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Which Charter Savings Bank accounts accept US citizens

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Charter Savings Bank has been checked for US citizens across 2 account types. Both are open to a US person.

If you already have an account with Charter Savings Bank, a second one there is usually the easier application, because Charter Savings Bank has already checked who you are. Each account below carries its verdict, the evidence behind it and the date it was checked.

At a glance

Account Verdict Last checked
Savings accounts Opens
Cash ISAs Opens

Savings accounts

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Charter opens savings to anyone 18 or over resident in the UK, with no sole-tax-residency wording and no US-person bar; its FATCA form asks whether you are a US citizen and collects a taxpayer identification number, so US citizens are handled rather than turned away. The US taxes the interest as ordinary income.

FSCS £120,000 via Charter Court Financial Services · online and post

Account Terms The catch
2 Year Fixed Rate Bond
Access
Fixed term
Rate
4.82% AER, fixed
Term
2 years
Min
£5,000
Max
£1,000,000
Rate as of
 No withdrawals or closure for the full two years, and the deposit must arrive within 14 days of applying. Interest paid monthly or annually at the same AER.
1 Year Fixed Rate Bond
Access
Fixed term
Rate
4.77% AER, fixed
Term
1 year
Min
£5,000
Max
£1,000,000
Rate as of
 No withdrawals or closure for the full year, and the deposit must arrive within 14 days of applying. Interest paid monthly or annually at the same AER.
Easy Access Issue 79
Access
Easy access
Rate
4.25% AER, variable
Min
£1
Max
£1,000,000
Rate as of
 Interest paid monthly or annually at the same AER.
3 Year Fixed Rate Bond
Access
Fixed term
Rate
4.83% AER, fixed
Term
3 years
Min
£5,000
Max
£1,000,000
Rate as of
 No withdrawals or closure for the full three years, and the deposit must arrive within 14 days of applying. Interest paid monthly or annually at the same AER.

Source: Charter Savings Bank rates, 2026-08-17 Last checked Charter Savings Bank's own page

Cash ISAs

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Charter's ISA booklet sets the bar at any UK resident aged 18 or over, with no sole-tax-residency test. Its own FATCA form asks whether you are a US citizen and collects your citizenship, tax residency and taxpayer identification number, so a US person is handled rather than refused. The IRS still taxes the interest as US income, as the wrapper gives no US relief.

FSCS £120,000 via Charter Court Financial Services, a separate licence from Kent Reliance · online

Account Terms The catch
2 Year Fixed Rate Cash ISA
Access
Fixed term
Rate
4.81% AER, fixed
Term
2 years
Min
£5,000
Max
£1,500,000
Rate as of
 Limited issue; fund within 30 days, and withdrawals cost 180 days of interest and cannot take the balance below £5,000. Interest paid monthly or annually at the same AER.
1 Year Fixed Rate Cash ISA
Access
Fixed term
Rate
4.74% AER, fixed
Term
1 year
Min
£5,000
Max
£1,500,000
Rate as of
 Limited issue; fund within 30 days, and withdrawals cost 90 days of interest and cannot take the balance below £5,000. Interest paid monthly or annually at the same AER.
Easy Access Cash ISA Issue 82
Access
Easy access
Rate
4.26% AER, variable
Min
£1
Max
£1,500,000
Rate as of
 Withdraw or transfer out at any time with no notice, though it is not a flexible ISA. Interest paid monthly or annually at the same AER.
3 Year Fixed Rate Cash ISA
Access
Fixed term
Rate
4.83% AER, fixed
Term
3 years
Min
£5,000
Max
£1,500,000
Rate as of
 Limited issue; fund within 30 days, and withdrawals cost 270 days of interest and cannot take the balance below £5,000. Interest paid monthly or annually at the same AER.

Source: Charter Savings Bank ISA booklet and FATCA form, 2026-08-17 Last checked Charter Savings Bank's own page

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FATCA

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ISA US tax

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