Saturday, January 8, 2011 - 11:10 AM

RCA Rate Cap Change

Brookhaven Bank in Atlanta, Georgia, has lowered the cap for the highest APY in its Elite Checking RCA to $15,000 from $50,000, according to its web site as of 1-3-11. APYs remain the same: 1.50% for amounts up to $15,000 and .50% for amounts above $15,000.

mwaldron5 posts since
Feb 15, 2010
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This post applies to the following states: GA.

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1. Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 8:01 PM

Brookhaven bank sent mail explaining the changes to their elite checking account effective July 1st, 2011.

The rate is now 1.25% on the first 15k, 0.50% above that.
10 debit card purchases and 1 direct deposit are no longer required for the premium interest rate.
E-statements are still required.
They will continue to refund 6 non-brookhaven ATM fees each month.
A service charge of $10 if your average daily balance is under $100 for the statement cycle.

AtlantaWolf35 posts since
Jan 16, 2010
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2. Friday, May 27, 2011 - 6:03 PM

I hate it when banks patronize their customers by calling the 1.5% RCA rate "premium interest rate."

51hh1,139 posts since
Jan 16, 2010
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