Tide may be turning for savers as rates start to edge up

Tide may be turning for savers as some providers start to nudge up rates ‘Best-buy’ two-year fixed-rate bond from Zopa pays 1% interest The best rate on a one-year bond is now 0.86%  That’s higher than 0.7% at the start of the month and 0.59% in April By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: … Read more

Banks still pushing savers online: Top rates are only available through smartphone apps

Banks push savers online: Top rates are only available through smartphone apps while branch deals lose out By Sylvia Morris For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 25 May 2021 | Updated: 13:17 BST, 26 May 2021 Savers who do not want to bank online are missing out on the best interest rates. Atom Bank … Read more

Call for banks to reveal refund rates in transfer fraud

Banks urged to come clean over how often they reimburse customers who fall victim to money transfer scams By Toby Walne, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 22 May 2021 | Updated: 10:58 BST, 23 May 2021 Banks are being urged to come clean about how often they reimburse customers who fall victim to … Read more

Spark of hope at last for savers as rates rise from rock-bottom levels

Spark of hope at last for savers as rates have risen from the rock-bottom levels of earlier this year By Sylvia Morris For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 18 May 2021 | Updated: 22:09 BST, 18 May 2021 Atom Bank now pays 0.85 per cent on its one-year fixed-rate bond Savings rates have risen … Read more

Personal loan rates on £10,000 hit record lows despite the pandemic

Those looking to borrow to fund home improvements might not be able to take advantage of an interest-free advance from Conservative Party HQ, but they can benefit from a recent fall in loan rates. Despite the ongoing pandemic, banks and other lenders have cut borrowing rates since January, with lower-value of loans of between £5,000 … Read more

More misery for embattled savers with rates at an all-time low

More misery for embattled savers with fewer accounts on offer and rates at an all-time low By Money Mail Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 20 April 2021 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 20 April 2021 Savers ave the choice of just 1,340 accounts while average rates have fallen yet again over the past year … Read more

Cash savings websites offer huge rates boost

Cash savings websites paying four times the best rates on offer from banks and building societies By Sylvia Morris For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 20 April 2021 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 20 April 2021 Cash savings websites offer exclusive deals that pay four times the best rates on offer with banks and building … Read more

Which lenders are offering Government-backed 5% deposit mortgages – and what are the rates and fees?

First-time buyers will be able to get Government-backed mortgages with deposits of just 5 per cent from five major banks and building societies from today. The scheme, which is also open to current homeowners, was first announced in the Budget and will see lenders advance 95 per cent of the purchase price on homes worth … Read more

Best cash Isa rates: Marcus Bank fails to spark a tax-free rate war

No green shoots for Isa savers as the new tax year sees saving rates fall as Marcus fails to spur a tax-free rate war Rates on easy-access Isas have fallen from 0.46% in March to 0.41%  March and April is usually ‘Isa season’ when banks compete for savers’ cash   Rates are now at an all-time … Read more

Co-op to repay £15.5m Covid furlough support but will keep £66m business rates relief

Co-op vows to repay £15.5m furlough cash it received during lockdown as its annual profits more than double to £77m – but it won’t hand back £66m business rates relief Supermarket chain confirmed it will repay Government’s £15.5m for furlough But they confirmed they would hold onto £66m it secured in business rates relief News … Read more