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Bank, Building Society & Internet
Current Accounts
Latest News - 14th October 2008
- Abbey has launched a new current account paying 8.00% AER
on balances up to £2,500. They also offer a 0% overdraft for 4
months.
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Latest News - 4th September 2008
- The Co-operative Bank now offer a savings account linked
to your current account paying 4.00% AER. They operate an
ethical policy and have recently been voted the No.1 Bank for
customer satisfaction.
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Latest News - 14th August 2008 - First Direct will give you
£100 when you switch your Bank account to them and if you are not
happy after 6 months they will give you a further £100.
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Banks have been criticised for
making large profits, much of which come from charges being applied to
current accounts and low interest rates. We have listed below some of the best
interest paying accounts in the UK, just click on the 'more details'
button to view the account features and offers. Alternately use our
current account comparison tool to compare over 300 UK current accounts
by
clicking here.
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Alliance & Leicester |
Current Account |
8.50% |
£1 |
0% |
£2500 |
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Abbey |
Current Account |
8.00% |
£1 |
19.90% |
N/A |
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Lloyds
TSB
Bank |
Classic Vantage |
5.00% |
£1 |
18.90% |
N/A |
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Barclays
Bank |
Current Plus |
3.00% |
£1 |
17.90% |
£300 |
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HSBC Bank |
Bank Account |
0.10% |
£1 |
19.90% |
N/A |
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First
Direct |
Bank Account |
N/A |
£1 |
15.90% |
£250 |
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Barclays Bank |
Bank Account |
N/A |
£1 |
17.90% |
N/A |
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The Co-operative Bank |
Current Account |
N/A |
£1 |
15.90% |
£200 |
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Over 50's Current Accounts |
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Alliance and Leicester |
Premier 50 Account |
8.5% AER plus Health and Travel
Benefits |
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Basic Bank Accounts (No Credit Checks - Open to Everyone) |
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Think Banking |
Basic Account |
2.75% |
£1 |
N/A |
N/A |
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NEW - Offshore Bank Accounts |
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Bank of Scotland |
Current Account |
2.53% |
£5,000 |
N/A |
N/A |
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NEW - Foreign Currency Bank Account |
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Citibank |
Plus Account |
Euro or US Dollar Current Account |
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Packaged Bank Accounts |
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Barclays Bank |
Additions Active |
Worldwide Travel Insurance & 3% AER |
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HSBC Bank |
Bank Account Plus |
Free Travel Insurance and
Discounts |
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Citibank |
Plus Account |
£421 Worth of Benefits |
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Interest Free Overdrafts |
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Abbey |
Current Account |
0% on overdrafts up to £5,000 for 4 months |
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Alliance and Leicester |
Current Account |
0% on overdrafts up to £2,500 for 12
months |
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Young Persons and Student Accounts |
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Alliance and Leicester |
Premier 21 |
Aged 16 to 20 Account paying 10%
AER |
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Business Bank Accounts |
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Alliance and Leicester |
Business Bank A/C |
Free Banking and up to 5.21% AER
Interest |
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Alliance and Leicester |
Business Builder |
2 years Free banking for start-up
businesses |
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