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Best Buy Bonanza for Savers
10th October 2017
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

The best buy easy access account available today is 30% higher than in December last year, up from 1% to 1.30%.
Challenger bank Tandem to buy Harrods Bank
10th October 2017
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

Subject to regulatory approval, start-up provider, Tandem Bank, will be acquiring 100% of Harrods Bank and operating under the Tandem brand.
Rates Rundown: Challenger Banks continue to fuel competition
04th October 2017
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

It’s the usual movers and shakers, as savings rates continue to move in the right direction. In keeping with the overall trend in 2017 so far, savings rates continue to move upwards and, as usual, it is the challengers that are leading the way by keeping competition alive in the savings market.
What happens to your online presence after you die?
04th October 2017
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

With so many savings accounts now internet only and with banks that have no high street presence, what happens if the saver dies?
Is a base rate rise imminent – will it be enough?
04th October 2017
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

The Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, has given his biggest indication yet that the Bank of England base rate will increase in the very near future. Is this good news for savers?
Coventry Building Society increases fixed rate ISA – for new and existing customers
04th October 2017
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

Coventry Building Society has taken the battle of the best buys to a new level.