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  • crumpet_man
    crumpet_man Posts: 804 Forumite
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    For those who have closed the matured Virgin RS, what was the interest received upon closure?  Not the total interest received, just the last payment.

    Trying to work out if it is worth the time to phone up Virgin to close the account (already tried online, still waiting for it to be done) as all I am missing out on is the interest I could receive on the final interest payment.
  • zombie404
    zombie404 Posts: 12 Forumite
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    For those who have closed the matured Virgin RS, what was the interest received upon closure?  Not the total interest received, just the last payment.

    Trying to work out if it is worth the time to phone up Virgin to close the account (already tried online, still waiting for it to be done) as all I am missing out on is the interest I could receive on the final interest payment.
    Got £26.66 yesterday when mine was closed 
  • Rheumatoid
    Rheumatoid Posts: 1,065 Forumite
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    For those who have closed the matured Virgin RS, what was the interest received upon closure?  Not the total interest received, just the last payment.

    Trying to work out if it is worth the time to phone up Virgin to close the account (already tried online, still waiting for it to be done) as all I am missing out on is the interest I could receive on the final interest payment.
    I got £26.64 just transferred into my current and RS closed.
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  • crumpet_man
    crumpet_man Posts: 804 Forumite
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    For those who have closed the matured Virgin RS, what was the interest received upon closure?  Not the total interest received, just the last payment.

    Trying to work out if it is worth the time to phone up Virgin to close the account (already tried online, still waiting for it to be done) as all I am missing out on is the interest I could receive on the final interest payment.
    I got £26.64 just transferred into my current and RS closed.
    Thank you and to zombie404

    I make that about 22p in lost interest in waiting until end of September for the account to close automatically.
  • schiff
    schiff Posts: 20,319 Forumite
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    I've had a letter from Monmouth today, surprisingly in today's poor Royal Mail service, dated yesterday, and with a second class return envelope! It's the signature requirement (even though I have the other RS on the go).
    The letter says the T&Cs document is enclosed though it isn't, but that's not important.
    Is it possible to pay money in in practice before they deal with the return of the signature letter? From peoples  experience on here? 
  • janusd
    janusd Posts: 1,175 Forumite
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    schiff said:
    I've had a letter from Monmouth today, surprisingly in today's poor Royal Mail service, dated yesterday, and with a second class return envelope! It's the signature requirement (even though I have the other RS on the go).
    The letter says the T&Cs document is enclosed though it isn't, but that's not important.
    Is it possible to pay money in in practice before they deal with the return of the signature letter? From peoples  experience on here? 
    yes - i've made two online payments into the account before returning the letter at the weekend - they asked for a copy of a statement of the nominated bank account too IIRC.
  • Kim_13
    Kim_13 Posts: 3,998 Forumite
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    Has anyone with a maturing Skipton RS any experience of setting an existing EA as a maturity option? I just received a reminder and am wondering if I should just let it default and move it from there? I don’t want them to carry it out as soon as I set it (someone reported an internal ISA transfer was processed early) and from the way it describes the options in the email, it feels like I can only withdraw the lot or reinvest into a new account.
  • allegro120
    allegro120 Posts: 2,292 Forumite
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    schiff said:
    I've had a letter from Monmouth today, surprisingly in today's poor Royal Mail service, dated yesterday, and with a second class return envelope! It's the signature requirement (even though I have the other RS on the go).
    The letter says the T&Cs document is enclosed though it isn't, but that's not important.
    Is it possible to pay money in in practice before they deal with the return of the signature letter? From peoples  experience on here? 
    I have done this and the money were returned to my bank account next day.
  • Bob2000
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    schiff said:
    I've had a letter from Monmouth today, surprisingly in today's poor Royal Mail service, dated yesterday, and with a second class return envelope! It's the signature requirement (even though I have the other RS on the go).
    The letter says the T&Cs document is enclosed though it isn't, but that's not important.
    Is it possible to pay money in in practice before they deal with the return of the signature letter? From peoples  experience on here? 
    I opened my regular saver(late July), and then after 4 days of no letters, l requested by secure message  the account number. Ten minutes later, I had the details and made a payment, said  pending  for the next 2 days, then letter received with signature form. But that evening my deposit was visible online.
    Made a second  deposit  but can't say if they had received  my signature form  by then.
  • mebu60
    mebu60 Posts: 1,803 Forumite
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    Kim_13 said:
    Has anyone with a maturing Skipton RS any experience of setting an existing EA as a maturity option? I just received a reminder and am wondering if I should just let it default and move it from there? I don’t want them to carry it out as soon as I set it (someone reported an internal ISA transfer was processed early) and from the way it describes the options in the email, it feels like I can only withdraw the lot or reinvest into a new account.
    I sent a secure message requesting maturity proceeds to be paid into existing EA and expressing surprise it was not an option offered by them. That happened as requested on the maturity date but I believe behind the scenes it went into a maturity account first before they sent it on to the EA.  
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