Archive for the Savings Category

WTDirect Winter Bonus Blast – Savings Account Cash Bonus ($50-250)

Posted 3 December 2008 by
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(Rates may be out-dated. Please see the Current APY Wiki for updates) WTDirect is offering up to $250 bonus for new customers who open a savings account. Here’s a link to the promo page: Winter Bonus Blast Promo More details OPEN a new account — use promotion code WTG3DNC LINK an existing bank account to [...]

5.13% APY Savings Account at Broadway Federal Bank? Really?

Posted 21 November 2008 by
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(Rates may be out-dated. Please see the Current APY Wiki for updates) If I were to tell you that there is an FDIC-insured bank paying 5.13% APY right now, how hard would you laugh? Furthermore, what if I told you that they have been offering 5%+ rates for over a year now? Would you bust [...]

The Obligatory ING Referral Post – $25 for Orange Savings Account

Posted 16 November 2008 by
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Need an extra $25? Sure, we could all use some extra cash in this crappy economy. ING Direct is running a promotion for their Orange savings account (see rate wiki). Here’s how the promotion works: If you click one of the links below and open an ING Direct account with at least $250, you will [...]

Announcing the Savings Rates (APY) Wiki

Posted 16 November 2008 by
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Want to know what the top rates are for the leading banks and credit unions? Stay abreast of the highest rates using the Savings Accounts – Current APYs wiki from InterestingMoney. To make it into the wiki, the accounts listed must meet these requirements: They must be available nationally. They must be fully liquid. No [...]

Breaking Up With E-Loan, Plus 175th Carnival of Personal Finance

Posted 25 October 2008 by
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(This is a lament for the E-Loan Savings Account.) Dear E-Loan, Oh, how far your greatness has fallen! Back when you were young, you greeted me with your glorious 5.5% APY! How I rushed to you, and how you comforted me! I looked at you in wonder and with confidence, and I bestowed upon you [...]

Fed Cuts Rate – Dollar Savings Direct Savings Rate Goes UP?

Posted 8 October 2008 by
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(Rates may be out-dated. Please see the Current APY Wiki for updates) Can you believe it? This morning the Fed issued an emergency rate cut down to 1.5% (from 2%). While this is not unexpected – Wall Street has been crying and blubbering about a rate cut for a while now – the reaction of [...]

E-Loan Drops Savings Rate to 1% (5k or lower)

Posted 20 September 2008 by
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(Rates may be out-dated. Please see the Current APY Wiki for updates) This is just a quick “heads up” for those of you with E-Loan savings accounts. If your account has a balance under $5,000, your rate has suddenly dropped down to a measly 1%. That’s ONE PERCENT! Take a look: Did E-Loan bother to [...]