Savings

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All accounts

Just click on the account that you're interested in and you will be taken to full details including all the information needed to open the account.

Notice accounts

Minimum interest earning balance Access Gross pa*/AER+ Monthly interest option How to operate Find out more/Apply
90 Day Notice account (2nd Issue) An account with a rate guarantee and withdrawal restrictions
£250 90 days notice or penalty equivalent** 5.90% Yes Branch/Post
Triple Guarantee (2nd Issue)
£1 60 days notice or penalty equivalent** 5.80% Yes Branch/Post
Call Direct 50 A telephone operated account with a rate guarantee
£250 50 days notice or penalty equivalent** 5.60% Yes Phone/Post

Easy access

Minimum interest earning balance Access Gross pa*/AER+ Monthly interest option How to operate Find out more/Apply
Rainy Day Savings (3rd Issue) An account with a rate guarantee
£10 No notice** 5.50% Yes Branch/Post
Ready Steady Save (Children's account) An easy access account for children
£1 No notice 5.45% No Branch/Post
Chelsea Regular Savings A variable rate account for saving regularly
£10 (£10 - £2,000 a month) No notice 5.05% No Branch/Post
Senior Savers An account for the over 60's with a variable rate
£200 (£200 - £1,000 a month) No notice** 4.85% Yes Branch/Post
Chelsea Cash ISA (2nd Issue) A tax free++ easy access ISA
£10 - £5,999
£6,000 plus
No notice 4.10%
4.25%
No Branch/Post
Call Direct Advantage An easy access account that you can operate by phone
£250 No notice 3.60% Yes Phone/Post
Branch Instant An easy access account with a variable rate
£1
No notice 1.95%
Yes Branch/Post
Classic An easy access account, with a cash card facility
£2,500 - £9,999
£10,000 - £24,999
£25,000 plus
No notice 1.65%
2.05%
2.70%
No Post

Fixed rate

Minimum interest earning balance Access Gross pa*/AER+ Monthly interest option How to operate Find out more/Apply
Short Term Autumn Fixed Rate Bond An account with a rate that's fixed until 1 June 2009
£1,000 Subject to a penalty equivalent to 90 days' loss of interest**. This will affect the AER 4.80% AER
4.75% Gross
No Branch/Post
1 Year Autumn Fixed Rate Bond (4th Issue) An account with a rate that's fixed until 9 December 2009
£1,000 Subject to a penalty equivalent to 180 days' loss of interest**. This will affect the AER 4.50% Yes Branch/Post

Variable rate

Minimum interest earning balance Access Gross pa*/AER+ Monthly interest option How to operate Find out more/Apply
Tracker Bond (1st Issue) An account with a rate guarantee and withdrawal restrictions
£2,000 30 days penalty 6.10% Yes Branch/Post
90 Day Notice account (2nd Issue) An account with a rate guarantee and withdrawal restrictions
£250 90 days notice or penalty equivalent** 5.90% Yes Branch/Post
Triple Guarantee (2nd Issue)
£1 60 days notice or penalty equivalent** 5.80% Yes Branch/Post
Call Direct 50 A telephone operated account with a rate guarantee
£250 50 days notice or penalty equivalent** 5.60% Yes Phone/Post
Rainy Day Savings (3rd Issue) An account with a rate guarantee
£10 No notice** 5.50% Yes Branch/Post
Chelsea Regular Savings A variable rate account for saving regularly
£10 (£10 - £2,000 a month) No notice 5.05% No Branch/Post
Senior Savers An account for the over 60's with a variable rate
£200 (£200 - £1,000 a month) No notice** 4.85% Yes Branch/Post
Chelsea Cash ISA (2nd Issue) A tax free++ easy access ISA

£10 - £5,999
£6,000 plus

No Notice 4.10%
4.25%
No Branch/Post
Call Direct Advantage An easy access account that you can operate by phone
£250 No notice 3.60% Yes Phone/Post
Branch Instant An easy access account with a variable rate
£1
No notice 1.95%
Yes Branch/Post
Classic An easy access account, with a cash card facility
£2,500 - £9,999
£10,000 - £24,999
£25,000 - plus
No notice 1.65%
2.05%
2.70%
No Post

Tax free++

Minimum interest earning balance Access Gross pa*/AER+ Monthly interest option How to operate Find out more/Apply
Chelsea Cash ISA (2nd Issue) A tax free++ easy access ISA
£10 - £5,999
£6,000 plus
No notice 4.10%
4.25%
No Branch/Post

Children's accounts

Minimum interest earning balance Access Gross pa*/AER+ Monthly interest option How to operate Find out more/Apply
Ready Steady Save (Children's account) An easy access account for children
£1 No notice 5.45% No Branch/Post
Child Trust Fund An account for your child trust fund payment

Terms and conditions
* Net interest equals gross interest less income tax at the rate specified by law
+AER - Annual Equivalent Rate illustrates what the interest would be if interest was paid and added each year
** Withdrawal restrictions apply, please see relevant terms & conditions
++Subject to ISA regulations, the account terms and conditions and receipt of a valid declaration

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