Banking

More on UFB, GMAC, AmTrust, and IGoBanking

Posted by Sun on January 5, 2007 (8) 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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Another $25 Citibank e-Savings Account Offer Code

Posted by Sun on December 7, 2006 (0) Comment

Got this in the email. 
Use this link to open a Citibank e-Savings account (which currently pays 5.00% APY) before December 31, 2006 and get $25 in your account within 90 days. The fine print in the email says:
$25 offer is only available for first-time Citibank deposit (checking or savings product) account customers, and will [...]

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ING Direct Electric Orange — The Paperless Checking Account

Posted by Sun on November 30, 2006 (41) Comment

If it wasn’t the rate increase announcement from ING yesterday, I probably won’t check my INGDirect account any time soon as ING is no longer my primary savings account and I only have about $500 with them now. However, when I logged in last night, I noticed something new: the ING Direct Electric Orange Checking [...]

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INGDirect Bumped Up Its Rate to 4.50% APY

Posted by Sun on November 29, 2006 (0) Comment

Got this email this morning from Commission Junction that INGDirect has increased the rate of its Orange Savings Account to 4.50% APY. I then checked with INGDirect and found that newest rate has also appeared on their website.
It seems that ING finally decided to play some catch up, while other popular internet banks hold their [...]

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