Banking

IGoBanking Account Fully Functional

Posted by Sun on January 25, 2007 (8) Comment

I initiated a transfer of $2,000 from my EmigrantDirect account to IGoBanking account on January 17th after setting up external account links and verifying my ownership of those accounts I linked to IGoBanking (I have linked Bank of America checking account and EmigrantDirect and HSBC savings accounts). The fund was posted on my account on [...]

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IGoBanking Account Setup Completed

Posted by Sun on January 13, 2007 (14) Comment

I opened an IGoBanking Savings account last Sunday for their 5.30% APY, which is better than what I am getting from HSBC and EmigrantDirect, two of my primary savings account. Last Mondy, January 9th, two trial deposits were made to my Bank of America checking account to verify my ownership of the account that I [...]

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IGoBanking Account Opened

Posted by Sun on January 9, 2007 (10) Comment

I didn’t waste too much time before getting into action to open another savings account with IGoBanking. I didn’t my own research last week and compared IGoBanking with other three online banks that also offer 5.30 % or above APY and eventually selected IGoBanking over others for two reasons:

Soft credit inquiry: though I didn’t directly [...]

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More on UFB, GMAC, AmTrust, and IGoBanking

Posted by Sun on January 5, 2007 (7) Comment

Recently, I am considering open another online savings account to park our cash. I have been using EmigrantDirect and HSBC for quite a long time and feel that I need to make a move to get a higher rate. My initial targets are UFB Direct and GMAC as they are both popular among rate chasers [...]

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Considering Open Another Savings Account: GMAC or UFB

Posted by Sun on December 13, 2006 (7) Comment

I have four online savings accounts already (all join accounts with my wife): INGDirect, EmigrantDirect, HSBC, and Virtual Bank. INGDirect used to have all my deposits when it offered superior rates than other online banks did. Now it fell far behind with a 4.50% APY. At one time early this year, I put all our [...]

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