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The Old Regular Savers Discussion Thread 28/12/24-29/1/26

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  • thefrank
    thefrank Posts: 267 Forumite
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    Coventry

    Am I right at thinking that with the rate reduction from 6 to 5.75% are we allowed to close the Coventry Regular Saving without any penalty?
  • Dizzycap
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    WillPS said:
    Dizzycap said:
    From personal experience recently, it took the Co-Op 3 days to open my New RS after confirmation of application by email. This was due to high demand and the system having a backlog of RS applications that needed to be worked through by staff. In today's RS climate, the important issue is that you get the 7% fixed RS, even if there's a couple of days delay in it being fully opened for a few extra pennies of interest on getting in funds before the end of the month, which at this point, is highly unlikely ;)

    The Co-op's Regular Saver isn't fixed.
    I stand corrected. It might as well be, as it hasn't changed interest rate in the past 3 years.
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  • WillPS
    WillPS Posts: 5,504 Forumite
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    Dizzycap said:
    WillPS said:
    Dizzycap said:
    From personal experience recently, it took the Co-Op 3 days to open my New RS after confirmation of application by email. This was due to high demand and the system having a backlog of RS applications that needed to be worked through by staff. In today's RS climate, the important issue is that you get the 7% fixed RS, even if there's a couple of days delay in it being fully opened for a few extra pennies of interest on getting in funds before the end of the month, which at this point, is highly unlikely ;)

    The Co-op's Regular Saver isn't fixed.
    I stand corrected. It might as well be, as it hasn't changed interest rate in the past 3 years.
    It didn't even exist before last year.
  • Stargunner
    Stargunner Posts: 1,101 Forumite
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    My Co-op RS has just matured and morphed into a smart saver, but it is just showing a balance of £3000, no interest has been added. Is this normal, and does it get added at a later point.
  • My Co-op RS has just matured and morphed into a smart saver, but it is just showing a balance of £3000, no interest has been added. Is this normal, and does it get added at a later point.
    Same here. Mine matured early morning, no interest added yet. 
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  • Hattie627
    Hattie627 Posts: 691 Forumite
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    My Co-op RS has just matured and morphed into a smart saver, but it is just showing a balance of £3000, no interest has been added. Is this normal, and does it get added at a later point.
    Mine matured on Thursday, it shows as a Smart Saver, without any interest added, for roughly 3 hours, then the interest appears. Mind you, mine happened on a working day, may be different as this is a Saturday.
  • surreysaver
    surreysaver Posts: 5,269 Forumite
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    My new Co-Op Regular Saver now showing in online banking. Must have appeared overnight 
    I consider myself to be a male feminist. Is that allowed?
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