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than &amp;pound;5,000 for Bulgarian ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FairInvestmentCompany/Banking/~4/2-VM6KQvTA4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:00:00</pubDate><feedburner:origLink>http://www.fairinvestment.co.uk/news/banking-news-Fair-Investment-Company-helps-raise-pound5000-for-Bulgarias-needy-18469971.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Savers turn to fixed rate bonds for higher interest rates</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FairInvestmentCompany/Banking/~3/MqORrDA3lAU/banking-news-Savers-turn-to-fixed-rate-bonds-for-higher-interest-rates-18469944.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Nine million savers have turned to fixed rate bonds in the past year in an attempt secure a hig...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FairInvestmentCompany/Banking/~4/MqORrDA3lAU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:30:00</pubDate><feedburner:origLink>http://www.fairinvestment.co.uk/news/banking-news-Savers-turn-to-fixed-rate-bonds-for-higher-interest-rates-18469944.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Bank charges case requires a 'negotiated solution' says Brown</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FairInvestmentCompany/Banking/~3/CZf_8mjzeUo/banking-news-Bank-charges-case-requires-a-negotiated-solution-says-Brown-18469919.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;The ongoing bank charges case needs a 'negotiated solution', Prime Minister Gordon Brown has cl...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FairInvestmentCompany/Banking/~4/CZf_8mjzeUo" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:04:00</pubDate><feedburner:origLink>http://www.fairinvestment.co.uk/news/banking-news-Bank-charges-case-requires-a-negotiated-solution-says-Brown-18469919.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Fair Investment Company presents Grand Auction in aid of Bulgarian Partners Trust</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FairInvestmentCompany/Banking/~3/h5r0RWA-t-M/banking-news-Fair-Investment-Company-presents-Grand-Auction-in-aid-of-Bulgarian-Partners-Trust-18469916.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Bristol based Fair Investment Company is hosting a Grand Auction to support Bulgarian Partners ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FairInvestmentCompany/Banking/~4/h5r0RWA-t-M" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:14:00</pubDate><feedburner:origLink>http://www.fairinvestment.co.uk/news/banking-news-Fair-Investment-Company-presents-Grand-Auction-in-aid-of-Bulgarian-Partners-Trust-18469916.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Nationwide's Savings Index falls for first time in two months</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FairInvestmentCompany/Banking/~3/zOJyP_OSgOM/banking-news-Nationwides-Savings-Index-falls-for-first-time-in-two-months-18469909.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Nationwide's Savings Index has fallen by five points suggesting the savings market has 'yet to ...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FairInvestmentCompany/Banking/~4/zOJyP_OSgOM" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:00:00</pubDate><feedburner:origLink>http://www.fairinvestment.co.uk/news/banking-news-Nationwides-Savings-Index-falls-for-first-time-in-two-months-18469909.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Barclays fixed rate bonds pay rates as high as 5.25%</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FairInvestmentCompany/Banking/~3/-Jvck8BVphk/banking-news-Barclays-fixed-rate-bonds-pay-rates-as-high-as-525percent-18469906.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Barclays has launched a range of competitive fixed rate bonds, paying rates as high as 5.25 per...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FairInvestmentCompany/Banking/~4/-Jvck8BVphk" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:42:00</pubDate><feedburner:origLink>http://www.fairinvestment.co.uk/news/banking-news-Barclays-fixed-rate-bonds-pay-rates-as-high-as-525percent-18469906.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Fixed rate bonds more popular than easy access accounts</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FairInvestmentCompany/Banking/~3/pi-iV39YgZQ/banking-news-Fixed-rate-bonds-more-popular-than-easy-access-accounts-18469901.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Fixed rate bonds are proving more popular than easy access savings accounts as savers look to l...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FairInvestmentCompany/Banking/~4/pi-iV39YgZQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:00:00</pubDate><feedburner:origLink>http://www.fairinvestment.co.uk/news/banking-news-Fixed-rate-bonds-more-popular-than-easy-access-accounts-18469901.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Citibank instant access savings account pays market leading 3.30%</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FairInvestmentCompany/Banking/~3/ZtIVvZYFBXc/banking-news-Citibank-instant-access-savings-account-pays-market-leading-330percent-18469902.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Citibank has today launched its latest Flexible Saver Account, paying a market leading interest...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FairInvestmentCompany/Banking/~4/ZtIVvZYFBXc" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:48:00</pubDate><feedburner:origLink>http://www.fairinvestment.co.uk/news/banking-news-Citibank-instant-access-savings-account-pays-market-leading-330percent-18469902.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Savings accounts to receive ??59.5billion boost</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FairInvestmentCompany/Banking/~3/NwStJ0NSFkw/banking-news-Savings-accounts-to-receive-pound595billion-boost-18469889.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;New research from Abbey Savings has revealed that the average saver 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