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NS&I accounts to snap up now - and the duds I'd avoid at all costs: SYLVIA MORRIS

UK · 2026-07-07

Key takeaway

NS&I targets £15bn from savers this year, likely cutting rates on popular accounts to manage inflows.

  1. Step 1 · The triggerNS&I sets £15bn funding target, adjusts savings rates to control inflows.
  2. Step 2 · Knock-onSavers switch from NS&I to best-buy accounts at banks and building societies, increasing deposit competition.
  3. Step 3 · Reaches youBanks reduce savings rates as NS&I competition abates, compressing SME deposit margins.

The trigger is reported by the source below. The steps that follow are Branch²’s traced reasoning — how the shock could reach a business like yours, not a prediction.

Source: This Is Money

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