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When two become one - Clydesdale Bank and Virgin Money to merge their FSCS licences
06th September 2019
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

Virgin Money accounts are to be transferred to Clydesdale Bank plc following the merger last year - but what does that mean for savers?
NS&I withdraws popular Guaranteed Income and Growth Bonds from sale
02nd September 2019
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

NS&I has reduced the rates on new Issues of its fixed-term product range - and withdrawn Guaranteed Income and Growth Bonds from sale. What can savers do?
Mind the gap! Why do providers pay much lower rates on their cash ISAs?
02nd August 2019
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

Why is there a gap between rates on cash ISAs and equivalent taxable accounts?
A drop in the price of petrol and diesel keeps inflation at 2% for the second month in a row
01st August 2019
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

Why are blueberries and raspberries bad news for savers?!
đŸ””Â Charter moves in the right direction
01st August 2019
Author: Dan Darragh

Category: Savings News

Charter Savings Bank breached the 2% barrier today, moving to the top of our one year fixed rate bond best buy table.
Don't leave your cash to dwindle in a high street bank
31st July 2019
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

Research shows that on average building societies pay more than banks on their savings accounts. But what are the exceptions to the rule?