The Sun's Financial Diary

Now that we settled in Virginia, there are still many things for us to do besides getting to know this area. On top of my to-do list is update our address so mail will be delivered to our new home. With so many active accounts I have with banks, credit card issuers, mutual fund companies, [...]

If you are look for a high-yield savings account, you may want to check out EverBank Yield Pledge Money Market Savings Account. Even though interest rates at online banks change very frequently these days, EverBank pledges that the rate of its Money Market account is always in the top 5% among its competitors.
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For sometime, E*Trade has been pretty good at holding the yield of their Complete Savings Account at 3.01% APY, becoming one of the bright spots when everybody else was in the cutting mood. But that finally came to an end, like all the good things.
E*Trade announced yesterday that effective Monday, February 2nd, the new rate [...]

It seems that every time the Fed cut interest rate, ING Direct was the first one among banks I have/had a relationship with to respond, usually within a day or two. This time is no exception.
ING Direct informed me tonight the new, lowered tiered rates for their Electric Orange Checking Account while holding the rate [...]