Current Account Rate Change

  • sarah_d's Avatar
    Community Manager
    The Interest rate on our current account is changing.

    Tesco Bank made a two year commitment in April 2017 to guarantee the credit interest on our current account, providing certainty to customers for a period of time as interest rates were reducing in the market.
    As the end of that commitment approaches we have written to customers advising them of the new interest rate of 1% AER that will apply to your account from 14 June 2019.
    The way that Tesco Clubcard points are collected remains the same. Customers will still get 2 Clubcard points for every £1 spent at Tesco with your debit card – which is twice as many as you’d get with your normal Clubcard.
    There is no action for you to take now and we have provided further information below should you have any questions.
    Where can I get the best savings rate with Tesco Bank?

    We have a range of Tesco Bank savings accounts, you can find our current rates by visiting the savings section of our website.
    How do I make money transfers?

    If you’re registered for our Online Banking or Mobile App, you can transfer up to £10,000 per day out of your account.
    If you’re not registered for Online Banking, you can do so here. If you’re not registered on the Mobile App, you can do so by downloading the Tesco Bank Mobile App by visiting the App Store on your mobile phone.
    Alternatively, you can send money to another account by calling 0345 835 3353 (or minicom 0345 366 6471*). Calls may be recorded. *This number may be included as part of any inclusive call minutes provided by your phone operator.
    Lines are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
    How can I close my account?

    Call us on 0345 835 3353 (or minicom 0345 366 6471*) to close your account. If you need to close your joint account, either party can do this. Calls may be recorded. *This number may be included as part of any inclusive call minutes provided by your phone operator.
    Lines are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
    Clubcard Points

    1 Tesco Clubcard point for every £1 spent in Tesco plus your normal Clubcard points and 1 Clubcard point for every £8 spent outside Tesco in each debit card purchase transaction. Clubcard points collection rates are subject to change. Exclusions apply and there are some products at Tesco you can’t collect points on, see the Tesco Clubcard website for details. The Tesco Clubcard Scheme is administered by Tesco Stores Limited, Tesco House, Shire Park, Kestrel Way, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1GA, who are responsible for fulfilling points.
  • 3 Replies

  • Gazr's Avatar
    I think I must be missing something regarding the interest rate change. Back in April 2017, when the guarantee was made, BoE base rate was 0.25%. Now, two years later, it's three times higher, at 0.75%. Yet Tesco are now cutting their rate by two thirds. Not sure which economic principle that follows?
  • RiverBankMark's Avatar
    Me & the wife have 3 current accounts between us, we were early adopters when there were no real conditions attached to the current account to get the 3% interest on up to £3000. The 3% with no minimum monthly pay-in or direct debits (Dd) was a real enticement when interest rates elsewhere were so low, and to have this protected till at least April and now 14 June this year isn't bad. For newcomers since it has become a £750 monthly pay-in and 3 Dd's to get the 3%, and I see on Tesco Banking that this is the requirement for the now 1% rate. Anyone who thought Tesco would continue to pay 3% interest on a current account was probably naive, the warning was effectively given when the initial statement of protection till April 2019 was made.Much as I would like to stay for ease and convenience unless Tesco makes a change looks like we'll just have to look elsewhere.Its a shame that the savings accounts don't have great interest rates either, though the Internet saver which has easy access at 1.42% (including first year bonus of 0.87% isn't far off being competitive with the better paying easy access accounts available elsewhere online. It's just a pain having to close and open accounts after a year, time for one of the banks to think about automatically moving you to the latest such account at the end of the bonus term just to reward loyalty. You'd still have to review to check competitiveness but at least they'd be in with a chance of retaining your custom and loyalty.
  • KeiganM's Avatar
    Your Community Expert
    I'll certainly get this fed back to the appropriate team. Apologies for any inconvenience.