Cahoot Savings Account

In August 2005 Cahoot changed the previously excellent interest rate on it's savings account. Until then it had been 5.1%AER on savings up to £249,999. Since then it has offered a tiered interest rate of 3.5% on sums up to £14,999 and 4.5% on sums above that. This is a big cut for sums up to £14,999.

What's daft about this is that Cahoot currently offers 4.0% on balances in its current account. I was persuaded to open a savings account so that, according to Cahoot, I could transfer excess money into it to get a better rate of interest. That was before last August. Now I find that I would get a better rate of interest by closing my savings account and leaving money in its current account. That's topsy turvy. I have a feeling that the logical conclusion is that the interest rate on the current account will be cut substantially sooner than later.

There are plenty of other savings accounts that give a higher rate of interest than 3.5%. And I've still not been able to find one organisation that pays less on its savings account than it does on its current account.

Is this the start of the squeeze by Abbey National's new Spanish owner on Cahoot account holders?

Cahoot is easy to set up and very flexible to use. Money can be moved swiftly into and out of the Savings account to ensure that you get the best rate of interest at all times.