H and BofS RS each through their on sites. Noticed that Halifax is NO w/drawals and BofS IS ok to withdraw - strange

polymaff

castle96 wrote: »

Opened H and BofS RS each through their on sites. Noticed that Halifax is NO w/drawals and BofS IS ok to withdraw - strange

There's still little integration of the bits of LBG. For instance, why,

"Birmingham Midshires is a trading name of Bank of Scotland plc" ?

schiff

Their regular saver interest rate has been increased from 2.5% to 2.75% with effect, I assume, from 1/12/17.

They are not continuing the offer of a regular saver and this one matures after 12 months which for me is April 2018. Hopefully that may change!

The Childrens' RS continues.

schiff

Some useful info about their RS. I've just completed the 12 months, how time flies! They will be sending letters in advance of the maturity. As I'm a long way out of their area I can ask them in advance to open a new RS when this matures and they will take the first £200 out of the maturity balance. I can also provide them with a request to FP the rest of the matured funds.

Seems perfect to me!

veryintrigued

schiff wrote: »

Their regular saver interest rate has been increased from 2.5% to 2.75% with effect, I assume, from 1/12/17.

They are not continuing the offer of a regular saver and this one matures after 12 months which for me is April 2018. Hopefully that may change!

The Childrens' RS continues.

Credit to Interest Ted who highlighted this three weeks ago:


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