Icesave compensation and Isa deadlines loom

30 September 2009

Savers who had money in the collapsed Icelandic bank must act soon or risk losing their cash for good

Bank of Cyprus boosts savings protection

22 September 2009

The maximum payout if it went bust has jumped. Yet the cash would have to be claimed from the Cypriot protection scheme

Premium bond interest rate boosted to 1.5%

21 September 2009

From Oct, NS&I will add 500,000 more prizes to the monthly draw. However the new 1.5% rate remains easily beatable

Regular savers can now earn 5.5%

14 September 2009

Savers who can make monthly deposits can earn the unbeatable rate from a small building society, fixed for a year

Millions of savers earn sub 1% interest

8 September 2009

Over a third of savings accounts pay a fraction of a percent, yet if you're savvy you can earn more than 10x Base Rate

Egg introduces top-paying savings account

7 August 2009

As savings rates continue to rise, there is now a new highest-paying, non-restrcive access account

Fixed savings rates continue to climb

6 August 2009

Despite the base rate remaining at an historic 0.5% low for the fifth-straight month, savings rates are still on the up

Savings safety clarity rules tightened

24 July 2009

Banks will have to display much clearer information to savers about how their money is protected from next year

Natwest/RBS to launch 5% monthly savings account

22 July 2009

It will be the joint-best home for monthly savings, from next week, but the Halifax equivalent allows larger deposits

Boost for savers as trio of top-paying accounts launch

17 July 2009

Savings rates continue to rise and some accounts now pay almost 11 times more than Bank of England base rate

Urgent! Save at 5% with access to your cash

13 July 2009

A building society account that pays a top rate and also allows cash withdrawals will close soon

Top savings account launches today

3 July 2009

Alliance & Leicester has launched the joint-best mass market savings account giving you penalty-free access to your cash