From: BrianW 
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Re: Portman BS to merge with Nationwide
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 19:55:17 GMT

Miss L. Toe wrote:
> "BrianW"  wrote in message
> news:KSdPg.5812$2g5.4972@newsfe7-win.ntli.net...
> Andy Pandy wrote:
>> "Miss L. Toe"  wrote in message
>> news:450c7f1f$0$97243$892e7fe2@authen.yellow.readfreenews.net...
>>>> I recently ditched NatWest in favour of Nationwide. 4.25% interest o=
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>>>> the current account as opposed to 0.1%.
>>> Am I right in thinking that is only on the first 3k of your balance ?=

>> Something like that.
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>> I think it's =A33k, but the Sunday Times thinks it's =A32500 ;-)
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> So you would still have to fiddle around moving decent balances somewhe=
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> else.
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> I guess an average current account balance is 1k ???
> so it would earn 42.50GBP per year or less than 4 quid a month.
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> Better than a kick in the teeth, but hardly worth writing home about.

I have a linked e-savings account which gives 4.8%. Not market leading,=20
but that's where any surplus funds get put.

On =A31K a year in a FlexAccount, =A342.50. On my previous NatWorst (c)=20
Sunday Times :-), =A31. I gave NatWest a kick in the teeth. Others should=
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do the same.

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Brian