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posted by martyb on Wednesday July 27 2016, @06:41PM   Printer-friendly
from the go-long-on-mattresses dept.

The RBS banking group has warned 1.3 million customers they could be charged negative interest rates if the Bank of England cuts base rates below zero.

The group, which includes NatWest, wrote to its business and commercial account holders about the potential changes, which mean they could lose money even when they are in credit.

The letter said: "Global interest rates remain at very low levels and in some markets are currently negative.

"Dependent on future market conditions, this could result in us charging on credit balances."

The Bank of England's base rate currently stands at the historically low rate of 0.5%, where it has been for more than seven years - and some economists believe it should be cut further to stimulate the economy.

Source: Sky News

From October 1st, the Dutch bank [ABN Amro] is adjusting its conditions to state that the bank can give negative interest rates to account holders with a business checking or -savings account, ANP reports.

Source: NL Times


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  • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Wednesday July 27 2016, @07:15PM

    by bob_super (1357) on Wednesday July 27 2016, @07:15PM (#380841)

    It's coming from the same banks who are complaining that they have to keep too much in reserves to leverage their speculative investments, right?

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