A Popular Savings Account which remains under-used, the launch of a new interest-bearing current account, skyrocketing inheritance fees… Here are the 3 unmissable pieces of information from this Wednesday, May 15.
LEP: 7.5 million French people tend to forget it
11.5 million LEPs in circulation: never before has the Livret d’Epargne Populaire (LEP) reached such a figure, announced Franois Villeroy de Galhau, the governor of the Bank of France. However, the settlement booklet, with its attractive rate of 5% (for some time to come), remains underused: 7.5 million eligible people still don’t benefit from it. You may be one of them.
remunr current account, the return
Well known for its application for exchanging money between individuals, Lydia Solutions today launched Sumeria, its new brand which aims to become a fully-fledged online bank. At the head of the gondola, a feature that has become very rare: the remuneration of the money deposited in the current account, 4% gross initially, then 2%. However, to fully benefit from this remuneration, users will have to meet a fairly restrictive condition. Find out which one.
Towards a capping of inheritance bank fees
A bill, adopted by the National Assembly with the agreement of the government, was presented today to the Senate. Its purpose: to cap the costs associated with closing the accounts of deceased bank customers. It is quite rare for legislators to consider regulating bank pricing, but there are precedents, such as intervention commissions. But, faced with the practices of certain brands, which continued to increase their prices despite calls for moderation, Parliament decided to look into the issue. Here is our article on the subject.