Savings Accounts

Thousands of NS&I customers are facing delays in withdrawing money from their accounts this week – and others calling up about their accounts are finding call centre staff can't access their details. 

The minimum amount you can save in Premium Bonds will be cut to £25, and people other than parents and grandparents will be able to gift bonds to children, the Chancellor has announced.

Nottingham Building Society has launched a new market-leading online easy-access savings account, paying 1.55% interest on £1,000 or more. 

Easy-access savings rates have been moving upwards since the launch of Goldman Sachs' market-leading Marcus savings account a little over two weeks ago, MoneySavingExpert.com data reveals.

Goldman Sachs has today launched Marcus, a new brand offering a table-topping savings account paying 1.5% – the highest rate we've seen in over two and half years.

The best buy savings rates have barely risen since the Bank of England increased the base rate by 0.25 percentage points two weeks ago, MoneySavingExpert.com data reveals.

Today is the last day you can invest in Government-backed savings provider NS&I's Investment Bond, which pays savers 2.2% for three years.

Government-backed savings provider NS&I has today launched fixed savings accounts allowing savers to deposit up to £1 million. Both its headline deals are beaten by others on the market though – here's how they compare.

The Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced a new three-year Government-backed investment bond open to everyone aged 16 or over in today's Autumn Statement. The bond will launch in spring 2017.