Important Information: New customers must live within our operating area to open a Savings account.

Tax-free ways to save

Take out an ISA (Individual Savings Account) with The Cumberland and make the most of your tax free annual allowance
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Discuss your preferred options with one of our friendly advisors
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A Cash ISA savings account is just the same as its non-ISA equivalent but has a special tax status to ensure you incur no tax liability on the interest earned. You may only contribute new money to one Cash ISA in a tax year, but you can complete an ISA transfer from existing ISA accounts into a new one. You can do this by speaking to your new ISA provider. New funds transferred using the ISA transfer process do not count towards your current year’s annual allowance.

ISA rates may differ from the rates of their non-ISA equivalent.

Although under current tax rules many savers may not have to pay tax on savings interest in non-ISA accounts, an ISA ensures that regardless of your income, total interest earned or any other relevant circumstances you incur no tax liability plus your balance is shielded in the ISA wrapper for future years.

4.05%
Cash ISA

Instant access account

Variable interest rate of 4.05% Tax Free(1)/AER(2)

4.35%
Cash Junior ISA

Open to customers under 18

Variable interest rate of 4.35% Tax Free(1)/AER(2)

4.32%
1 Year Fixed

Fixed Interest Fixed Term Cash ISA Account

4.32% Fixed Tax Free(3)/AER(2) until 25 March 2025

4.20%
18 Month Fixed

Fixed Interest Fixed Term Cash ISA Account

4.20% Fixed Tax Free(3)/AER(2) until 23 September 2025

3.95%
2 Year Fixed

Fixed Interest Fixed Term Cash ISA Account

3.95% Fixed Tax Free(3)/AER(2) until 25 March 2026

3.35%
5 Year Fixed

Fixed Interest Fixed Term Cash ISA Account

3.35% Fixed Tax Free(3)/AER(2) until 25 March 2029

Summary

Minimum balance What is the interest rate? (Tax Free1/AER2)

£1 and above

4.05%

Interest paid

Interest is calculated on a daily basis, and is paid tax free, annually on 31 March.

Can Cumberland Building Society change the interest rate?

Yes. The rate of interest paid on money in your account is variable and may be changed by us. Where we do so, we will give you reasonable notice in advance of the change.

For further details, please read clause 8.7-8.9 in our Savings & Current Account Terms & Conditions leaflet.

What would the estimated balance be after 12 months based on a £1,000 deposit?

If £1,000 was deposited in the account on opening on 1 April, assuming no further deposits or withdrawals are made, on 31 March the account balance, including interest would be £1,040.50.

This figure is for illustrative purposes only.

How do I open and manage my account?

This account is available to open at any Cumberland branch or on internet banking for customers that hold an internet enabled current account. New customers must live within our operating area.

The account must have a minimum opening balance of £1.

A minimum balance of £1 must be maintained in the account. If the account balance falls below this at any time, the account may be closed.

You can pay in £20,000 each tax year, once this limit has been reached, no further payments can be accepted but the account will continue to earn interest.

There are several ways you can open and manage your account.

You can book a telephone appointment with one of our friendly advisors who can take you through the application process or help you with your account at any time.

Visit any of our Cumberland branches for support in person. To book an appointment with one of our branches click here.

If you are already a Cumberland customer with an internet enabled current account, you can manage your account online.

Once you are an account holder, our Customer Service Team are also available to help you on 01228 403 141.

Can I withdraw money?

Yes. This is an Instant Access account, and you can withdraw up to £500 each day in cash and up to £99,999.99 by crossed cheque (cheques for larger amounts are normally available the following day), subject to the minimum operating balance of £1 being maintained.

Withdrawals not permitted by direct debit, standing order, regular internal transfer or faster payments.

Additional Information

No bonus payment applies to this account.

For full details of our Variable Rate products please refer to our separate leaflet. Download leaflet

1. Tax free rate of interest is the rate payable, under current legislation, where interest is exempt from income tax. (Your tax benefits will be lost if your ISA ceases to be tax exempt).

2. Annual equivalent rate (AER) illustrates what the interest rate would be if interest was paid and added each year

Minimum balance What is the interest rate? (Variable Tax Free1/AER2)

£50 and above

4.35%

Interest paid

Interest is calculated on a daily basis, and is paid tax free, annually on 31 March.

Can Cumberland Building Society change the interest rate?

Yes. The rate of interest paid on money in your account is variable and may be changed by us. Where we do so, we will give you reasonable notice in advance of the change.

For further details, please read clause 8.7-8.9 in our Savings & Current Account Terms & Conditions leaflet.

What would the estimated balance be after 12 months based on a £1,000 deposit?

If £1,000 was deposited in the account on opening on 1 April, assuming no further deposits or withdrawals are made, on 31 March the account balance, including interest would be £1,043.50.

These figures are for illustrative purposes only.

How do I open and manage my account?

This account is available to open at any Cumberland branch, for customers under 18 years of age and do not hold a Child Trust Fund. The account can be opened at any Cumberland branch. New customers must live within our operating area.

The account must have a minimum opening balance of £50.

A minimum balance of £50 must be maintained in the account. If the account balance falls below this at any time, the account may be closed.

You can pay in £9,000 each tax year, once this limit has been reached, no further payments can be accepted but the account will continue to earn interest.

There are several ways you can open and manage your account.

You can book a telephone appointment with one of our friendly advisors who can take you through the application process or help you with your account at any time.

Visit any of our Cumberland branches for support in person. To book an appointment with one of our branches click here.

If you are already a Cumberland customer with an internet enabled current account, you can manage your account online.

Once you are an account holder, our Customer Service Team are also available to help you on 01228 403 141.

Can I withdraw money?

No. Withdrawals are not permitted from this account.

On the account holder’s 18th birthday, the account will be transferred to a Cash ISA with instant access and the holder will be able to make withdrawals.

Withdrawals not permitted by direct debit, standing order, regular internal transfer or faster payments.

Additional Information

Pay into the account at any time, subject to the Cash Junior ISA limit in the tax year.

All payments to the Cash Junior ISA are a gift to the child, and as such cannot be repaid to the subscriber if at a later date the subscriber changes their mind.

This account can only be opened as a share account.

No bonus payment applies to this account.

For full details of our Variable Rate products please refer to our separate leaflet. Download leaflet

1. Tax free rate of interest is the rate payable, under current legislation, where interest is exempt from income tax. (Your tax benefits will be lost if your ISA ceases to be tax exempt).

2. Annual equivalent rate (AER) illustrates what the interest rate would be if interest was paid and added each year

Minimum balance What is the interest rate? (Fixed tax Free3/AER2)

£1,000

4.32%

What is the interest rate?

Fixed interest until 25 March 2025. Paid annually on 28 February. Interest is added to the account on an annual basis. Alternatively, interest can be transferred to another Cumberland account or to an account with another provider.

Can Cumberland Building Society change the interest rate?

No – The rate of interest on this account is fixed and cannot be changed by us during the period of your fixed term.

For further details, please read clause 8.7-8.9 in our Savings & Current Account Terms & Conditions leaflet.

What would the estimated balance be at the end of the fixed term?

Assuming no further deposits or withdrawals are made, if £1000 was deposited into the account upon opening, the account balance (including interest) would be £1,043.20 after 12 months.

This figure is for illustrative purposes only.

How do I open and manage my account?

This account is available to open at any Cumberland branch, for customers aged 16 or over. New customers must live within our operating area.

Additional subscriptions can be made (up to the maximum annual allowance of £20,000) during the tax year until the specific ISA issue becomes closed to further subscriptions. At any point, and without notice, we may close a specific ISA issue to new subscriptions, after which no new or additional subscriptions will be accepted into the account.

Your ISA Cash Fixed Term Account will mature at the end of the agreed investment term. Shortly before the end of the fixed term, we will contact you with details of the options available to you for your maturing account. One of these options may be to extend your investment for a further fixed term.

You’ll be able to withdraw your investment or transfer it to an alternative account without penalty on the maturity date, providing you inform us before your maturity date. If we receive no instruction on or before the maturity date, and a further ISA Cash Fixed Term is available, your investment will be automatically rolled over on to the available ISA Cash Fixed Term, subject to the Terms and Conditions applicable to the new account. Terms and Conditions for the new account will be supplied before the maturity of your existing account. It is therefore important for you to provide your instructions on or before your maturity date.

No bonus payment applies to this account.

You can manage this account by:

  • Visiting any Cumberland Branch
  • Using the Cumberland Internet Banking service or the Cumberland Mobile Banking App (providing you have an internet enabled current account)

Can I withdraw money?

No – Partial withdrawals are not permitted during the fixed interest term. Closures and closure transfers to another ISA provider will be subject to 90 days loss of interest. This means that where if there is insufficient interest, you may get back less than what you originally paid in.

Additional Information

For full details of our Fixed Rate ISA products please refer to our separate leaflet. Download leaflet

1. Gross interest is the contractual rate of interest payable (without deduction of tax) and you will be responsible for paying any tax you owe on interest as per your individual personal savings allowance.

2. Annual equivalent rate (AER) illustrates what the interest rate would be if interest was paid and added each year

3. Tax Free rate of interest is the rate payable, under current legislation, where interest is exempt from income tax. (Your tax benefits will be lost if your ISA ceases to be tax exempt).

Minimum balance What is the interest rate? (Fixed tax Free3/AER2)

£1,000

4.20%

What is the interest rate?

Fixed interest until 23 September 2025. Paid annually on 31 August. Interest is added to the account on an annual basis. Alternatively, interest can be transferred to another Cumberland account or to an account with another provider.

Can Cumberland Building Society change the interest rate?

No – The rate of interest on this account is fixed and cannot be changed by us during the period of your fixed term.

For further details, please read clause 8.7-8.9 in our Savings & Current Account Terms & Conditions leaflet.

What would the estimated balance be at the end of the fixed term?

Assuming no further deposits or withdrawals are made, if £1000 was deposited into the account upon opening, the account balance (including interest) would be £1,063.00 after 18 months.

This figure is for illustrative purposes only.

How do I open and manage my account?

This account is available to open at any Cumberland branch, for customers aged 16 or over. New customers must live within our operating area.

Additional subscriptions can be made (up to the maximum annual allowance of £20,000) during the tax year until the specific ISA issue becomes closed to further subscriptions. At any point, and without notice, we may close a specific ISA issue to new subscriptions, after which no new or additional subscriptions will be accepted into the account.

Your ISA Cash Fixed Term Account will mature at the end of the agreed investment term. Shortly before the end of the fixed term, we will contact you with details of the options available to you for your maturing account. One of these options may be to extend your investment for a further fixed term.

You’ll be able to withdraw your investment or transfer it to an alternative account without penalty on the maturity date, providing you inform us before your maturity date. If we receive no instruction on or before the maturity date, and a further ISA Cash Fixed Term is available, your investment will be automatically rolled over on to the available ISA Cash Fixed Term, subject to the Terms and Conditions applicable to the new account. Terms and Conditions for the new account will be supplied before the maturity of your existing account. It is therefore important for you to provide your instructions on or before your maturity date.

No bonus payment applies to this account.

You can manage this account by:

  • Visiting any Cumberland Branch
  • Using the Cumberland Internet Banking service or the Cumberland Mobile Banking App (providing you have an internet enabled current account)

Can I withdraw money?

No – Partial withdrawals are not permitted during the fixed interest term. Closures and closure transfers to another ISA provider will be subject to 90 days loss of interest. This means that where if there is insufficient interest, you may get back less than what you originally paid in.

Additional Information

No bonus payment applies to this account.

For full details of our Fixed Rate ISA products please refer to our separate leaflet. Download leaflet

1. Gross interest is the contractual rate of interest payable (without deduction of tax) and you will be responsible for paying any tax you owe on interest as per your individual personal savings allowance.

2. Annual equivalent rate (AER) illustrates what the interest rate would be if interest was paid and added each year

3. Tax Free rate of interest is the rate payable, under current legislation, where interest is exempt from income tax. (Your tax benefits will be lost if your ISA ceases to be tax exempt).

Minimum balance What is the interest rate? (Fixed tax Free3/AER2)

£1,000

3.95%

What is the interest rate?

Fixed interest until 25 March 2026. Paid annually on 28 February. Interest is added to the account on an annual basis. Alternatively, interest can be transferred to another Cumberland account or to an account with another provider.

Can Cumberland Building Society change the interest rate?

No – The rate of interest on this account is fixed and cannot be changed by us during the period of your fixed term.

For further details, please read clause 8.7-8.9 in our Savings & Current Account Terms & Conditions leaflet.

What would the estimated balance be at the end of the fixed term?

Assuming no further deposits or withdrawals are made, if £1000 was deposited into the account upon opening, the account balance (including interest) would be £1,080.56 after 24 months.

This figure is for illustrative purposes only.

How do I open and manage my account?

This account is available to open at any Cumberland branch, for customers aged 16 or over. New customers must live within our operating area.

Additional subscriptions can be made (up to the maximum annual allowance of £20,000) during the tax year until the specific ISA issue becomes closed to further subscriptions. At any point, and without notice, we may close a specific ISA issue to new subscriptions, after which no new or additional subscriptions will be accepted into the account.

Your ISA Cash Fixed Term Account will mature at the end of the agreed investment term. Shortly before the end of the fixed term, we will contact you with details of the options available to you for your maturing account. One of these options may be to extend your investment for a further fixed term.

You’ll be able to withdraw your investment or transfer it to an alternative account without penalty on the maturity date, providing you inform us before your maturity date. If we receive no instruction on or before the maturity date, and a further ISA Cash Fixed Term is available, your investment will be automatically rolled over on to the available ISA Cash Fixed Term, subject to the Terms and Conditions applicable to the new account. Terms and Conditions for the new account will be supplied before the maturity of your existing account. It is therefore important for you to provide your instructions on or before your maturity date.

No bonus payment applies to this account.

You can manage this account by:

  • Visiting any Cumberland Branch
  • Using the Cumberland Internet Banking service or the Cumberland Mobile Banking App (providing you have an internet enabled current account)

Can I withdraw money?

No – Partial withdrawals are not permitted during the fixed interest term. Closures and closure transfers to another ISA provider will be subject to 90 days loss of interest. This means that where if there is insufficient interest, you may get back less than what you originally paid in.

Additional Information

For full details of our Fixed Rate ISA products please refer to our separate leaflet. Download leaflet

1. Gross interest is the contractual rate of interest payable (without deduction of tax) and you will be responsible for paying any tax you owe on interest as per your individual personal savings allowance.

2. Annual equivalent rate (AER) illustrates what the interest rate would be if interest was paid and added each year

3. Tax Free rate of interest is the rate payable, under current legislation, where interest is exempt from income tax. (Your tax benefits will be lost if your ISA ceases to be tax exempt).

Minimum balance What is the interest rate? (Fixed tax Free3/AER2)

£1,000

3.35%

What is the interest rate?

Fixed interest until 25 March 2029. Paid annually on 28 February. Interest is added to the account on an annual basis. Alternatively, interest can be transferred to another Cumberland account or to an account with another provider.

Can Cumberland Building Society change the interest rate?

No – The rate of interest on this account is fixed and cannot be changed by us during the period of your fixed term.

For further details, please read clause 8.7-8.9 in our Savings & Current Account Terms & Conditions leaflet.

What would the estimated balance be at the end of the fixed term?

Assuming no further deposits or withdrawals are made, if £1000 was deposited into the account upon opening, the account balance (including interest) would be £1,179.10 after 60 months.

This figure is for illustrative purposes only.

How do I open and manage my account?

This account is available to open at any Cumberland branch, for customers aged 16 or over. New customers must live within our operating area.

Additional subscriptions can be made (up to the maximum annual allowance of £20,000) during the tax year until the specific ISA issue becomes closed to further subscriptions. At any point, and without notice, we may close a specific ISA issue to new subscriptions, after which no new or additional subscriptions will be accepted into the account.

Your ISA Cash Fixed Term Account will mature at the end of the agreed investment term. Shortly before the end of the fixed term, we will contact you with details of the options available to you for your maturing account. One of these options may be to extend your investment for a further fixed term.

You’ll be able to withdraw your investment or transfer it to an alternative account without penalty on the maturity date, providing you inform us before your maturity date. If we receive no instruction on or before the maturity date, and a further ISA Cash Fixed Term is available, your investment will be automatically rolled over on to the available ISA Cash Fixed Term, subject to the Terms and Conditions applicable to the new account. Terms and Conditions for the new account will be supplied before the maturity of your existing account. It is therefore important for you to provide your instructions on or before your maturity date.

No bonus payment applies to this account.

You can manage this account by:

  • Visiting any Cumberland Branch
  • Using the Cumberland Internet Banking service or the Cumberland Mobile Banking App (providing you have an internet enabled current account)

Can I withdraw money?

No - Partial withdrawals aren’t permitted during the fixed interest term. Closure transfers to another ISA provider will be subject to 180 days loss of interest. This means where there is insufficient interest you may get back less than you originally paid.

Additional Information

No bonus payment applies to this account.

For full details of our Fixed Rate ISA products please refer to our separate leaflet. Download leaflet

1. Gross interest is the contractual rate of interest payable (without deduction of tax) and you will be responsible for paying any tax you owe on interest as per your individual personal savings allowance.

2. Annual equivalent rate (AER) illustrates what the interest rate would be if interest was paid and added each year

3. Tax Free rate of interest is the rate payable, under current legislation, where interest is exempt from income tax. (Your tax benefits will be lost if your ISA ceases to be tax exempt).

Help and advice

From managing your Savings Account online to our FAQs, we are here to help you.
Open an account

Discuss your preferred options with one of our friendly advisors.

Book Appointment
Internet Banking

View your balances and transfer money between your accounts, safely and securely. Current account required.

Internet Banking
Top up your ISA

To re-subscribe to your ISA and make new payments into your account, simply download the form using the button below and return a signed copy to us. T&Cs apply – please read our Savings FAQs for more information.

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Mobile Banking App

Use our mobile banking app to manage your money wherever you are. Current account required.

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Savings FAQs

If you have any questions about your Cumberland Savings account, we hope to answer them all below.

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