Bradford & Bingley savers are now part of Abbey.

Rate for Life - Postal Application

Opening your 'Rate For Life - Postal' Account

Opening your 'Rate For Life - Postal' Account couldn’t be simpler. All you need to do is make sure you’ve had a good look through all of the Terms & Conditions, and then just follow these simple steps:

  • Grab an envelope.
  • Print out the application form.

          Rate For Life - Postal Account Application Form

  • Fill in the form with all of your details.
  • Decide what amount you’d like to start your account with.
  • Pop a cheque covering your opening balance into your envelope, making the cheque payable to yourself (e.g. Mr J.Smith)


So that we comply with the Anti-Money Laundering regulations, we’ll have to check the identity of all the account holders. To make life easy for you, we’ll do this using our online ID System.


Where to send your application form

Once you’re done, just send your envelope plus contents to us at:

Direct Savings
H5/50
Bradford & Bingley
Main Street
BINGLEY
West Yorkshire
BD16 2LW

....And we'll do the rest. Before you know it, you'll be enjoying your extra time too. You should hear from us within 7 days, to let you know that your envelope arrived safely. And that's it. Happy saving!

AER stands for Annual Equivalent Rate and illustrates what the interest rate would be if the interest was paid and compounded once each year.

Bradford & Bingley's retail deposit business transferred to Abbey National plc on 29 September 2008.

Abbey National plc. Registered Office: Abbey National House, 2 Triton Square, Regent's Place, London, NW1 3AN, United Kingdom. Registered Number 2294747. Registered in England. Telephone 0870 607 6000. Calls may be recorded or monitored. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. FSA registration number 106054. Abbey and the flame logo are registered trademarks.

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