Regular Savings Accounts: The Best Currently Available List!

friolento

Bridlington1 said:

Also please do let me know if there are any suggestions as to how the thread could be improved.

If you have your data all in a spreadsheet, you could upload that spreadsheet to Google Drive, make it readable for anyone with the link, and then simply share the link here.

Going forward, you can maintain the spreadsheet on Google Drive.

MDMD

schiff said:

flaneurs_lobster said:

I applied for both of the new MonBS RS accounts when they were announced. 

I've given up trying to track signature validations, passbooks, notifications and simply shot them £300 by FP as soon as I spotted a new account number.

Checking today I have two new active accounts, both funded with £300 in August. Have, of course, added another £300 each today.

It may be, er, idiosyncratic but it gets there eventually. 

You've been lucky. The account number for the 7% was on the signature letter. I asked for it to be added to the home page, it appeared the next day but was shown as pending. Took a chance, sent £300 and it was credited the day of despatch. So I've got £300 in it on 30/8 and 1/9. Which is something!
Not even had the signature letter for the 8% so I don't know the details. Not as important now that we're in September.

I got my letters today, a passbook for the 8% one and a signature form for the other one. Slightly irritating that they opened one on the 29th so missed out on the ability to pay in August as only got letter today.

Section62

schiff said:

kaMelo said:

schiff said:

Monmouth
It goes from bad to worse. I (existing member) applied for the Exclusive the first morning (23/8). I've heard nothing. Not a peep.
Went to log in this morning to check that my 1/9 deposits to my existing RSs arrived safely - and to send a secure message about the Exclusive.
My log in details have expired!! Needed to update them, did so - and I'm getting a LETTER with a validation code!! Unbelieveable
It's not the fault of the staff, it's the ridiculously antiquated systems.

Unfortunately yes, the only way to regain access is via a code sent through the post, it's just how they and many others do it.

But more importantly, details expired?
I've been a member for years and never experienced expired details, when did you last log in?

Yesterday!

I got the 'user ID expired' message the other day - then noticed I'd entered the user ID incorrectly.  Re-typed the user ID correcting the error and all was fine.

The 'user ID expired' message might also equal "We don't recognise the ID you've entered".

Section62

friolento said:

Bridlington1 said:

Also please do let me know if there are any suggestions as to how the thread could be improved.

If you have your data all in a spreadsheet, you could upload that spreadsheet to Google Drive, make it readable for anyone with the link, and then simply share the link here.

Going forward, you can maintain the spreadsheet on Google Drive.

Some people may be uncomfortable clicking a link in a spreadsheet on Google Drive.... or have security settings that prevent such links working.

Nick_C

Section62 said:
Some people may be uncomfortable clicking a link in a spreadsheet on Google Drive.

Is a link on this forum any safer? 

friolento

Section62 said:

friolento said:

Bridlington1 said:

Also please do let me know if there are any suggestions as to how the thread could be improved.

If you have your data all in a spreadsheet, you could upload that spreadsheet to Google Drive, make it readable for anyone with the link, and then simply share the link here.

Going forward, you can maintain the spreadsheet on Google Drive.

Some people may be uncomfortable clicking a link in a spreadsheet on Google Drive.... or have security settings that prevent such links working.

     Why?    

lightbulb2760

Monmouthshire Building Society

I applied online for the Regular Saver (7%) and have had no email. Yesterday I received a letter saying that my application could not be processed until I comoleted the enclosed Change of Address form. However, I don't wish to change my current address, as I've lived here for over twenty years !  When I tried to phone them to query why they sent the form, I got the "number unobtainable" tone...  

granta

Monmouth

I received the signature form last week and haven't got round to posting it yet. In the meantime, I have managed to fund the account for August and September and can see it online.

What is the benefit now of returning the form (they have several signature forms from me previously)....is it just to get the passbook which I have no need for?

Bridlington1

friolento said:

Bridlington1 said:

Also please do let me know if there are any suggestions as to how the thread could be improved.

If you have your data all in a spreadsheet, you could upload that spreadsheet to Google Drive, make it readable for anyone with the link, and then simply share the link here.

Going forward, you can maintain the spreadsheet on Google Drive.

Thanks for the suggestion. I don't think I shall bother with using Google Drive for now since I would like the list of links to be visible when arriving on the first page of the thread without having to click on any other links and/or open any additional documents for the sake of convenience. Also I seem to possess a slight knack for sending technical systems somewhat doolally so it would just be one more thing to go wrong for now.

I discovered that there is a maximum character limit when trying to post the list onto the thread this morning however, so I could consider using a Google Drive if I run out of room in all of the posts that I've reserved at the start of the thread, though at the moment I would be more inclined to create new posts later in the thread and link them to the original posts if this scenario came to fruition.

friolento

granta said:

Monmouth

I received the signature form last week and haven't got round to posting it yet. In the meantime, I have managed to fund the account for August and September and can see it online.

What is the benefit now of returning the form (they have several signature forms from me previously)....is it just to get the passbook which I have no need for?

They might not let you withdraw the matured funds if they haven't got your signature