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🔔 PCF Bank improves entire range of savings products

Author: Anna Bowes
26th July 2017

Savings Champion Rate Alert

Wednesday 26th July 2017

  

 

Within days of PCF Bank entering the cash savings market, the provider has made improvements across its entire fixed term deposit range and subsequently features in each of our respective best buy tables.

1 Year Term Deposit - 1.81% gross/AER
2 Year Term Deposit - 1.95% gross/AER
3 Year Term Deposit - 2.12% gross/AER
4 Year Term Deposit - 2.15% gross/AER
5 Year Term Deposit - 2.40% gross/AER

To see how these accounts stack up against other options currently available, please refer to our Fixed Rate Bond Best Buy Tables.

Alternatively, for those who do not wish to tie funds up, please refer to our Easy Access Best Buy Table, where rates of up to 1.25% gross/AER can be obtained.

For those looking to deposit smaller amounts, interest rates of up to 5.00% AER can be found amongst current accounts. For more information, please refer to our High Interest Current Account Best Buy Table.

If you would like any help with your savings, please call us on 0800 321 3581, we’d love to hear from you.

Best Savings Deals Summary

Best Buy Table

Best Account(s)

Best Rate (AER)

High Interest Paying Current Account *

Nationwide Building Society

5.00%

Easy Access

Ulster Bank

1.25%

Fixed Rate Bonds

Vanquis Bank (5 years)

2.50%

Variable Rate ISAs

Hinckley & Rugby Building Society (120 days notice)

1.20%

Fixed Rate Cash ISAs

United Trust Bank (5 years)

2.10%

Notice Accounts

Secure Trust Bank (180 days)

1.65%

Monthly Income

Vanquis Bank (5 years)

2.47% gross

Regular Savings

Nationwide Building Society / First Direct / M&S Bank / Santander

5.00%

Children's Accounts

Saffron Building Society / Halifax 
(Regular Savers)

4.00%

Junior ISAs

Coventry Building Society

3.25%

Help to Buy ISAs

Barclays

2.27%

Sharia Accounts

BLME (5 years)

2.50%

Our Best Buy Tables are based on whole of market research, independent and have no commercial bias, ensuring that you can rely on them to make an informed decision. Alternatively, please call us on 0800 321 3581 to discuss your savings with one of our expert advisers.

*High interest current accounts often have a number of conditions attached to qualify for the headline rate. Please ensure you carefully read the terms and conditions before proceeding. Many of these current accounts do not require customers to switch their main account.

^Deposits held with RCI Bank are covered up to the value of €100,000 by the FGDR, which is the French equivalent of the UK Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). For more information on this, please call one of our advisers.