Bank account interest rates and fees

    • 1.

      Ultimate Reward Current Account monthly maintaining the account fee

      The Ultimate Reward Current Account has a monthly maintaining the account fee of £19. Each month's fee will be paid from your account on the second working day of the following month.

      If you open or close your account part way through the month, then you'll pay a lower fee for that month based on the number of days the account was open during that month.

      Your Ultimate Reward Current Account must be open/not changed to another type of current account at the time the Ultimate Reward Current Account monthly maintaining the account fee is due to be taken from your account.

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    • 2.

      Reward Current Account monthly maintaining the account fee

      The Reward Current Account has a monthly maintaining the account fee of £3 or No fee*. Each month’s fee will be paid from your account on the second working day of the following month.

      *We'll waive the £3 monthly maintaining the account fee in any month you pay in £1,500 or more.

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    • 3.

      Fees for special services

      The section below outlines the fees we can take from all accounts in different circumstances. When you request a special service, you will be told when we will take the fee out of your account.

      Stopped cheque - No fee

      Bank reference - £101

      Extra statement - No fee

      CHAPS (Clearing House Automated Payment System) payment - £25

      Foreign currency - No fee

      Foreign cheques - No fee

      1We do not charge these fees if you are aged under 18.

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    • 4.

      Sending money outside the UK or in a foreign currency

      Head to Lloyds to view information on our fees and charges to send money outside the UK or in a foreign currency.

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    • 5.

      Electronic payments received from outside the UK or in a foreign currency

      Head to Lloyds to view information on our fees and charges to receive money from outside the UK or in a foreign currency. 

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    • 6.

      Using cash machines

      If you take money in pounds from your account using any Halifax or Bank of Scotland cash machine in the UK, we won’t charge you for the withdrawal. However, if you use a cash machine that isn’t a Halifax or Bank of Scotland cash machine, you may be charged by the machine owner. If so, the machine will show you the amount and tell you that it will be taken from your account when you withdraw the cash.

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    • 7.

      Buying goods and services in a foreign currency

      Withdrawing cash in a currency other than pounds, or withdrawing pounds outside the UK, (at a cash machine or over the counter)

      View information on our fees and charges

      We won’t charge you debit card fees when you use your Reward, Ultimate Reward, Student or Graduate debit card abroad.

      We also won’t charge these fees in relation to other current accounts you hold, for your selected weeks if you have Travel Ready added to the account.

      Buying goods or services in a currency other than pounds

      View information on our fees and charges

      We won’t charge you debit card fees when you use your Reward, Ultimate Reward, Student or Graduate debit card abroad.

      We also won’t charge these fees in relation to other current accounts you hold, for your selected weeks if you have Travel Ready added to the account.

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  • Date

    Account

    Balance

    AER

    Gross (before tax each year)

    Net (after tax each year)

    Date

    Prior to 06 Dec 2009

    Account

    Balance

    The first £2,500

    AER

    2.50%

    Gross (before tax each year)

    2.47%

    Net (after tax each year)

    1.98%

    Date

    Prior to 06 Dec 2009

    Account

    Balance

    Any amount over £2,500

    AER

    0.10%

    Gross (before tax each year)

    0.10%

    Net (after tax each year)

    0.08%

    Date

    Prior to 06 Dec 2009

    Account

    Balance

    Any amount

    AER

    0.10%

    Gross (before tax each year)

    0.10%

    Net (after tax each year)

    0.08%

    Date

    Prior to 20 Feb 2009

    Account

    Balance

    Any amount

    AER

    2.02%

    Gross (before tax each year)

    2.00%

    Net (after tax each year)

    1.60%

    Date

    Prior to 24 Sept 2018

    Account

    Cardcash^
    (People under 18)

    Balance

    Any amount

    AER

    1.51%

    Gross (before tax each year)

    1.50%

    Net (after tax each year)

    1.20%

    Date

    Prior to 24 Sept 2018

    Account

    Balance

    Any amount

    AER

    1.51%

    Gross (before tax each year)

    1.50%

    Net (after tax each year)

    1.20%

  • What is a statement of fees?

    The statement of fees gives you an overview of the fees and interest on your current account during the period covered by the document. You may want to use this information to consider if this account is still right for you. This should make it easier to compare current accounts between different providers.


    What does it include?

    The statement of fees gives you an overview of the fees you have paid on your current account during the period shown. It includes fees for general account services; payments; cards and cash; arranged overdrafts and any other services. It also tells you how much interest you have earned or paid during that time. If the fee or interest rate has changed during the period of the statement of fees you will see the different amounts shown.


    When will we send it to you?

    We will send it to you annually. We will also send it to you if you change to a different type of current account with us and / or close your account.


    Where else can you see your interest rates and fees?

    You can also see our interest rates and fees online or in your account statement. Information on individual transactions and account balance can be found in your account statements.

Interest we pay on credit balances

If you have a Reward Current Account, Student Current Account, Cardcash account (account holders aged 16 and 17 only) or Expresscash account, we will pay you interest on the money in your account.

Interest paid on credit balances

Interest paid on credit balances

Account

AER%

Gross (before tax each year) %

Account

Reward Current Account

AER%

1.50% on balances between £1 and £3,999.99

3.00% on balances between £4,000 and £5,000

Gross (before tax each year) %

1.49% on balances between £1 and £3,999.99

2.96% on balances between £4,000 and £5,000

Account

Expresscash account opened before 23 August 2021

AER%

0.50% on balances between £0.01 and £2,499.99

Gross (before tax each year) %

0.50% on balances between £0.01 and £2,499.99

Account

Expresscash account opened on or after 23 August 2021

AER%

0.50% on balances between £0.01 and £999.99

Gross (before tax each year) %

0.50% on balances between £0.01 and £999.99

AER stands for annual equivalent rate and shows what the interest rate would be if interest were paid and compounded each year. (In other words, you earn interest on the money you leave in your account.)

Please note interest paid before 6th April 2016 will have been paid net (unless you registered the account with us to receive gross interest). Net is the rate of interest payable after allowing for the deduction of income tax at the rate specified by law (currently 20%).

From 6th April 2016 interest is paid Gross, meaning we will not deduct tax on your behalf. Dependent on your personal circumstances, tax may be due on your interest and it is your responsibility to disclose and pay any tax due directly to HMRC.

We will pay interest to your account between the last day of the month and the first working day of the month after that. Interest is paid on the full amount in your account.

All interest rates are variable.

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