A rate reduction saw PCF Bank top the fixed rate bond chart this week, with its 7 Year Term Deposit Issue 15 paying 1.45% gross on anniversary. This account requires a £1,000 minimum deposit to open. It must be opened online but can then be managed online and by phone.
Topping five and three year fixed rate bond charts this week was Gatehouse Bank. It pays an expected profit rate of 1.40% gross on anniversary on the five-year version of its Fixed Term Green Saver, while the three-year version pays an expected profit rate of 1.10% gross on anniversary. Both options require a minimum deposit of £1,000 to open. These accounts have the incentive of Gatehouse Bank planting a tree in a UK woodland project certified by the UK Government’s Woodland Carbon Code when an account is opened and funded. They must be opened and managed online.