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Rates Rundown: 11th August 2017
11th August 2017
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

Competiton in the savings market is heating up with improvements to a variety of savings products, including a number of new market-leading rates. Our rates rundown helps you navigate through the changes from the past fortnight.
A year on since the Bank of England cut the base rate – we review what’s happened in the savings market
11th August 2017
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

Just over a year ago the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee dediced to cut the base rate to an all-time low. But savings data since then shows that there have been some moves upwards that you might not have expected.
Provider Focus: PCF Bank
11th August 2017
Author: Dan Darragh

Category: Savings News

Our next provider focus features PCF Bank. They only entered the UK savings market a few weeks ago but they were established in 1994. Having helped over 70,000 customers since then the early signs are good. Discover more about PCF Bank including details of their new competitive savings products.
Halfway through 2017 and building societies continue to outperform banks
31st July 2017
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

As a group, building societies continue to outperform banks in a number of key areas, figures produced by Savings Champion has shown...
Children's Savings Accounts Explained
28th July 2017
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

In part two of our savings guide we look at the importance of getting children in to the habit of saving as early as possible and the range of saving account available. We start with tips on how to make savings fun for children.
Rates Rundown 28th July 2017
28th July 2017
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

We have seen a multitude of improved rates launched across an array of savings products over the last two weeks. Find out more in our latest rates round up.