Money Savings & Finance Blog

A fair bit has changed this week, almost all the ISAs are new as well as the Savings accounts, the Credit cards are all the same but Barclaycard have increased their APR on the lowest interest rate credit card on the market. Finally savers are starting to see a bit better deals but other than the 5 year savings accounts very little is coming close to keeping up with inflation, here's this weeks top financial deals:

Best interest rates for Cash ISAs:

best flexible cash ISA:
Nationwide e-ISA Online Cash ISA Savings Account, best instant access cash ISA.

best 1 year ISA Bond:
Skipton BS, Fixed Rate Cash ISA, best 1 year ISA bond, best tax free savings.

best 2 year ISA Bond:
Aldermore Bank, best 2 year tax free savings, best interest rates for 2 year cash ISA

best 3 year ISA Bond:
Aldermore, fixed rate cash ISA, UK Tax free savings, best for 3 year ISA.

best 4 year ISA Bond:
Halifax, 4 year fixed rate ISA, Halifax Fixed Rate ISA Saver 4.25%

best 5 year ISA Bond:
Northern Rock 5 year Cash ISA, best savings rates for 5 year fixed rate ISA.


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Savings
Best Instant Access:
Post Office, Online Saver, online banking instant access savings account, offers 2.9%

Best 1 Year Bond:
FirstSave, the best interest rates for 1 year savings bond.

Best 2 Year Fixed Rate Bond:
Close Savings, Premium Gold 2 Year Fixed Rate Deposit Account, best 2 year savings

Best 3 Year Bonds, 3 banks and building societies offering 4%:
Yorkshire Building Society, 3 year e-Bond, best 3 year savings interest rate.

Best 5 Year Bond:
Coventry Building Society, best 5 year bond, 4.75%
Aldermore Bank, best 5 year fixed interest rate savings.

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Credit Cards:
Best Interest Free Spending period:
Tesco Clubcard Credit Card is still best for 0% spending - 13 months interest free

Longest Interest Free Balance Transfer Credit Card:
Barclaycard Platinum Credit Card with Balance Transfer, great 17 months interest free.

Best Every Day Low Interest Rate APR Credit Card:
Low APR Credit Card, Barclaycard, best everyday low interest rate Credit Card.

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Personal Loans:
best personal loan:
Nationwide Personal Loans now down to 7.2 percent!
Alliance & Leicester, Santander offering 7.2 percent on personal loans.