Rate Updates: FNBO Direct 1.90% APY, WTDirect 1.76% APY and E*Trade 1.45% APY

Posted by Sun on April 2, 2009 (0) Comment

Online banks are not idle when it comes adjusting interest rates for their savings products even when the Fed is.
This week, a number of popular online banks rushed to lower their already low interest rates. Now it’s hard to find a decent bank that pays above 2% APY at the time when people are increasingly [...]

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FNBO Direct Dropped Rate to 2.80% APY

Posted by Sun on December 23, 2008 (2) Comment

Wow, that’s a big cut, isn’t it?
I just received an email from FNBO Direct with their latest rate at 2.80% APY, down from 3.25%, even below HSBC Direct, but slightly better than ING Direct (2.70%). But with ING Direct, you can refer people to make a little more extra ($10 per referral, check out my [...]

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Checking out Kiplinger’s 2008 Best Financial Service Picks

Posted by Sun on December 15, 2008 (8) Comment

Early last month, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine published its annual best list. Among services and products recognized by the magazine, there are a few I am interested in having another look:

Online Savings Account: FNBO Direct
Checking Account: Schwab Bank High Yield Investor Checking
Money-Market Account: Flagstar Bank Express Money Market

I don’t know for sure how the picks [...]

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FNBO Direct Review: An Online Bank Offers High-Yield Savings and Checking Account

Posted by Sun on May 11, 2007 (13) Comment

FNBO Direct is the online division of First National Bank of Omaha. The bank currently offers 2.40% APY for its online savings account with no minimum and no monthly fee.
With five online bank accounts (not including the Bank of America checking account) already, am I supposed to simplify our finance instead of making it more [...]

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