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  • janusd
    janusd Posts: 1,175 Forumite
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    edited 6 June at 11:49AM
    Made a boo boo and paid an extra £200 to the Principality reg saver, the one with a limit of £1200.

    I've just rang them and they did confirm that there is going to be a similar saver about to open.

    Rather strangely my £200 is going to be held in the existing account until I give my maturity instructions and won't be returned.

    Totally my fault but hoped it would be returned.

    interestingly, I did the same thing myself yesterday, but to their standard regular saver (£250pm, max £3k) - realised as soon as I sent the payment.

    following your post, i've just checked the account and the balance is showing as £3,250 - it matures on the 22nd, so I won't bother chasing this overpayment, i'll just see what happens at maturity (but check its balance periodically until then!)
  • [Deleted User]
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    edited 6 June at 11:49AM
    Made a boo boo and paid an extra £200 to the Principality reg saver, the one with a limit of £1200.

    I've just rang them and they did confirm that there is going to be a similar saver about to open.

    Rather strangely my £200 is going to be held in the existing account until I give my maturity instructions and won't be returned.

    Totally my fault but hoped it would be returned.

    interestingly, I did the same thing myself yesterday, but to their standard regular saver (£250pm, max £3k) - realised as soon as I sent the payment.

    following your post, i've just checked the account and the balance is showing as £3,250 - it matures on the 22nd, so I won't bother chasing this overpayment, i'll just see what happens at maturity (but check its balance periodically until then!)
    Same here!
  • Bobblehat
    Bobblehat Posts: 1,084 Forumite
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    SJMALBA said:
    Apologies if I've missed this in the preceding pages, but are the payee details for the Gatehouse 'Easy Access Regular Saver Is 1', that resulted from the Regular Saver maturity, the same as those for the RS?
    The account numbers have changed (ERG rather than REG at the start), but is the nine figure reference (beginning with the number 9, that I used for paying into the RS) the same?
    From an earlier conversation with Gatehouse CS, when I was trying to get the T&C's from them (still not seen them BTW!) .....

    "you don't get a nine figure reference number for the converted ERG account because unlike your other accounts, you didn't apply for it, it was generated with a conversion. Use the ERGnnnnnnnABC in the reference field instead of the 9 digits of the other accounts. Same sort code and account number."

    Hope this helps!
  • SJMALBA
    SJMALBA Posts: 1,147 Forumite
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    Bobblehat said:
    SJMALBA said:
    Apologies if I've missed this in the preceding pages, but are the payee details for the Gatehouse 'Easy Access Regular Saver Is 1', that resulted from the Regular Saver maturity, the same as those for the RS?
    The account numbers have changed (ERG rather than REG at the start), but is the nine figure reference (beginning with the number 9, that I used for paying into the RS) the same?
    From an earlier conversation with Gatehouse CS, when I was trying to get the T&C's from them (still not seen them BTW!) .....

    "you don't get a nine figure reference number for the converted ERG account because unlike your other accounts, you didn't apply for it, it was generated with a conversion. Use the ERGnnnnnnnABC in the reference field instead of the 9 digits of the other accounts. Same sort code and account number."

    Hope this helps!
    Yes, all good - after the COP match, money sent, and email & SMS confirmation of deposit now received.  :)
  • qbadger
    qbadger Posts: 89 Forumite
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    qbadger said:
    Vernon Building Society

    Does anyone know if Vernon credit bank transfers and calculate interest on same calendar day received or business day for their regular saver account? Had a quick look through their savings terms but this doesn't seem to be specified in there.
    Thanks!
    Just checked my Vernon OLB and it is credited the same day as it leaves my current account.
    They pay interest on the day of deposit, but not on the day of withdrawal.
    I transferred from current account to the Vernon online regular saver yesterday - the deposit is credited in the account today, so unless they backdate the interest I think this account may be on business day basis instead.
  • allegro120
    allegro120 Posts: 2,294 Forumite
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    Melton BS
    I deposited to Melton RS  yesterday (Sunday 1st Dec). The money is credited and dated 2nd December.  For some reason it was marked in my spreadsheet as 'weekend friendly', but now thinking that this info could be wrong and this account doesn't pay interest on weekend deposits.  Does anyone know the correct answer?  I couldn't find it in t&c.
  • Mr._H_2
    Mr._H_2 Posts: 508 Forumite
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    edited 2 December 2024 at 2:40PM
    HSBC Regular Saver
    Anyone here have an HSBC regular saver? Do you know if I can cancel the auto-created standing order from my HSBC current account, and then fund the regular saver from an external account instead?
  • Mr._H_2 said:
    HSBC Regular Saver
    Anyone here have an HSBC regular saver? Do you know if I can cancel the auto-created standing order from my HSBC current account, and then fund the regular saver from an external account instead?
    You can't cancel it, you can only change the amount you pay, starting from a minimum of £25
  • Mr._H_2 said:
    HSBC Regular Saver
    Anyone here have an HSBC regular saver? Do you know if I can cancel the auto-created standing order from my HSBC current account, and then fund the regular saver from an external account instead?
    Mr._H_2 said:
    HSBC Regular Saver
    Anyone here have an HSBC regular saver? Do you know if I can cancel the auto-created standing order from my HSBC current account, and then fund the regular saver from an external account instead?
    You can't cancel it, you can only change the amount you pay, starting from a minimum of £25
    Not having a regular saver with HSBC currently, but had them in the past and always funded manually, never had a SO. They say minimum funding is £25 as per T&C's but when rates were rising and others were paying more I stopped funding it and let it run it's course to maturity. That part of the T&C's doesn't seem to be enforced.
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