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Will your bank freeze overdraft fees until summer? What the big six are doing for customers and why they’ve NOT axed planned 40% rates High street banks have set out overdraft measures during coronavirus Includes increased fee-free buffers and writing off some charges Many of the big names have new overdraft rates of nearly 40% … Read more
Will your bank freeze overdraft fees until summer? What the big six are doing for customers and why they’ve NOT axed planned 40% rates High street banks have set out overdraft measures during coronavirus Includes increased fee-free buffers and writing off some charges Many of the big names have new overdraft rates of nearly 40% … Read more
Marcus Bank finally launches another savings account after 18 months… but the new one-year fixed-rate pays less than its original easy-access Marcus launched a 1.5% easy-access account in September 2018 Today it added to that with a new 1.45% short-term fix While the rate is not a best buy, it is a competitive rate and … Read more
Savers with memories of the aftermath of the financial crisis might have felt a sense of déjà vu after the Bank of England’s emergency press conference on 11 March. But while an emergency base rate cut of half a percentage point, followed by another one eight days later which took the bank rate to its … Read more
First Direct PULLS its current account and £100 switch bonus for new customers as it focuses on existing ones amid coronavirus outbreak The HSBC-owned bank has said its current account is ‘temporarily unavailable’ It has 1.45m customers and is known for its top customer service HSBC and NatWest have also pulled switch bonuses as banks … Read more
Isas – or Individual Savings Accounts – have been handing out tax-free rewards for the past 21 years. Savers and investors now benefit to the tune of £3.3billion a year by using the tax-free accounts to earn interest and returns on the stock market. In total, British savers have used Isas to shelter nearly £40billion … Read more
Why it’s STILL worth saving with cash: With all savings accounts paying paltry rates, the cash Isa looks appealing again By Sylvia Morris For The Daily Mail Published: 22:31 GMT, 24 March 2020 | Updated: 23:49 GMT, 24 March 2020 Cash Isas have lost some of their sparkle after a decade of low interest rates … Read more
Get PAID to start saving: Free cash, gift cards, and prizes up for grabs for new savers as well as for those willing to switch loyalties By Holly Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 22:30 GMT, 24 March 2020 | Updated: 23:48 GMT, 24 March 2020 Boosting your Isa savings is a welcome prospect at … Read more
It’s not often the Government gives away free cash, but in the past five years aspiring homeowners have been offered two opportunities to earn generous bonuses on their tax-free savings. Soaring house prices mean, for many, it will take years to save for a deposit – so it’s little wonder the Government launched the Help … Read more
Money Mail today calls on the big banks to put off overdraft charge hikes and waive fees as the nation battles deadly coronavirus. High-Street banks are poised to increase interest rates to as much as 50 per cent, which means many struggling households will have to pay more to borrow. This is despite the fact … Read more