Interesting Money

In continuing my mini-series on the ineffectiveness of E-Trade to resolve my “locked” account problem, here is the latest development. Be sure to read: Part I Part II As I wrote yesterday, the CSR asked me to call back this morning because the security department was closed by the time I called. So, I did. [...]

In my last post I mentioned the issue I had with E-Trade concerning a transfer that I initiated from work instead of from home. I thought the issue was resolved, but it has escalated in the last few days. Here is the moderately-concise version: After I first spoke with an E-Trade customer service representative (CSR) [...]

Last week I decided to move a nice chunk of money electronically from E-Trade to FNBO Direct due to the latter’s 6% savings offer. So, I set up FNBO as a recipient from within E-Trade and verified my trial deposits, which only took about one day to show up. Why did I decide to “push” [...]

(Rates may be out-dated. Please see the Current APY Wiki for updates) On 30 April 2007, HSBC retired their 6% savings promotion, and on 1 May 2007 FNBO has answered with a 6% promotion of their own. First National Bank of Omaha (FNBO) is now offering a 6% APY on their online savings account until [...]

(Rates may be out-dated. Please see the Current APY Wiki for updates) Update: FNBO has announced a new 6% offer on their online savings account. See this post for more details. As expected, HSBC lowered the percentage on their Direct Online Savings Account from 6% to 5.05%. What does this mean for me? Since I [...]

(Rates may be out-dated. Please see the Current APY Wiki for updates) A particular thread at FatWallet on where to move one’s money after the 6% promotional period ends on April 30th got my attention. HSBC’s rate prior to the 6% promo was only 5.05%, and that is where I suspect it will return on [...]