Banking
FNBO Direct is SCARY
FNBO Direct is the online division of First National Bank of Omaha. The bank currently offers 3.25% APY for its online savings account with no minimum. It also offer interest checking account with a 2.25% yield.
Note: The original post was written on August 13, 2007. Please scroll down or click here to find the latest [...]
Bank Deal: Flagstar 5.30% Money Market
According to September issue of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine, Flagstar Bank, is currently offering a promotion rate of $5.30% APY for their Express Money Market account. The account has a minimum of $1 to open and no limit to earn interest. It also offers check writing ability for up to three checks per statement cycle. [...]
Closing of Emigrant Direct Account Delayed
Last weekend I emailed Emigrant Direct to close my account. While there isn’t really additional issue that prevents me from shutting down the account immediately, I did get a notice from Emigrant Direct early this week, warning me that if I close the account right now, the interests earned so far this month will be [...]
Say Goodbye to Emigrant Direct
Update: Emigrant Bank, the owner of Emigrant Direct, has launched a new high-yield savings account, Dollar Savings Direct (my review), which offers 4.00% APY. Check out my other discussions on Dollar Savings Direct here and here. Now it’s really the time to say “Goodbye”
Emigrant Direct was good, for some time.
I have been using [...]
$25 Bonus for Opening an ING Direct Oragne Savings Account
In the July issue of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, there’s an ING Direct’s account application form with a reference code which promises a $25 sign up bonus if it’s used to open an account before September 30, 2007.
ING Direct is a leading online bank which offers high-yield savings account (4.50% APY) and interest bearing checking account [...]
