Editing Postal savings system (section)

===United Kingdom===
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The [[Post Office Ltd]] offers savings accounts based on its brand, and is operated by the [[Bank of Ireland]], a commercial bank, and ''Family Investments'', a [[friendly society]].

The Post Office branded services are similar to some of [[National Savings and Investments]]' services, and include instant savings, [[Individual Savings Account]]s, seasonal savings and savings bonds.<ref>{{Cite web
|url=http://www.postoffice.co.uk/portal/po/content1?catId=19300232&mediaId=41400692
|title=Growth Bonds
|access-date=2008-10-22
|publisher=[[Post Office Ltd]]
|archive-date=2011-06-04
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604172852/http://www.postoffice.co.uk/portal/po/content1?catId=19300232&mediaId=41400692
|url-status=dead
}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web
|url=http://www.postoffice.co.uk/portal/po/jump1?catId=19300232&mediaId=68000708
|title=Christmas Club
|access-date=2008-10-22
|publisher=[[Post Office Ltd]]
}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web
|url=http://www.postoffice.co.uk/portal/po/jump1?catId=19300232&mediaId=82300737
|title=Post Office ISA
|access-date=2008-10-22
|publisher=[[Post Office Ltd]]
}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web
|url=http://www.postoffice.co.uk/portal/po/jump1?catId=19300232&mediaId=23200510
|title=Instant Saver
|access-date=2008-10-22
|publisher=[[Post Office Ltd]]
}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
Post Office Ltd also provides a ''Post Office card account'' that accepts only direct deposits of certain state pension and welfare payments, permitting cash withdrawals over the counter.<ref>{{Cite web
|url=http://www.postoffice.co.uk/portal/po/content1?catId=19100189&mediaId=19200177
|title=Post Office card account
|access-date=2008-10-22
|publisher=[[Post Office Ltd]]
|archive-date=2011-06-04
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604173011/http://www.postoffice.co.uk/portal/po/content1?catId=19100189&mediaId=19200177
|url-status=live
}}</ref>  This last account is offered in partnership with the [[Department for Work and Pensions]] until 2010, through investment banking and asset management company [[JPMorgan Chase|JP Morgan]]. (This contract has recently been awarded to JP Morgan to run till 2015)