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Couple of RaboDirect questions.

  • 27-06-2007 7:07pm
    #1
    Site Banned Posts: 5,904 ✭✭✭


    I have a few Rabodirect questions:

    1. Is the Rabo sortcode an Irish one or a Dutch one ?

    2, Normally how long do transfers into your account take ?

    3. Is it possible to lodge other funds directly to your account eg Child Benefit ? (I know you could get it paid into your Irish bank account and transfer it out but that would incur fees)

    4. How long does it take to setup accounts - actual experience versus The Ads ?


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 40 RaboDirect


    parsi wrote:
    I have a few Rabodirect questions:

    1. Is the Rabo sortcode an Irish one or a Dutch one ?

    2, Normally how long do transfers into your account take ?

    3. Is it possible to lodge other funds directly to your account eg Child Benefit ? (I know you could get it paid into your Irish bank account and transfer it out but that would incur fees)

    4. How long does it take to setup accounts - actual experience versus The Ads ?

    Our sort code is an Irish sort code. Our clearing bank is BNP.

    Transfers inwards - this really depends on the bank you are making the payment from. The clearing cycle is now down to 2 days (still too slow in our view).
    Transfer out - if you make a transfer out of a RaboDirect account before 12.00 on a working day it should hit the destination account the next day.

    Child Benefit - works the same in RaboDirect as any other bank. Many customers have set up accounts for their kids (or relatives such as grandparents etc.) We do require a copy of the child's birth cert.

    Setting up an account - there was a slight delay in opening accounts a few weeks ago as we had a lot of people opening up accounts with their SSIA lump sum. But we're back on track now. It's very important that applicants submit the correct and original account opening documentation as this is the main reason for delays in opening accounts. So if you send a completed application it will be processed within a couple of days. You will then receive a welcome pack with your Digipass (which is used to access your accounts and provides levels of online security that exceeds that of Irish banks). A couple of days later you will receive a PIN for your Digipass and then you'll be up and running.

    Hope this answers your questions.


  • Site Banned Posts: 5,904 ✭✭✭parsi


    Thanks for that. They certainly answer my questions. Do ye open late on Wednesday mornings ? I went to my local branch and hand't realised they open at 10.30 on Wednesdays. They also suggested that the withdrawal from one account and lodgement to another could only be done overnight....

    To setup an account for a Minor do you have to have an account yourself ?

    I'll hang on and see if anyone else has anything to add just to see if there are any other experiences.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,123 ✭✭✭stepbar


    Rabodirect forgot to tell you that they dont have branches or ATMs. About as useful as a needle in a haystack. Rabodirect.... the proverbial one trick pony.


  • Site Banned Posts: 5,904 ✭✭✭parsi


    Do you work for the Irish Banking Federation or summat ? Credit unions offer broadly similar facilities and are very very popular.

    I'm looking for somewhere that will pay decent interest and allow relatively easy access to the money - it's not an account for getting money while on the beer. The main Irish banks are offering poor rates or else have laughably low maximum monthly deposits or max balance on which they'll pay interest. for example - AIB Junior saver has no limits but pays 1.5 %, the online savings pays over 4% but has max of 1000 per month and no direct lodging, the HICA only pays on balances up to 1500. from what I can see BOI are much the same - higher rate accounts have limited monthly lodgements.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,123 ✭✭✭stepbar


    The difference being you can walk into a Credit Union. Try walking into Rabodirect and you'd have a big burly security guard escort you off the premises ;) . As i've said - one trick pony.


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  • Site Banned Posts: 5,904 ✭✭✭parsi


    I only need them to perform one trick and perform it well..

    Be interestng to hear any experiences folk have had with them.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 40 RaboDirect


    stepbar wrote:
    The difference being you can walk into a Credit Union. Try walking into Rabodirect and you'd have a big burly security guard escort you off the premises ;) . As i've said - one trick pony.

    Our pony can actually multi-task...we do investments, personal lending as well as savings.

    We don't operate a branch walk-in service. Transactions are done online. However, we do have Customer Contact Centre that operates from Mon-Fri from 8am-8pm and the crew there can handle all queries including walking customers through how to conduct transactions online. We used to to open on Saturday but stopped it as there wasn't really a demand for it.

    Our offices are located in the IFSC in Dublin. Occassionally applicants do drop in to hand in account applications. We don't turn people away.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    Stepbar, I suggest you check your hang ups at the door in future. Your contributions have already helped to cause one thread to be closed recently, so I would hope that would have guided you on how to act in this forum.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,600 ✭✭✭00112984


    Personally, as a customer of both AIB and Rabo, I'm much happier with the service I get from Rabo. While access to an ATM would be handy, the online system is easy to use and gets the job done.

    I don't think Rabo was ever established as a hole-in-the-wall service for getting €20 on a Friday night but most suited to savers who can benefit interest-wise on either lodging a lump sum for use later for purchasers (hence the popularity with SSIA holders) or regular savers who don't want the temptation of being able to get at their cash instantly.

    Rabo have always marketed themselves as a on-line bank and have never pretended to be a replacement for bricks and mortar/ATM facilities.

    On top of that, I much prefer Rabo's customer service and marketing approach. AIB ring me at least twice a month for various surveys and, no matter how many time I request to not be called, they ring again from a "different department". I also hate the constant calls/e-mails and letters I get from various factions within AIB asking me if I want a creditcard/loan/second mortgage etc. Rabo leave me alone (bar the very occasional e-mail) but their customer services department is very good when I do need something (AIB's 24-hour banking CS left a very bad taste in my mouth following an incident a few months ago).

    OP- as a customer, I'm happy with Rabo and would recommend them. I'll just add that I have no affiliation with the bank or banking industry and no vested interest in Rabo. I'm just a happy customer.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,128 ✭✭✭dellas1979


    Yes. I think that it is a great service too.

    If you want an account you can withdraw money from with a card. Stay with your regular banking.

    If you want savings, then Rabo are quite good.

    I had no problems opening an account. Sending money to the account. I even lost my digipass (hehehe I thought Id be given out to) and they replaced it within a few days free of charge.

    Their customer service is also very friendly. Not at all condecending.

    I, like poster above, have an AIB and rabo account.

    it suits me also, as if the odd moment of shopping hysteria etc gets to me, I know I cant get at it that easily.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,705 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    Rabo gets my thumbs up also! Never had a problem. Bit of a pain sending off docs etc initially but it all works a dream to be honest and good interest.


  • Site Banned Posts: 5,904 ✭✭✭parsi


    Thanks for the info folks. Herself is gathering the paperwork as I type...


  • Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 18,011 Mod ✭✭✭✭ixoy


    My own question - pretty simple.

    Is there any limit on the amount that you can deposit? I wouldn't have thought so but didn't notice it in the FAQ.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    I don't think there is any limit, but I'm fairly sure that once you go over a certain figure the interest drops, but I think that cap if something like €1 million. I'm sure RaboDirect will correct me if I'm wrong


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,074 ✭✭✭BendiBus


    BuffyBot wrote:
    I don't think there is any limit, but I'm fairly sure that once you go over a certain figure the interest drops, but I think that cap if something like €1 million. I'm sure RaboDirect will correct me if I'm wrong

    5% on savings up to €10,000, then 3.75% up to €1million.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,128 ✭✭✭dellas1979


    No, no there is no limit.

    You can deposit what you want - there is no cap. The only thing, which has been mentioned, are the interest rates.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,074 ✭✭✭BendiBus


    But if you have a spare million to hand, you really should be looking at more than deposit accounts!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,477 ✭✭✭run_Forrest_run


    I have a Rabo account also and yes, it is alright. I mean I just deposit money and that's about it. However I did find that their online application is a bit slow or badly designed...once logged in you have the option to create new Savings Accounts...fair enough so I tried to do it...the application just threw and error.

    So I emailed the customer service with the error code. They got back to me within 24 hours (fair enough) and said they were 'unexpectedly busy lately' and that the system was not performing as well as it should..OK I so put this down to a once off problem.

    A few weeks later I tried to do the same task again and I got the same error.
    I contacted the Customer Support again and they fed me the same spiel. I just hope that they are not going to fully serve the customer with a decent fully functional online service.

    I will keep an eye on the online application and see if it improves.


  • Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 371 ✭✭Traffic


    Any sign of Rabo direct increasing their interest rate as a result of the new First Active Product? As im thinking of moving


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 677 ✭✭✭Champ


    Any sign of Rabo direct increasing their interest rate as a result of the new First Active Product? As im thinking of moving

    A very valid question as this product seems geared towards besting rabodirect.

    For those who aren't sure what we're talking about:
    http://www.firstactive.ie/savings/online_accounts/index.aspx

    Of Note:
    5.22% AER on savings up to €15,000, then 4.07% up to €1,000,000.

    Comeon rabodirect do something to convince your customers to stay put.:)


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  • Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 371 ✭✭Traffic


    I got this reply from Rabo when i mailed them asking them if they are to increase rates as i was thinking of moving:

    Rabodirect have increased the rate many times before, however we decided not to increase the rate in June with the ECB increase.
    At RaboDirect we remain Best Buy for our customers because we continue to offer high rates as well as the accessibility to your money and flexibility in terms of how often you can get at it.

    So before you decide to move to a competitor…

    Do they cater for lump sum deposits?
    Will they give you access to your money without penalty?
    Are there any hidden bonuses?
    Can you access your account online 24/7?
    Are you limited to the amount you can save?
    Do you have to make monthly deposits?
    Are you restricted to a limited number of withdrawals per year?

    Its your money, so its up to you! - By all means make the best choice for yourself and we would encourage you to do this. But it might make more sense to keep your RaboDirect account open and continue to keep some savings with us and put some with a competitor that if thats what suits you best.

    Kind regards,


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,669 ✭✭✭Colonel Sanders


    just had a quick scan of the first active account and it seems to offer all that rabo does. Mailed em asking how long the rate is guaranteed for or if there's a promise to track the ECB rate +/- a margin etc.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    Traffic wrote:

    Its your money, so its up to you!

    At least their being quite upfront about it. TBH unless there was a huge difference, changing rates from once place to the next continually seems an awful waste of ones time!


  • Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 371 ✭✭Traffic


    This was in the indo on Monday

    Someone with €20000 on deposit would earn €986 from First Active's eSavings account, compared with €875 over a full year from RaboDirect.

    If its true I think it would make any move worth it


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,669 ✭✭✭Colonel Sanders


    sticking 15k in FA and 5k in rabo would pay more. Pays 1033 gross interest over a year.

    I make it 986.50 from FA and 870 from Rabo if the full 20k was stuck in just one account


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,123 ✭✭✭stepbar


    The one trick pony i see.....


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 40 RaboDirect


    The RaboDirect variable rate of 5% on your first €10,000 will be in place until the rest of the year. First Active are not promising anything right now if you ask them - all they say is that "it's a new product and they haven't made any decisions about what they'll do". This is from their call centre.
    However, they do currently offer marginally higher rates than us right now which could change in the coming months.

    Bear in mind that when you apply for their esavings account you must consent to an Irish Credit Bureau check and answer a range of status questions such as whether or not your homeowner, tenant, living with parents, how long you've lived at your address etc. None of these questions are relevant in a savings account application. Presumably if your ICB credit check comes back with a less than perfect history they could decline you for a savings account.

    In terms of online banking security, RaboDirect remains the only bank in Ireland to give its customers a "No Fraud Online Guarantee" and we have implemented levels of security that are way higher than the Irish banks (which includes Ulster Bank & First Active) who still rely on static passwords and PIN's that are very vulnerable to phishing and key stroke logging attacks.

    But as we say, what you see is what you get with RaboDirect. We've been consistently paying higher rates of interest since we launched forcing many other banks to up their rates. So when you look at the total offer and you feel that someone else offers something better then go for it.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,074 ✭✭✭BendiBus


    stepbar wrote:
    The one trick pony i see.....

    You sure are :rolleyes:


  • Site Banned Posts: 5,904 ✭✭✭parsi


    stepbar wrote:
    The one trick pony i see.....

    Yawn... (we need a yawn smiley).

    Perhaps we should also see what the main banks are doing eg AIB and BOI - I can see the mortgage rates have gone up but the deposit rates are still teensy-weensy ;) The same old trick - up the interest they charge but not the interest they pay...


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,669 ✭✭✭Colonel Sanders


    can't understand why people who work in an industry will defend that industry at all costs in the face of all evidence. Eventho I'm not a rabo customer fair play to them, what kind of rates were the traditional high street banks offering before they and the likes of northern rock came along.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    Folks, if you have a problem with a post, report it. Don't feed the under-bridge residents.

    Stepbar, please clarify..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,834 ✭✭✭Sonnenblumen


    5% on € 10,000 over 6 months ie year's end is approx € 250.00, less DIRT (min 20%) takes it down to € € 200.00.

    What I cannot understand is all the yackety yak over this blow in banks v Irish banks, sure the former might offer a better rate but it's sad to see so much said over a potential variance of perhaps < € 100.00 for investing € 10k over 6 months. There are much better ways to make money.

    Some people need to get out more, and do more with their lives and money.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,669 ✭✭✭Colonel Sanders


    a lot of the general public are risk averse and are not interested and/or don't understand more complex financial products. A lot just want the best return on their money via a deposit account. Also in this age of high inflation and mass home ownership many people do not have much more than 10k to deposit


  • Site Banned Posts: 5,904 ✭✭✭parsi


    I dunno - if Bank A gives 1.25% and Bank B gives 5% it makes sense to go to Bank B. It makes no odds if Bank A is "Irish" or if bank B is "foreign" - the easy solution is for Bank A to also offer that rate with the same conditions i.e no maximum monthly amount (that is the killer with the main banks from what i can see), no limits on withdrawals (not as important tbh), ability to lodge directly and not through a feeder account.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    I'm pretty sure we've gone through this before though so let's not re-hash it.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    I've trimmed a couple of posts from this thread to here: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055124023

    stepbar - no more attitude on this forum. As it's Friday night, I'm going to be nice, but let this be a (final) warning.

    parsi - you've been round long enough to know that making jibes isn't worth the effort.


  • Site Banned Posts: 5,904 ✭✭✭parsi


    Sorry Boss /hangs head in sheepish fashion.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,123 ✭✭✭stepbar


    Buffybot, I would suggest moving to TCN so. As per my PM, I'd be happy to fire ahead and comment.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,074 ✭✭✭BendiBus


    stepbar (& mods), I would genuinely like to read a reasoned presentation of your issues with RaboDirect. I have a good deal of money with them so if there are problems I'd like to hear about them.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,074 ✭✭✭BendiBus


    investing € 10k over 6 months. There are much better ways to make money.

    This is savings. There's a difference between savings & investments. That's why there are 2 different words for them (apart from the beautiful richness of the English language) :)


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,664 ✭✭✭gary the great


    I have a rabo account the last few months but no intrest has been added. When does the intrest get added to my account?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    At the end of every year (normally in/around the 31st of December)

    You can check how much you've accrued to date on their site though.


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