Help for National Savings & Investments savers hit by bond blunder

Thousands of NS&I savers have been offered the chance to cash in their fixed-rate bonds early, penalty-free By Sylvia Morris For The Daily Mail Published: 19:03 EDT, 27 July 2021 | Updated: 19:03 EDT, 27 July 2021 Thousands of NS&I savers have been offered the chance to cash in their fixed-rate bonds early, penalty-free.  Treasury-backed … Read more

Best buy easy-access savings rate launched by Coventry Building Society

New easy-access best buy savings deal launched by Coventry Building Society: Will it help trigger competition from rivals? By Lee Boyce for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 04:58 EDT, 23 July 2021 | Updated: 05:15 EDT, 23 July 2021 Coventry Building Society has launched a best buy easy-access savings account today paying 0.55 per cent. This rate nudges … Read more

Building societies launch better-paying branch-based savings accounts

High Street savings comeback: Building societies launch spate of better-paying branch-based accounts By Sylvia Morris For The Daily Mail Published: 17:01 EDT, 20 July 2021 | Updated: 17:01 EDT, 20 July 2021 Savers wary of running their accounts online have been given a glimmer of hope. Building societies have launched a spate of better-paying branch-based … Read more

Best fixed savings deals: Rates begin to nudge higher

Fixed rate savings deals are on average paying the highest returns seen since December 2020, suggesting they are heading in the right direction. Average fixed rates rose monthly for the first time since October 2020, according to Moneyfacts, while choice grew to the highest number seen this year. The average fixed-rate one year bond rose … Read more

First Direct in danger of losing its customer-service crown

First Direct in danger of losing its customer-service crown amid flood of complaints about call wait times By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 6 July 2021 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 6 July 2021 On Hold: First Direct customers are complaining about call wait times First Direct is in danger of losing … Read more

Marcus savers urged to act now to bag bonus easy access rate

Marcus savers urged to act now to bag bonus rate: Goldman Sachs account is top easy-access deal at 0.5% By Money Mail Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 6 July 2021 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 6 July 2021 About 700,000 savers were given a boost last week when the popular Marcus account raised … Read more

NS&I Green Bonds hint at what we can do with £200bn of lockdown savings

SIMON LAMBERT: Britain’s lockdown saving may be running out of steam but NS&I Green Bonds hint at what we can do with the £200bn we’ve saved By Simon Lambert for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 06:00 BST, 1 July 2021 | Updated: 06:00 BST, 1 July 2021 Is Britain’s lockdown savings habit running out of steam? Figures released … Read more