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HSBC New money v Old money

auser99
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An old relative opened an HSBC ISA up using new 25/26 money last week, not realising they had their 24/25 HSBC ISA maturing a few days on - which has now matured into a lowly 2% ish rate easy account money.
I said maybe go back and get them to find a way to combine the 2 into one as it'll be in the cooling off period.
However, HSBC are saying they can't do this and they can't move the easy access account now the 25/26 ISA has been set up.
I can only imagine this is something to do with some high banks refusing to allow users more than 1 cash ISA a year despite the government rule changes.
I can't see any reason why you can't set a new ISA up and combine new money PLUS the old maturing account that has become easy access. But the feedback I'm hearing back seems to be the bank saying you "can't" move easy access into the higher rate. Which sounds utterly wrong.
If they really refuse I'll probably advise them to cancel the ISA, move the easy access into a new ISA (assuming they're not actually seriously saying you can't move an easy access into a fixed rate higher rate account), then move the new money elsewhere bank wise.
I said maybe go back and get them to find a way to combine the 2 into one as it'll be in the cooling off period.
However, HSBC are saying they can't do this and they can't move the easy access account now the 25/26 ISA has been set up.
I can only imagine this is something to do with some high banks refusing to allow users more than 1 cash ISA a year despite the government rule changes.
I can't see any reason why you can't set a new ISA up and combine new money PLUS the old maturing account that has become easy access. But the feedback I'm hearing back seems to be the bank saying you "can't" move easy access into the higher rate. Which sounds utterly wrong.
If they really refuse I'll probably advise them to cancel the ISA, move the easy access into a new ISA (assuming they're not actually seriously saying you can't move an easy access into a fixed rate higher rate account), then move the new money elsewhere bank wise.
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Is the new one a fixed rate, and therefore cannot transfer the other in as you've missed the cut-off for transfers?
If not, sounds like they're being fobbed off.
Just open an ISA somewhere else and transfer itI consider myself to be a male feminist. Is that allowed?0 -
surreysaver said:Is the new one a fixed rate, and therefore cannot transfer the other in as you've missed the cut-off for transfers?
If not, sounds like they're being fobbed off.
Just open an ISA somewhere else and transfer it
So I can't see any reason at all they won't add in the easy access money. There's certainly nothing listed about how this 4.1% rate applies to only new money or anything like that.0 -
Is the new 25/26 a fixed rate or easy access cash ISA and does it accept transfers-in?
If it does accept transfers-in then should be no issue to request HSBC do that if it is EA or still within the funding window for a fixed rate. Could be worth asking again being sure to be clear about what is being requested, i.e. the transfer-in to the new ISA of the 24/25 matured ISA now an EA.1 -
https://www.hsbc.co.uk/savings/products/fixed-rate-isa/ allows both deposits and transfers within the first 30 days, so there's no reason that the maturing product can't be transferred into the new one - read the product terms carefully and then challenge HSBC staff to do the same....1
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Thanks all - never ideal when getting a "version" relayed back to me, having not been there myself.
But I'll get those terms printed up, and maybe go in with them myself and check they're not misunderstanding what is being asked.0
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