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So what's the going rate for interest if you do a 13th payment?CricketLady said:
Yes, we always do a thirteenth payment to Nationwide (four of us in the Cricket household)dingling68 said:Nationwide Flex Regular Saver 3
Is a 13th payment allowed? Mine is due to mature on 22/9/25. Information I have saved refers to £2,400 but also refers to calendar months?
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Making 13th payment won’t affect your interest rate.Bob2000 said:
So what's the going rate for interest if you do a 13th payment?CricketLady said:
Yes, we always do a thirteenth payment to Nationwide (four of us in the Cricket household)dingling68 said:Nationwide Flex Regular Saver 3
Is a 13th payment allowed? Mine is due to mature on 22/9/25. Information I have saved refers to £2,400 but also refers to calendar months?
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Loughborough BS Interest Rate Reductions 1/9/25:
Account Old rate New rate Loughborough BS 1 Year Super Saver 6.00% NO CHANGE Loughborough BS 2 Year Super Saver 5.00% NO CHANGE Loughborough BS Holiday Monthly Saver 5.60% NO CHANGE Loughborough BS Limited Access Monthly Saver 4.45% NO CHANGE Loughborough BS Retirement Monthly Saver 5.50% NO CHANGE Loughborough BS Regular Monthly Saver Account 2.50% 2.25% 15 -
Sorry l meant to say how much interest would l gain by doing a 13th payment?allegro120 said:
Making 13th payment won’t affect your interest rate.Bob2000 said:
So what's the going rate for interest if you do a 13th payment?CricketLady said:
Yes, we always do a thirteenth payment to Nationwide (four of us in the Cricket household)dingling68 said:Nationwide Flex Regular Saver 3
Is a 13th payment allowed? Mine is due to mature on 22/9/25. Information I have saved refers to £2,400 but also refers to calendar months?
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Monmouthshire RS issue 2Growingold said:
I closed mine early online and all funds including interest were in my nominated account later that daygt94sss2 said:
Yes, or post the enclosed form back to themliamcov said:My Monmouthshire RS issue 2 expires soon, using the login details from the maturity letter, the only options are transferring to another Mon account or receiving a cheque - if I wait until it turns into a different savings account will I be able to close and select a transfer to my bank?
Did you have to pay any charges or lose any interest, and was this outside the '30-day change-of-interest notice'?0 -
Rather depends on how many days between payment and maturity.Bob2000 said:
Sorry l meant to say how much interest would l gain by doing a 13th payment?allegro120 said:
Making 13th payment won’t affect your interest rate.Bob2000 said:
So what's the going rate for interest if you do a 13th payment?CricketLady said:
Yes, we always do a thirteenth payment to Nationwide (four of us in the Cricket household)dingling68 said:Nationwide Flex Regular Saver 3
Is a 13th payment allowed? Mine is due to mature on 22/9/25. Information I have saved refers to £2,400 but also refers to calendar months?
xx
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My earliest Cahoo Sunny Days has matured today and is now sitting there - the original 3K plus the accrued interest.but showing an interest rate of 0%.
Please can I ask will it update and show the correct interest rate tomorrow??.
Also what do I do about the interest as this makes the total over the maximum 3K - will it earn interest as well?
Can I even remove it as I assume no withdrawals are allowed ..
Apologies I know this is not a regular saver and discussion belongs some place else but I thought a Cahoot expert might know
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It has been known for the denizens of this thread to venture out into the wider Savings & Investments section from time to time, and even contribute to threads there. It has been observed that there is sometimes an issue with the interest rate displayed that can be fixed via a temporary withdrawal of funds. If the account has matured, then it won't be paying the best rate (unless you upgrade it). If you upgrade it to a SDS Issue 5, then you will not earn any interest on the part of the balance that is above £3k.mhoc said:My earliest Cahoo Sunny Days has matured today and is now sitting there - the original 3K plus the accrued interest.but showing an interest rate of 0%.
Please can I ask will it update and show the correct interest rate tomorrow??.
Also what do I do about the interest as this makes the total over the maximum 3K - will it earn interest as well?
Can I even remove it as I assume no withdrawals are allowed ..
Apologies I know this is not a regular saver and discussion belongs some place else but I thought a Cahoot expert might know
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mhoc said:My earliest Cahoo Sunny Days has matured today and is now sitting there - the original 3K plus the accrued interest.but showing an interest rate of 0%.
Please can I ask will it update and show the correct interest rate tomorrow??.
Also what do I do about the interest as this makes the total over the maximum 3K - will it earn interest as well?
Can I even remove it as I assume no withdrawals are allowed ..
Apologies I know this is not a regular saver and discussion belongs some place else but I thought a Cahoot expert might know
When you sign into Cahoot there should be an 'Upgrade your existing savings account' link on the top right hand side.....select and then upgrade your now matured accoun to the best rate available. I've upgraded all my old cahoot accounts to 4.89% (5%) without any issues.Withdrawals from Cahoot are allowed at anytime and are instantly credited, but you will need to set-up withdrawl account(s) in Cahoot -Click on the 'goto' link next to your cahoot account and select the option required
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Assuming your 13th payment is on 01/09/2025 and takes you from £2400 to £2600 in the RS, and you have the 6.5% version, then the "extra" interest will be ~ £0.035 x (Maturity Date). So e.g. if it matures midnight 15th Sept, extra interest will be ~£0.035 x 15 or ~ £0.52.flaneurs_lobster said:
Rather depends on how many days between payment and maturity.Bob2000 said:
Sorry l meant to say how much interest would l gain by doing a 13th payment?allegro120 said:
Making 13th payment won’t affect your interest rate.Bob2000 said:
So what's the going rate for interest if you do a 13th payment?CricketLady said:
Yes, we always do a thirteenth payment to Nationwide (four of us in the Cricket household)dingling68 said:Nationwide Flex Regular Saver 3
Is a 13th payment allowed? Mine is due to mature on 22/9/25. Information I have saved refers to £2,400 but also refers to calendar months?
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To put it another way, with £2400 in the RS starting 1st Sept (12 payments) you'll get an extra ~£0.43 per day during Sept. With £2600 in the RS starting 1st Sept (13 payments) you'll get an extra ~£0.46 instead per day during Sept, i.e. ~£0.035 difference per day, yes, just 3.5p per day!
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