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Ch1ll1Phlakes said:StayinAlive said:RCI BankJust had my monthly statement in and didn't agree with the amount of interest.My calculations were based on receiving interest from (i.e. "on") the date of deposit.However, when I modified the calcs to make it the day after deposit, the interest agreed.Rang RCI and they had to check and rang back confirming that interest is payed from the day after deposit.However, in their T&C's it states"We’ll apply interest from the day we receive your money, but if we receive your
payment after 1pm it won’t show on your account until the next business day" (my bold).My payments were before 1 p.m.Has anyone else as pedantic as me noticed this?
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Ch1ll1Phlakes said:StayinAlive said:RCI BankJust had my monthly statement in and didn't agree with the amount of interest.My calculations were based on receiving interest from (i.e. "on") the date of deposit.However, when I modified the calcs to make it the day after deposit, the interest agreed.Rang RCI and they had to check and rang back confirming that interest is payed from the day after deposit.However, in their T&C's it states"We’ll apply interest from the day we receive your money, but if we receive your
payment after 1pm it won’t show on your account until the next business day" (my bold).My payments were before 1 p.m.Has anyone else as pedantic as me noticed this?Couple of points here.I have text messages from RCI stating "thanks for your deposit" timed at 10.11, 12.11 and 12.10 respectively.Secondly, even if payments are made after 1 p.m. the T&C's state that it will not show on your account until the next day. The first part of the sentence still applies i.e. "We'll apply interest from the day we receive......".Or, at least, that's the way I read it.1
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