Offshore banking - compare top savings accounts

All you need to know to choose the top offshore bank account that's right for you. Part 3 (of 5)

Looking at options for US dollar saving accounts, the headline rate of 5.04% AER for the International Tracker Savings Account from Barclays on a minimum balance of U$20k compares with 4.96% AER from HSBC for their online saver account. Bradford and Bingley International offer tiered interest on their US dollar account starting at 4.75% on balances of U$10-49.9k and the Alliance and Leicester 5.2% AER on a minimum balance of U$5k for their US dollar savings account. If you can manage to keep your withdrawls to a minimum, Bank of Scotland International have a US dollar account called the Guaranteed Saver that offers 5.5% AER on a minimum balance of U$50k and a restriction of 4 free withdrawls a year.

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Offshore interest rates - quicklinks
Bradford & Bingley International
Lloyds TSB offshore savings rates
Abbey International interest rates
Nationwide International Savings Account Rates
HSBC offshore saving interest rates
Bank of Scotland Int. Savings Rates
Royal Bank of Scotland International Offshore Rates
NatWest International Offshore Interest Rates

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