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  • francoghezzi
    francoghezzi Posts: 177 Forumite
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    edited 24 August 2023 at 2:55PM
    I implore forumites to be patient and not phone MBS about their RS account applications. You will get your account details in the post in due course, possibly before 31st August so that you can get 2 separate months deposits of £300 in by September 1. They were overwhelmed by their last RS offering and no doubt their systems will be under pressure this time as well.
    You can implore all you like but I'm not gonna be happy if someone who applied after me gets an account in August and I miss out. It's a cruel world and it's dog eat dog and I aim to be at the front of the queue.
    'It's dog eat dog ...'. WOW. Just asking for a friend: where do you live? (because I will do my best not to bump into you or your 'world' for the rest of your life). Reading what you all are getting through for a normal 7% saving account that will give you £136 more a year tells wonders about the kind of world we are living in, really ...
  • I implore forumites to be patient and not phone MBS about their RS account applications. You will get your account details in the post in due course, possibly before 31st August so that you can get 2 separate months deposits of £300 in by September 1. They were overwhelmed by their last RS offering and no doubt their systems will be under pressure this time as well.
    You can implore all you like but I'm not gonna be happy if someone who applied after me gets an account in August and I miss out. It's a cruel world and it's dog eat dog and I aim to be at the front of the queue.
    'It's dog eat dog ...'. WOW. Just asking for a friend: where do you live? (because I will do my best not to bump into you or your 'world' for the rest of your life). Reading what you all are getting through for a normal 7% saving account that will give you £136 more a year tells wonders about the kind of world we are living in, really ...
    I applied for the two new accounts so they are worth around £290pa.....I just hate queue jumpers !
  • francoghezzi
    francoghezzi Posts: 177 Forumite
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    edited 24 August 2023 at 3:19PM
    I implore forumites to be patient and not phone MBS about their RS account applications. You will get your account details in the post in due course, possibly before 31st August so that you can get 2 separate months deposits of £300 in by September 1. They were overwhelmed by their last RS offering and no doubt their systems will be under pressure this time as well.
    You can implore all you like but I'm not gonna be happy if someone who applied after me gets an account in August and I miss out. It's a cruel world and it's dog eat dog and I aim to be at the front of the queue.
    'It's dog eat dog ...'. WOW. Just asking for a friend: where do you live? (because I will do my best not to bump into you or your 'world' for the rest of your life). Reading what you all are getting through for a normal 7% saving account that will give you £136 more a year tells wonders about the kind of world we are living in, really ...
    I applied for the two new accounts so they are worth around £290pa.....I just hate queue jumpers !
    Relax. I opened my 7% saver with First Direct in 2 minutes almost a year ago without having to phone them using an app that is actually working without a passbook or other medieval stuff. I then carried on reading a good book and had even a walk in the woods. It's hilarious, in 2023, reading what you ALL are getting through trying to open stuff with people who couldn't manage my grandmother's cat. (By the way that same day I switched to Lloyds and opened a 6.25% saver with them as well. It took another 3 minutes and I was left with enough time to enjoy what really matters in life. At least to me). I wish you all the best, am sure you will be well placed in the queue
  • gt94sss2
    gt94sss2 Posts: 6,185 Forumite
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    When I logged in, they weren't there so I called and it was explained that they have 2 platforms, One is the one we log into and the other is the application platform which is where the email came from (dev-test@mutualvision.co.uk, she confirmed this was their address)
    Lots of the smaller building societies only including MBS use https://www.mutualvision.co.uk/ as the provider of their online services.
  • I implore forumites to be patient and not phone MBS about their RS account applications. You will get your account details in the post in due course, possibly before 31st August so that you can get 2 separate months deposits of £300 in by September 1. They were overwhelmed by their last RS offering and no doubt their systems will be under pressure this time as well.
    You can implore all you like but I'm not gonna be happy if someone who applied after me gets an account in August and I miss out. It's a cruel world and it's dog eat dog and I aim to be at the front of the queue.
    'It's dog eat dog ...'. WOW. Just asking for a friend: where do you live? (because I will do my best not to bump into you or your 'world' for the rest of your life). Reading what you all are getting through for a normal 7% saving account that will give you £136 more a year tells wonders about the kind of world we are living in, really ...
    It's not even £136 more is it?  If this regular saver was not available the funds could be deposited in an easy access saver @ 5% instead.  The regular saver pays about £40 more.
  • Hattie627
    Hattie627 Posts: 448 Forumite
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    Kazza242 said:
    Chorley Building Society are increasing the interest rates on some of their accounts.

    Their Regular Saver (all issues) and Seasonal Saver (all issues) interest rates will increase from 5.00% to 5.15% w.e.f. 1st September 2023.

    Further details here.
    Increase date for the RS's and SS's is 20th September unfortunately.
  • trickydicky14
    trickydicky14 Posts: 1,311 Forumite
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    I applied for both MBS accounts yesterday. Received an automated email this morning at 0832 to say an account has been added online and to log on to view.

    When I logged in there was no messages or notifications. They had accessed my accounts at 0704 this morning it stated at top. It would only let me add account if I knew account number, so will have to wait for the letter to come eventually. Have not had the email for the second account yet.
    Thanks, I applied for both too. Just found new acct added successfully notifications at 0832 for both applications in my junk email. Not a particularly confidence inspiring email address dev-test@mutualvision so not surprised it ended up in junk.
    I applied for both but to date have only had one automated email so far and yes, it had gone into my junk folder and I had binned it not knowing who it was from. If it wasn't for the previous comments on this thread I would never had known.
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