Is it normal for banks to give you "special" accounts?
I ask because my bank set up an account for me on the condition that I payed in a large five figure sum which was left to me by a member of my family that passed away and the remainder saved by myself, they said that they could give me preferiential rates
A lot of banks have different types of accounts that earn higher interest rates if you carry a balance over a certain amount. Most likely that is what you have going on.
The bank I am in gives and extra 1% on money market accounts



