financial protection
If we cannot pay any amount we owe you on your savings accounts, you will be able to claim compensation. The maximum compensation is limited to 100% of the first £35,000 (rising to £50,000 with effect from 7 October 2008) of your total deposits held with us (the same as every FSA regulated bank and building society in the UK). In the unlikely event of a claim.
The compensation itself is provided by two schemes (sometimes referred to as a passport scheme) – the end result being that the total amount protected is the same as if your savings were only protected by the UK Financial Services Compensation Scheme. The protection works as follows:
- The first level of protection is provided under the Icelandic Depositors’ and Investors’ Guarantee Fund (www.tryggingarsjodur.is). The maximum protection under this scheme is 100% of the first €20,887 (or the sterling equivalent) of your total deposits held with us.
- The second level of protection is provided by the UK Financial Services Compensation Scheme (www.fscs.org.uk). This scheme tops-up your protection so that the protection under both schemes, is equal to 100% of the first £35,000 (rising to £50,000 with effect from 7 October 2008) of your total deposits held with us.
- Under EU law compensation for any losses incurred due to the failure of a bank should generally be paid within three months - regardless of whether it is through a passport scheme or the UK Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
Further details are available on request.
