How do I open and manage my account?
This product can be opened and managed in branch or by post. You can view transactions, check your balance and check interest rates on Chorley Online. Please refer to the Society’s Savings Accounts General Terms and Conditions and Chorley Online Terms and Conditions.
To open this account, you will need to complete a Young Savers Account Application Form.
Eligibility Criteria
- Be a child aged 17 or under, and a UK resident living in one of the following postcode areas (CA, FY, PR, LA, WN, BL, L, WA, BB, CH, M, SK, CW, OL)
- Account holders under the age of 7 years must have their account operated for them by an adult aged over 18 who will be called the ‘Young Savers Account Operator’. At the age of 7 years, an account holder can operate the account.
- The minimum initial deposit is £10.00
- The maximum balance is £5,000
- The account will be opened in the child’s name and only one account per child can be held.
- Transfers in from other Chorley Building Society Accounts are permitted.
The maximum balance is £5,000 and the overall maximum holding by any one person in respect of all savings accounts with the Society is £500,000.
This is a limited issue and the Society reserves the right to withdraw this product without notice at any time.
Can I withdraw money from this account?
- This account permits 6 withdrawals per calendar year (running from January to December each year), without loss of interest or a penalty. You can close your account at any time and this will not count as one of your six withdrawals.
- If more than 6 withdrawals are made within a calendar year your account will be closed.
- Interest is paid annually on the 31st of December. The annual interest can be withdrawn, and this does not count as one of the 2 withdrawals.
- Withdrawals can be made by cash, cheque or CHAPs* (*subject to a £25 fee). Cheques requested by post for withdrawals or closures will be issued within 48 hours of receipt and posted 1st class.
- The account will mature in readiness of the account holder's 18th birthday and the full balance including interest will be available on the account holder's birthday (or the next working day if this falls on a Saturday, Sunday or Bank Holiday). If you take no action on maturity the balance will be automatically transferred into an easy access Young Chorleian Account within the Society bearing the account holder's name.
- We will contact you at least 14 days prior to maturity to advise you of the options available at that time. On maturity you may withdraw by cash, cheque or CHAPs* (*subject to a £25 fee). Cheques will be issued within two working days of maturity and posted 1st class to the account holder. The terms of the easy access Young Chorleian Account are available in branch or at www.chorleybs.co.uk/savings.
Withdrawal conditions apply; please refer to section 9 of the Savings Accounts Terms and Conditions and section 8 of the Chorley Online Terms and Conditions for further details. The terms of the Chorleian Account are available in branch or at www.chorleybs.co.uk/savings.