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Savings & Investments

Blue & Amber

Both you and Leeds Rugby are winners with the Blue & Amber account from Leeds Building Society

The Blue & Amber is a savings account that offers you great rates and access to your money - while supporting your Club. Each year, Leeds Building Society will make a donation to the Club equivalent to 1% of the total balances held in the account - and it doesn’t cost you a thing!

The more you save, the more the Club receives - and with tiered interest rates - the higher the interest you receive on your savings.

Free match tickets & money can't buy prizes

Open a Leeds Building Society Blue & Amber account with a minimum of £100, and you'll receive 2 match tickets¹ to a Super League game...

What’s more, as a Blue & Amber account holder you’ll be entered into a bi-monthly prize draw to win great “money can’t buy” prizes from Leeds Rugby.

Prizes will include:

  • A day with the Head Coach of the Rhinos Team
  • Match day hospitality for 4 people - with a special VIP guest, for example, with former Rhinos and GB legend Barrie McDermott
  • A day with the players - watch them train and then join them for their post training lunch
  • Win the chance to be Ronnie the Rhinos mascot - run out onto the pitch with Ronnie at a game of your choice
  • A coaching session with your favourite player for your chosen school or club
  • Your favourite player to accompany you or your child to school and have lunch with them and their class mates.

The Blue and Amber account is open to all age groups. Prizes subject to availability.

¹Leeds Rugby will send you your tickets, which will be subject to availability and will be decided by Leeds Rugby. Full prize draw terms and conditions are detailed below.

 

Summary Box
Key Product Information for our Savings Account(s)
Account Name Blue & Amber
Interest Rates (AERs) See the "How much interest will I earn?" table below.
Tax Status The gross rate(s) of interest shown will be payable net of the appropriate rate of income tax (which may be reclaimed by non-taxpayers) or, subject to the required certification, gross.
Conditions for bonus payment There is no bonus available on this account.
Withdrawal arrangements Account holders aged over 17 - Unlimited withdrawals of £100 and over are permitted without notice or loss of interest, subject to the minimum operating balance of £100 being maintained.
Account holders aged 12 to 17 - One withdrawal a week of between £100 and £250 may be made and must be signed for by the account holder, subject to the minimum operating balance of £100 being maintained. Withdrawals over £250 and additional withdrawals in a week must be signed for by both the account holder and a parent/guardian.
Account holders under 12 - Unlimited withdrawals of £100 and over are permitted without notice or loss of interest, subject to the minimum operating balance of £100 being maintained. All withdrawals must be signed for by a parent/guardian.
Access Account can be opened and operated through any of our branches or by post.

How much interest will I earn?

Investment Annual Interest
% Gross§ p.a./AER† (Variable)
£10,000+ 1.50
£5,000+ 1.00
£1,000+ 0.55
£500+ 0.30
£100+ 0.10

Interest rates effective from 12 January 2009

Other Product Features:

Minimum and maximum investment and operating balance:

The minimum investment is £100 and the maximum investment is £1,000,000.

When is interest paid?

Interest is paid annually on 30 June.

How is interest paid?

Interest can either be credited to the account or transferred either to another building society/bank account or to another account held with the Society.

Blue and Amber - money can't buy prize draw Terms and Conditions

  1. Entry into the bi-monthly draw is obtained by holding a blue and Amber account with Leeds Building Society.
  2. One bi-monthly entry into the draw per account.
  3. All entries will be placed into an independently supervised draw that will take place bi-monthly on the last working day of every second month, commencing September 2008.
  4. The winner will be the first entry chosen at random and will be notified by post or telephone within 10 working days of the draw.
  5. The name of the winner will be available on written request 10 working days after the draw has taken place. Please write to PR Department, Leeds Building Society, 105 Albion Street, Leeds, LS1 5AS.
  6. The draw is not open to employees of Leeds Building Society, their agents or members of their family.
  7. The winner will receive one of the money can't buy prizes provided by Leeds Rugby as drawn at random. No cash alternative prize is available.
  8. The winner must agree to take part in any post draw publicity. Leeds Building Society reserves the right to publish the winner's name, hometown and photograph in future publicity or publications.
  9. Entry into the draw is deemed acceptance to be bound by these rules.
  10. Entry into the draw is only available to holders of a Leeds Building Society Blue and Amber account.
  11. The Society reserves the right to withdraw or vary this offer.
  12. The promoter of this competition is Leeds Building Society.
§ Gross means the rate payable before the deduction of income tax. † AER stands for Annual Equivalent Rate and illustrates what the interest rate would be if interest was paid and added each year.

Leeds Building Society is a member of the Building Societies' Association. The Society is a participant in the Financial Services Compensation Scheme established under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Payments under the Scheme are limited to a maximum of £50,000 of an investor's total shares and/or deposits in a society. Most investors are covered, including individuals and small firms. A small number of categories of shares and deposits are not covered, for example deferred shares - permanent interest bearing shares. Although most shares and deposits are denominated in sterling, all other currencies are covered. Further details are available on request from the Society.

The Society is covered by the Financial Ombudsman Service. Leeds Building Society offers some investment products that may be operated through branches and by post and certain products which can be operated by post only. Other taxes or costs may exist that are not paid by Leeds Building Society.

The Society is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority and our FSA registration number is 164992.

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