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Savings Accounts Livret A Inflation Tax-Free Allowances Consumer Behavior Certificates of Deposit (CDs) Banking Products Banking High-Yield Savings Accounts Tax-Free Savings

With 3.17% Top Rate, Raisin Puts Long‑Term Festgeld Back on the Agenda

Experts now favor a laddered approach that balances access with rate certainty.

UK Banks Escalate Switching Bonuses as Santander Adds £25 Voucher and Plans 44 Branch Closures

France’s Livret A Rate Poised for Another Cut as Recalculation Nears

UK Savers Missed £9.75bn in 2025 by Leaving Cash in Zero-Interest Current Accounts

NS&I Explains Premium Bonds Payouts After Customer Flags Missing Prizes

HMRC Updates Tax Codes After Banks Report Savings Interest

HMRC Follow-Up Tax Letters Risk Double Billing on Savings Interest

HMRC Sets Sunday Cutoff to Register for Self Assessment as More Savers Face Tax

6.4 Million UK Current Accounts With £10,000-Plus Pay 0% Interest, New Data Shows

HMRC Updates Tax Codes and Sends Letters to Savers as Bank-Reported Interest Triggers Bills

Chancellor Approves Bank Reporting Rules and PAYE Deductions to Collect Savings Tax

France Enacts Savings Rate Cut and Energy Fee Hikes on August 1

Santander Ends £180 Switching Bonus and Increases Edge Credit Card Costs

France Lowers Livret A Rate to 1.7% in Biggest Six-Month Cut Since 2009

France Cuts Livret A Rate Again to 1.7% Effective August 1

Major UK Banks Cut Savings Yields to as Low as 1.15% in Mid-July

HMRC Calls on Young Adults to Reclaim £1.4bn in Dormant Child Trust Funds

Lloyds Bank Launches £185 Cash Bonus and 6.25% Monthly Saver

NS&I Cuts Premium Bonds Prize Fund Rate to 3.6% for August Draw

UK Expands Winter Fuel Payments to Nine Million Pensioners With Automatic Payouts and Tax Code Clawbacks