Solicitor's Trust Account Interest Rates

Offered to solicitors for holding client payments relating to property, conveyancing, estate settlements, investments and other trust monies.

Account Balance Range Annual Interest Rate
(as at 21 Nov 2008)
Method of Calculating Interest How Interest is Calculated When Interest is Calculated
Entire Balance of Account4.75% paSingle Tier InterestWe apply the daily percentage rate* to the balance of your account at the end of each day. No interest is credited to your account. However, interest earned on your account is paid to the Office of Fair Trading monthly after the close of business at the end of the month.
Penalty Interest on Overdrawn Account 20% pa on amount overdrawn
Important Information - this rate is negotiatetd between Newcastle Permanent Building Society and the New South Wales Law Society.
Method of calculating Interest:
Single Tier Interest - Means a single interest rate applies to the entire balance of your account.
* The daily percentage rate is the relevant annual interest rate(s) divided by 365.
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