South Dakota Banking Rates and News

Quoin Financial Bank has recently launched a reward checking and savings account under the Kasasa brand. Like most new Kasasa accounts, the rates and balance caps are not exceptional, but they are competitive. For those in South Dakota, these accounts may be appealing. The rates and features of these accounts are described in the bank’s Kasasa Cash page and in the bank’s Kasasa Saver page as of 5/24/2013:

Kasasa Cash (reward checking) rates and ATM refund policy if monthly requirements are met:

• 2.51% APY for balances up to $15,000
• 0.15% interest rate on portion of balance...

Bank of the West has recently brought back its $150 checking account promotion. It looks like the same promotion they were offering last summer. Just like the last one, there's also a $200 bonus, but that requires a checking account with high monthly service fees that can't be easily waived. These promotions are listed on Bank of the West's home page.

Details for the $150 bonus are listed in this Bank of the West promotions page. The checking account must be opened by 3/8/2013.

To qualify for the full $150 requires the following:

• Must open a new Easy...

Bank of the West has just started a new checking account promotion with a bonus of up to $150. There's also a $200 bonus, but to qualify you must open a checking account that requires a large balance to avoid a high monthly service charge. These promotions are listed on Bank of the West's home page.

Details for the $150 bonus are listed in this Bank of the West promotions page. The checking account must be opened by 8/31/2012.

To qualify for the full $150 requires the following:

• Must open a new Easy Checking, Choice Interest Checking, or 55...

Update 5/25/2012: The 5-year Premium Money Market CD rate has fallen. According to the CSR, it's now 1.65% APY (down from 1.80% APY on 5/11). This is for California. Rates may vary for other states.

It's not common to find competitive CD rates at large brick-and-mortar banks, but I found one at Bank of the West. It's offering a 2.00% APY 5-year CD. This is the bank's Premium Money Market CD which requires a $2,500 minimum deposit. The rate isn't listed online, and it may vary by state. I called the bank yesterday (3/27/2012) and verified it for the bank's...

Bank of the West has just started a new checking account promotion with a bonus of up to $100. In addition, the bank will donate $25 to local schools. You can also earn another $25 by opening a credit card with the checking account. I didn't include this in the total bonus since there are many credit card bonuses that are over $25.

Bonus Details are listed in this Bank of the West promotions page. The checking account must be opened by 4/27/2012.

If you decide to give this promotion a try, don't forget Bank of the West...

Bank of the West has just started a new checking account promotion with a $100 bonus that's scheduled to last until 9/16/2011. Here's the link to the offer. Unlike previous Bank of the West promotions, this one requires direct deposit. There doesn't seem to be online bill pay option. Like previous promotions, only those who reside in their market area are eligible (see below for the eligible states). The bank is still advertising a free checking account with no monthly service charges or monthly fees. This is becoming rare for large banks.

Below is the important part...

Update 10/31/2011: The promotion has been extended. However, it now requires 15 qualifying transactions.

TCF Bank is offering a $100 cash bonus for opening a checking account and performing 10 qualifying transactions within 60 calendar days of account opening. The offer is scheduled to end on Dec 31, 2011 June 30, 2011. No direct deposit is required. This special is listed at TCF’s home page. The details are provided in this TCF promotions page. Below is the promotion’s small print:

Offer applies to TCF non-interest bearing checking accounts. The account must have a total of 10 qualifying transactions...

Every now and then Doral Bank Direct offers competitive CD rates. Its latest deal is a 1-year CD with a 1.40% APY. Minimum deposit is $1,000. This is the only rate that's competitive. All the other CD rates are low. These rates are listed in the bank's CD page as of 3/29/2011.

My last report on this bank was about a year ago when they were offering a 1-year CD special. One odd thing is their requirement to close out a CD. You have to send them the original Certificate that was sent to you...

Update 4/3/2011: The bonus has been extended to 4/22/2011.

Bank of the West has another $100 checking account bonus. This new bonus is scheduled to last until 3/25/2011, and like the promotion from last July it allows either direct deposit of at least $250 or 10 online bill payments. One difference is that this new one requires that each bill payment be at least $25. The direct deposit or bill payment most be completed within 60 days of account opening.

Update 2/14/11: The promotion is now listed on Bank of the West's website. Here's the promotion link.

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Update 10/15/2010: The 55-month CD rate has fallen to 2.70% APY.

Reliabank Dakota is offering a competitive long-term CD with a 3.05% APY for a 55-month term. Minimum deposit is $5,000. The special is listed in the bank's savings rates page as of 10/14/2010.

As a comparison the best 60-month CD from an internet bank has a rate of only 2.75% APY (at Sallie Mae Bank as of 10/14/2010).

This special can be opened using the bank's online application (link on the left sidebar). I called the bank yesterday at their toll-free number (800-525-0399). According to the CSR,...

Bank of the West has another $100 checking account bonus. This new bonus is scheduled to last until 8/20/2010, and like the last one it allows either direct deposit of at least $250 or 10 online bill payments. The details are listed in the bank's promotion page. Below is the promotion's small print. I've highlighted the important details:

Open any new personal checking account, and either establish one monthly recurring direct deposit of at least $250 to your new account or make 10 bill payments at Bank of the West Online Banking and receive a $100...

MetaBank is offering a high-yield reward checking account called Preferred Checking Plus. It's one of the rare reward checking accounts that has the potential of monthly fees. However, the rate is above average so it may be worth the risk of monthly fees. The account has the following rates and features if certain monthly requirements are met (as of 5/12/2010):

• 4.25% APY on balances up to $25,000
• 0.60% APY on portion of balances over $25,000
• 0.10% base rate if requirements are not met

Monthly requirements include:

• 15 debit card purchases (used to be 20)
• 1 Direct Deposit of your salary or other...