AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoSavings Rates: HSBC raised its Online Bonus Saver rate to 3.75% and its children’s MySavings rate to 4% from Nov. 10, while shoppers compare the best savings accounts and CD offers. Borrowing Costs: With mortgage rates averaging 7.18%, experts suggest comparing lenders and weighing upfront payments for a lower rate against a larger down payment. Credit Card Pressure: The share of US families paying their card balance in full held steady at 55.8%, but separate reports point to rising delinquencies—making on-time payments and debt support increasingly important. Retirement Planning: A £100,000 pension pot could buy an annuity paying about £667 a month for a healthy 65-year-old, before any State Pension; actual offers vary by age, health and options. Banking and AI: Anthropic’s Claude can connect to bank accounts to analyse spending, putting data access and privacy in focus as AI tools enter personal finance. Payments Security: Canada’s new real-time rail includes mandatory fraud safeguards, though the scheme has no refund rule for scam losses.
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