Interest and Exchange Rates
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Interest Rates
PRESS
RELEASE
Reduction
in Interest rates on Savings Accounts
Issued 27 February 2009
The Bank of St Helena regrets to advise its customers that with effect from 1 April 2009 the rate of interest payable on all savings accounts will be reduced by 1%. The new rates will apply to the following:
·
Current
accounts from 4% to 3%
·
Child
Bond Saving Accounts from 6% to 5%
·
New
Life Accounts from 5% to 4%
The world financial crisis has resulted in a significant reduction in rates of interest being offered by the financial institutions with whom the Bank places its overseas investments.
The Bank’s prudent investment policy and practices has allowed the current savings rate to remain stable for longer than most people would have expected. However as new investments have now to be made at lower rates it is unavoidable that the savings rates payable by Bank of St. Helena must be reduced accordingly.
Customers are assured that the Bank’s management will continue to closely monitor the situation and the Board of Directors will review and revise interest rates as and when applicable.
Bank of St. Helena Base Rate
All interest rates on accounts and loans are derived from the current Bank of St. Helena Base Rate.
Any change to the Bank of St. Helena Base Rate results automatically in a change to all other rates, by the same amount.
Current Rates
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Rates with effect from: Saturday 1 September 2007. Interest rates are subject to change without notice.
Notes:
1 | Interest paid annually on 1St April. |
2 | This is an indication and not a formal offer. All loans are subject to status and to Terms and Conditions which can be obtained from the bank. |
3 | It is not normally permitted to overdraw an account. If an overdraft occurs it must be corrected immediately. Interest will be charged at this rate until the overdraft has been cleared. |
4 | Eligibility and other restrictions apply. See Services page for more details. |
Please note: Rates were correct at the time of publication, but are subject to change without notice. We apologise for, but cannot accept any liability for, any errors or omissions on this page. Please press the 'refresh' button on your web browser to ensure that you have the latest version of this page.
Publication of Base Rate changes
When the bank needs to change the Base Rate it will publicise this change in the following ways:
By notice, displayed prominently in every office
By amending the page on its website where interest rates are displayed (this page).
The bank may also make known details of the change by other means, at its discretion, including announcements in the media.
Exchange Rates
Bank of St. Helena publishes its currency exchange rates by email. This service is free. They can also be downloaded from this site.
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Important Information
Normally rates are updated on the Thursday before they become applicable, and apply from the Monday following for that week. However, rates are subject to change without notice and other updates may be published. Therefore, for the avoidance of doubt, please note that this notice is for information only and does not constitute a guarantee to undertake transactions at the stated exchange rates.
Technical Information
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