Savings Bonds

Bradford & Bingley has launched a market-leading one-year fixed rate eBond at 6.40% p.a. gross/AER, designed to appeal to online savers looking for a highly competitive fixed return on their savings.

Nationwide Building Society has launched a range of new bonds offering competitive interest rates and guaranteed returns for savers. With effect from today, the following bonds will be available:

Commenting on the competitive fixed rate bonds available, Kevin Mountford, head of savings at price comparison site moneysupermarket.com, said: "There's a lot of noise in the fixed rate bond market with a wealth of launches and competitive rates topping 6.8 per cent AER - and we can only expect more to come.

Alliance & Leicester has launched a new range of very competitive Fixed Rate Bonds. The new bonds are available from the bank's branches from today, Wednesday 16 April and details are as follows:

Bradford & Bingley has launched a market-leading one-year fixed rate bond at 6.40% p.a. gross/AER, designed to appeal to savers looking for a highly competitive fixed return on their savings.

Abbey Savings has launched its latest tranche of fixed-term savings accounts for customers looking for a guaranteed return on an amount of money they can lock away for a set time.

Saga Personal Finance is offering a new saving product with the launch of a new One Year Fixed Rate Bond. The bond offers 6.71% Gross/AER, making it one of the top UK based bonds on the best buy charts. This new product further widens the portfolio of savings products available through Saga.

Birmingham Midshires, a leading direct savings provider in the UK, has announced the launch of a Direct One-Year Fixed Rate Bond and a Direct Six-Month Fixed Rate Bond, both of which promise to beat the corresponding ING products by at least 0.25% AER.

Bradford & Bingley has today launched a market-leading six-month fixed rate bond at 6.70% p.a. gross (6.81% AER) but with the bond only available for a limited period, savers will need to act fast to snap up this highly attractive rate.

Savers wanting to store up money for a nest egg can benefit from Skipton Building Society’s new limited edition Spring Bond, with an interest rate of 6.50%.

Yorkshire Building Society has set the rate on its April one year fixed rate bond to 6.00% gross per annum (4.80% net).

Nationwide Building Society has announced that it will be launching a range of new bonds offering competitive interest rates and guaranteed returns for savers. With effect from Wednesday 2 April 2008, the following bonds will be available:

Cheshire Building Society has launched two new Fixed Rate Bonds offering competitive rates for savers looking to secure a guaranteed return over one or two years to suit their needs.

Leeds Building Society has launched a 6-Month Fixed Rate Postal Bond paying 6.20% AER (6.11% gross per annum) on a minimum investment of only £5,000.

Leeds Building Society is set to launch a new version of its Inflation Buster Bond, which has proved extremely popular with customers looking for a real return from their savings.