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Provider Focus – Bank of Cyprus UK
25th June 2016
Author: Dan Darragh

Category: Savings News

We are often asked for more information on various savings providers that are of interest to savers. In this regular series of articles, we aim to turn the spotlight on these providers to g
Top Help to Buy ISA rates disappear
10th June 2016
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

First it was Halifax, then came Santander with a reduction in their hugely popular and competitive 4% Help to Buy ISAs
This weeks Latest Savings Rate Rundown
10th June 2016
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

This year so far has seen a whole host of providers lowering the rates on offer and the last few weeks have been no exception, with lower rates from the Post Office, Skipton Building Society, Shawbrook Bank, Yorkshire Building Society and Punjab National Bank, to name but a few.
National Savings rates on the decline - Time to look elsewhere?
10th June 2016
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

This month saw National Savings and Investments (NS&I) reduce the interest rates on a number of its accounts, including the rate paid on the popular Premium Bonds prize fund, raising the question on whether NS&I is losing its appeal?
HSBC offers the largest cash incentive, but is it worth switching for?
10th June 2016
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

Current accounts are one of the most competitive areas of the market at the moment and providers continue to look at ways to tempt you in.
Are you in one of the 600+ accounts paying 0.30% or less?!
20th May 2016
Author: Anna Bowes

Category: Savings News

Shockingly, there are over 600 savings accounts paying just 0.30% or even less, which means that approximately 14% of ALL accounts are not beating inflation, even at this paltry level. Is your money in one of them?