this post was submitted on 16 Jul 2025
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Summary of changes:

  • Interest can now be earned on balances up to $1 million (up from $250,000).
  • Interest rate is now flat up to $1 million (instead of progressively lower for higher balances).*
  • Bonus interest rate activated by growing account balances by $1 (instead of by depositing $500 per month regardless of withdrawal).**

* But the interest rate has been lowered, so if you're one of those peasants who doesn't keep a cool mil in your bank account, you'll probably have a lower effective interest rate now
** this change only applies from October onwards.

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[–] MHLoppy@fedia.io 3 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah I'm not a big fan of the hoop-jumping - being able to withdraw the money when needed (without losing the bulk of the interest) was a big pro of a ubank account for me but I guess not anymore 🫠