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  • Wheres_My_Cashback
    Wheres_My_Cashback Posts: 4,394 Forumite
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    edited 30 November 2022 at 11:19AM
    Darlington Building Society:

    The older Special Occasion Saver (no longer available to open) has also increased to 3.5% and earlier 'High Days and Holidays' RS up a measly 0.15% to 2.6%.
     
    Where have you obtained info from for the Special Occasion Saver ? I've just contacted them and they've told me there has not been any increase and the old rate remains. I did press them a few times on this and they were sure it hasn't increased, however I appreciate CS can 'sometimes' be wrong.


    EDIT;
    Five minutes after speaking to them and 10 minutes after first checking the old rate showing on my account page, i decided to login again.

    Low and behold the rate has now increased to 3.50% on the SOS and the Green.

    How can they get it so wrong and be so adamant about it !!!!
  • Band7
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    Darlington Building Society:

    The older Special Occasion Saver (no longer available to open) has also increased to 3.5% and earlier 'High Days and Holidays' RS up a measly 0.15% to 2.6%.
     
    Where have you obtained info from for the Special Occasion Saver ? I've just contacted them and they've told me there has not been any increase and the old rate remains. I did press them a few times on this and they were sure it hasn't increased, however I appreciate CS can 'sometimes' be wrong.
    It’s on their website https://www.darlington.co.uk/savings-accounts/closed-savings-accounts/
  • jaypers
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    Still a lot of talk about 3.5% accounts etc. Surely First Direct have reset the bar? I’ve got 3 Regular Savers on the go…….going forwards I won’t even be considering anything under 5%. 
  • Band7 said:
    Darlington Building Society:

    The older Special Occasion Saver (no longer available to open) has also increased to 3.5% and earlier 'High Days and Holidays' RS up a measly 0.15% to 2.6%.
     
    Where have you obtained info from for the Special Occasion Saver ? I've just contacted them and they've told me there has not been any increase and the old rate remains. I did press them a few times on this and they were sure it hasn't increased, however I appreciate CS can 'sometimes' be wrong.
    It’s on their website https://www.darlington.co.uk/savings-accounts/closed-savings-accounts/
    Yes, see my edit to that post.
  • I'm probably being stupid as usual, so be gentle with me  :) Just had a Nationwide Regular Saver mature and can't for the life of me find on their website how to open another one? Have they stopped doing them does anyone know? Appreciate any replies. Thanks.
  • kaMelo
    kaMelo Posts: 2,889 Forumite
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    . No you're not being stupid, it's currently not available.
  • I'm probably being stupid as usual, so be gentle with me  :) Just had a Nationwide Regular Saver mature and can't for the life of me find on their website how to open another one? Have they stopped doing them does anyone know? Appreciate any replies. Thanks.
    Now called Start to Save Issue 2
  • kaMelo said:

    jaypers said:
    Still a lot of talk about 3.5% accounts etc. Surely First Direct have reset the bar? I’ve got 3 Regular Savers on the go…….going forwards I won’t even be considering anything under 5%. 


    Many will already have all accounts paying 5%, 4.5%, 4% etc. It then becomes a case of what's left.  If the regular saver is paying more than the best easy access then it may still be worth having.
    Exactly. I've currently got 16 regular savers that I pay into regularly (excluding ecology for the direct debit), soon to be 18 once I have HSBC and Monmouthshire up and running. I have 2 easy access savings accounts at 3% so if any regular saver with not too stringent terms appears on the market paying above 3% I grab it.
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