http://www.depositaccounts.com/blog/ DepositAccounts.com provides advice and tools to help choose the right account for short and mid-term investments. www.depositaccounts.com Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:12:36 GMT webmaster@depositaccounts.com webmaster@depositaccounts.com http://www.depositaccounts.com/blog/2010/03/update-on-bank-of-the-west-checking-account-bonus-free-atms-and-online-savings-account.html http://www.depositaccounts.com/blog/2010/03/update-on-bank-of-the-west-checking-account-bonus-free-atms-and-online-savings-account.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:13:00 GMT Bank of the West has extended its $100 checking account bonus. According to the bank's promotions page , the new checking account must be opened by 4/16/2010. You can receive a $100 when you open a c ... http://www.depositaccounts.com/blog/2010/03/highyield-reward-checking-account-now-available-nationwide-at-hcsb-in-texas.html http://www.depositaccounts.com/blog/2010/03/highyield-reward-checking-account-now-available-nationwide-at-hcsb-in-texas.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT HCSB in Texas is now offering its reward checking account nationwide. I first mentioned this account in this February review . At that time, I was told they required a branch visit to open the accoun ... http://www.depositaccounts.com/blog/2010/03/highyield-reward-checking-account-at-center-national-bank-in-mn-local-only.html http://www.depositaccounts.com/blog/2010/03/highyield-reward-checking-account-at-center-national-bank-in-mn-local-only.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:57:00 GMT Center National Bank is offering a high-interest reward checking account called Centers Rewards Checking . The account has the following rates and features as of 3/09/2010 if certain monthly requirem ... http://www.depositaccounts.com/blog/2010/03/ally-banks-5year-cd-and-2year-raise-your-rate-cd-which-is-better.html http://www.depositaccounts.com/blog/2010/03/ally-banks-5year-cd-and-2year-raise-your-rate-cd-which-is-better.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:02:00 GMT I first reviewed Ally Bank 's 2-year Raise Your Rate CD in this January post . The rate has gone down a bit, but the rate remains competitive even without the bump-up feature (it's 2.04% APY as of 3/ ... http://www.depositaccounts.com/blog/2010/03/tips-to-avoid-missing-monthly-requirements-of-highyield-reward-checking-accounts.html http://www.depositaccounts.com/blog/2010/03/tips-to-avoid-missing-monthly-requirements-of-highyield-reward-checking-accounts.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:00:00 GMT Bank of the Sierra (BotS) is one of the few banks offering a nationwide reward checking account with a yield over 4.00% (4.09% APY for up to $25K as of 3/09/2010). However, the yield doesn't mean muc ... http://www.depositaccounts.com/blog/2010/03/wells-fargo-50-checking-account-bonus-in-a-few-states.html http://www.depositaccounts.com/blog/2010/03/wells-fargo-50-checking-account-bonus-in-a-few-states.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:58:00 GMT Wells Fargo is offering a $50 cash bonus for opening any of its checking accounts. Here's the link to the offer . According to the small print, it's "available only at participating Wells Fargo store ... http://www.depositaccounts.com/blog/2010/03/competitive-cd-rates-at-first-jackson-bank-in-al-tn.html http://www.depositaccounts.com/blog/2010/03/competitive-cd-rates-at-first-jackson-bank-in-al-tn.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:56:00 GMT First Jackson Bank is offering some competitive CD and IRA CD rates. The best ones include: 2.05% APY 12-month CD 2.10% APY 18-month CD 2.25% APY 24-month CD 2.75% APY 30-month CD 3 ... http://www.depositaccounts.com/blog/2010/03/ufb-direct-and-aarp-financial-savings-center-appear-to-be-shutting-down-after-waterfields-closure.html http://www.depositaccounts.com/blog/2010/03/ufb-direct-and-aarp-financial-savings-center-appear-to-be-shutting-down-after-waterfields-closure.html Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:56:00 GMT As I mentioned on Friday after the FDIC announced the closure of Waterfield Bank, both UFB Direct and AARP Financial Savings Center had used Waterfield Bank to hold their customers' deposits. It appe ... http://www.depositaccounts.com/blog/2010/03/200-11month-cd-at-quorum-fcu-in-new-york-easy-membership.html http://www.depositaccounts.com/blog/2010/03/200-11month-cd-at-quorum-fcu-in-new-york-easy-membership.html Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:47:00 GMT Quorum Federal Credit Union is offering a special 2.00% APY 11-month CD. Minimum deposit is $1,000. The yield is 2.10% APY for a $100,000 minimum deposit. This is a limited time offer that is listed ... http://www.depositaccounts.com/blog/2010/03/215-18month-cd-at-first-citizens-bank-in-nc-local-only.html http://www.depositaccounts.com/blog/2010/03/215-18month-cd-at-first-citizens-bank-in-nc-local-only.html Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:43:00 GMT First Citizens Bank is offering a special 2.15% APY 18-month CD. Minimum deposit is $1,000, and a checking account is required. There's also a 6-month CD special, but the rate is much less competitiv ...