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RCI Bank: Fixed term savings account reviews

4.85
Based on 3,962 reviews, last reviewed 29th Apr 2026
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Latest highest rating:

5

All good , easy to use and competitive in the market. All good , easy to use and competitive in the market. Reviewed on: 29th April 2026
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Latest lowest rating:

1

I've been banking woth RCI Bank for a number of year... I've been banking woth RCI Bank for a number of years, investing in different accounts they provide. Ive found there banking system safe easy to use. ... Read more Reviewed on: 17th April 2026
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About this product

With RCi, you can lock your money away in a fixed term savings account.

RCi fixed term savings accounts are available for one, two, three, four or five years. You’ll need to open the account with between £1,000 and £1 million. Unlimited top-ups can be made in the first 14 days.

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RCI Bank Fixed term savings account reviews (3962)

Incorrect interest rate being shown and used on my savings account

1
Opened a new fixed rate (4.85%) 2 year saver on 15th Nov. Successfully funded by 19th November. After 2 days of trying to get into the online system, finally logged in, only to find interest rate quoted as 4.75%. No response to phone calls, so have emailed querying this rate issue. No response after 6 weeks and 6 emails. First monthly interest payment have arrived in my account, but yet again, the interest rate calculates as 4.46%. Still no response to phone calls, or emails. Very disappointing. Reviewed on: 20th December 2022

Service

1
Update 17th December 2022 - money has now arrived Reviewed on: 16th December 2022

Where is my money?

1
I opened a fixed term 1 year account on 05/11/22. I set up a payment method through my current account to add funds to the RCI account. This was successful. However on 09/12/22 I tried to add funds, these were rejected 3 days later and returned to my current account. I tried this again on 13/13/12/22 and the funds were again rejected on 14/12/22. I tried this again yesterday and the funds do not appear to have been applied o my account, nor have they bee rejected (returned). I have telephoned RCI on three occasions, waiting 13, 15 and 22 minutes respectively. It is clear I am not going to get through on the phone. I have now e-mailed them. I will be complaining to the finance ombudsman and/or FCA and I will be seeking to complain directly to the CEO. I now question the competence and efficacy of this bank. Reviewed on: 15th December 2022

Impossible to contact

1
I have tried for over 3 weeks to contact RCI bank by messaging, email and phone. I am finding it impossible to get assistance to the point where I am going to close my account and move my money elsewhere. No thank you very much RCI Bank Reviewed on: 15th December 2022

Good rates but communication terrible

2
The rate I get is reasonably good - communication is very poor. 6 days on I am still waiting a response to my simple question. I also tried ringing, held on for almost 40 minutes and then gave up. RCI is either understaffed or overwhelmed with business - either way is not acceptable as a customer. Reviewed on: 30th November 2022

Don't Bother

1
If you want to talk to customer services expect to be on the phone at least an hour before talking to anyone. Very poor customer service Reviewed on: 24th November 2022

Non-existent customer service

1
They simply do not respond, whether to email, Facebook Messenger or Twitter. They have no # that can be called from abroad. Reviewed on: 22nd November 2022

Customer service, what customer service??

1
completely agree with the previous reviewer who wrote 'is anyone there?' applied for an account two weeks ago. response was they needed more proof of identity, so the same day, sent a photocopy of driving licence in the post. one week later, heard nothing. have sent 3 emails since (automated response promises a reply within 4 working days - Not a Chance!), spent hours on the phone listening to music. giving up. don't want an account with an organisation like this. interest rates may be good, but the customer service is NON EXISTENT. going elsewhere .... Reviewed on: 18th November 2022

Flawless Online account setup

5
Amongst all the chaos that these fantastic products have caused I wanted to be the voice of balance , just to say that my account opening and funding has been flawless this week. Everything worked first time, user Id, account verification and a confirmation for each deposit made. Obviously the sheer volume of interactions that RCI are currently dealing with a causing some challenges but as far as experiences go this has been flawless. Reviewed on: 18th November 2022

Response

1
Just received a standard response saying they are prioritising new account openings, so loyalty to existing long term customers takes a back seat! Unbelievable. They have 8 weeks to contact me and respond to my issue or I raise a formal complaint with the financial ombudsman - i cannot do that until 8 weeks have passed otherwise i would. No personal service, no service of any kind to customers. Time to go. Reviewed on: 17th November 2022

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