NSW ONLINE SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
Select up to three services and click COMPARE for a more detailed comparison of their features.
Institution
Product Name
Access
Interest Rates
Min Open
Min Bal
Int Paid
Main
Other
<1,000
>1,000
>2,000
>5,000
>10,000
>20,000
>50,000
>100,000
>250,000
>500,000
RaboPlus
RaboPlus PremiumSaver (Grow your balance by $200 by the end of each month to earn 5.50%)
Internet
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
M
RaboPlus
RaboPlus Savings Account
Online
Internet
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
$1
M
Select Credit Union
SelectDIRECT - Internet based account
Online
Internet, Phone
0.25
0.25
0.25
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
$1
$1
M
St. George Bank
Direct Saver from St.George (1.55% bonus fixed for 4 months on new accounts)
Internet, Phone
3.95
3.95
3.95
3.95
3.95
3.95
3.95
3.95
3.95
3.95
M
St. George Bank
directsaver from dragondirect (promo rate for new customers)
Card/statement
Internet, Phone
4.75
4.75
4.75
4.75
4.75
4.75
4.75
4.75
4.75
4.75
M
St. George Bank
St.George Sense Savings Account (must be linked to the St.George Sense Everyday Account)
Counter, Card/ATM, Internet, Phone
2.85
2.85
2.85
2.85
2.85
2.85
2.85
2.85
2.85
2.85
M
Suncorp
eOptions High Interest Online Savings
Online
Counter, Internet, Phone
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
M
Unicom Credit Union
iQ Saver
Online
Internet, Phone
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
$1
$1
D
Westpac Banking Corporation
eSaver (earn up to 5.25% for 4 months, on new accounts opened before 11 January 2009)
Internet, Phone
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
M
AMP Banking
eASYSaver Account
Internet, Phone
3.55
3.55
3.55
3.55
3.55
3.55
3.55
3.55
3.55
3.55
M
AMP Banking
eASYSaver Account (Bonus rate for new accounts opened until 30 April 2009)
Internet, Phone
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
M
ANZ Bank
ANZ Online Saver (Apply by 1 March 2010 and receive an additional 1.25% above std variable rate until 30 May 2010) (Online)
Card/statement
Counter, Internet, Phone
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
M
ANZ Bank
ANZ SmartyPig Account
Internet
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
$10
$10
Q
Arab Bank
Online Savings Account
Counter, Card/ATM, Internet, Other
4.80
4.80
4.80
4.80
4.80
4.80
4.80
4.80
4.80
4.80
$1
M
Asgard
eCASH
Online
Internet, Phone
3.90
3.90
3.90
3.90
3.90
3.90
3.90
3.90
3.90
3.90
$1000
M
Institution
Product Name
Access
Interest Rates
Min Open
Min Bal
Int Paid
Main
Other
<1,000
>1,000
>2,000
>5,000
>10,000
>20,000
>50,000
>100,000
>250,000
>500,000
Asgard
eCASH (Promotional Bonus Rate until 31 March 2009)
Internet, Phone
2.85
2.85
2.85
2.85
2.85
2.85
2.85
2.85
2.85
2.85
$1000
M
Bananacoast Community Credit Union
BCU Direct Saver Online S16
Online
Internet, Phone
3.25
3.25
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
4.00
4.00
$1000
M
Bank of Queensland
WebSavings Account
Online
Counter, Internet, Phone
0.01
0.01
3.25
3.25
3.25
3.25
3.25
3.25
3.25
3.25
$1
$1
M
Bank of Queensland
WebSavings Account (additional interest of 2.05%p.a. will be paid until 30 April, 2010)
Counter, Internet
0.01
0.01
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
M
Bankstown City Credit Union
MoneyMAX Online Plus
Internet, Phone
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.50
2.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
4.80
$1
$1
M
BankWest
Bankwest Smart eSaver (Smart Rate if no withdrawals)
Internet, Phone, Link to any account
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
$1
M
BankWest
TeleNet Saver (Special Introductory Interets Rate for 12 months - variable)
Internet, Phone, Link to any account
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
$1
M
BankWest
TeleNet Saver (Special introductory rate for 12 months)
Internet, Phone
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
M
Citibank
Citibank Online Cash Manager
Online
Card/ATM, Internet, Phone, bank@post
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.15
0.15
0.25
1.90
2.00
2.00
M
Citibank
Citibank Online Saver
Internet, Phone, Link to any account
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
M
Citibank
Citibank Online Saver (variable intro rate for 6 months from account opening)
Internet, Phone, Link to any account
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
M
Citibank
Citibank Plus Linked Savings Account
Online
Internet, Phone, Resticted
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
M
Citibank
Citibank Ultimate Saver
Online
Card/ATM, Internet, Phone, bank@post, Other
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
$10000
M
Citibank
Citibank Ultimate Saver (variable intro rate on portion of balance from $10k to $1mill)
Card/ATM, Internet, Phone
5.30
5.30
5.30
5.30
5.30
5.30
$1
$10000
M
Commonwealth Bank
NetBank Saver (For new NetBank Saver accounts opened until 31 March 2010)
Online
Internet, Phone
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
M
Institution
Product Name
Access
Interest Rates
Min Open
Min Bal
Int Paid
Main
Other
<1,000
>1,000
>2,000
>5,000
>10,000
>20,000
>50,000
>100,000
>250,000
>500,000
Comtax Credit Union
Easy Saver (S4)
Internet
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
$1
$1
M
CUA
eSaver
Online
Counter, Internet, Phone
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
M
Easy Street Financial Services
EasySavings
Online
Internet
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
$2
M
Elders Rural Bank
RBonline Savings
Online
Internet, Phone
5.10
5.10
5.10
5.10
5.10
5.10
5.10
5.10
5.10
5.10
M
Encompass Credit Union
Emoney Account
Online
Internet, Phone
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
5.25
5.25
M
Ford Co operative Credit Union
Online Saver Account
Card/statement
Internet, Phone
4.30
4.30
4.30
4.30
4.30
4.30
4.30
4.30
4.30
4.30
$1
M
Gateway Credit Union
eMax Saver
Online
Counter, Internet, Phone, Other
0.10
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
M
HSBC
HSBC Serious Saver (until 15/3/10 for new accounts opened between 7/9/09 & 29/12/09)
Online
Internet, Phone
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
M
HSBC
Online Savings Account
Card/Statement
Counter, Card/ATM, Internet, Phone, bank@post
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.75
0.75
0.75
0.75
0.75
0.75
2.25
$2000
M
Illawarra Credit Union
iQSaver
Online
Counter, Internet, Phone
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
$1
$1
M
ING Direct
Savings Accelerator (Interest Rate of 4.75% p.a for balances $50,000.00 and above)
Internet, Phone
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
4.75
4.75
4.75
4.75
M
ING Direct
Savings Maximiser
Internet, Phone
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
M
ING Direct
Savings Maximiser (intro rate for new accounts opened before 17 April 2009)
Internet, Phone
4.75
4.75
4.75
4.75
4.75
4.75
4.75
4.75
4.75
4.75
M
Intech Credit Union Limited
iSaver
Online
Internet, Phone
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
M
Laiki Bank
Smart Net Account
Counter, Internet
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
$1
$1
M
Institution
Product Name
Access
Interest Rates
Min Open
Min Bal
Int Paid
Main
Other
<1,000
>1,000
>2,000
>5,000
>10,000
>20,000
>50,000
>100,000
>250,000
>500,000
Members Equity Bank
ME Online Savings Account
Online
Internet, Phone
4.85
4.85
4.85
4.85
4.85
4.85
4.85
4.85
4.85
4.85
M
NAB
NAB iSaver (1.65% on top of the standard rate for 4 mths on new accounts opened until 12/01/10)
Internet, Phone
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
M
NAB
NAB iSaver (Introductory rate for new accounts opened until 8 May 2009)
Internet, Phone
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
M
NSW Teachers Credit Union
Online Savings Account
Online
Internet, Phone
0.10
0.10
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
M
one direct
high interest saver
Card/statement
Internet, Phone, Link to any account
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
M
Police Department Employees Credit Union
Online Super Saver Account
Online
Internet, Phone
1.10
1.10
1.10
3.25
3.25
3.25
3.25
3.25
3.25
3.25
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