Ken Tumin founded the Bank Deals Blog in 2005 and has been passionately covering the best deposit deals ever since. He is frequently referenced by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and other publications as a top expert, but he is first and foremost a fellow deal seeker and member of the wonderful community of savers that frequents DepositAccounts.

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Bank Deals Blog - 2005

December 2005

31st	ING Direct Savings Now 3.80%
30th	EverBank Ups Checking Intro Rate to 5.01% 5% 12-Month Promo CD at a Illinois Bank
29th	HSBC Direct Signup Bonus Received New High-Rate Long-Term CDs
28th	Major CD Rate Changes at SHCU
27th	5.10% 13-Month CD at a South Florida Bank 5% 1-year CD Milestone FirstFedDirect's Savings Account Now 4.25%
20th	Inside ING Direct - Why the Low Savings Account Rate Opening an HSBC Online Savings Account
19th	Password Methods for Multiple Bank Accounts 5% 1-Year CD at Countrywide Bank?
18th	4.95% 18-Month CD at a California CU
16th	5.10% 19-Month CD at a Virgina CU 5.50% 12-Month CD at a New York CU 5% Money Market Intro Rate FirstFedDirect, a New Internet Bank
15th	4.40% UmbrellaBank Money Market Account? HSBC Raises Savings to 4.25%
14th	Another Citibank $200 Checking Account Bonus 5.13% 12-Month CD at a Massachusetts CU 5.00% 13-Month CD at Wisconsin CU
13th	Fed Lifts Rates, No Change at EmigrantDirect 4.50% Money Market Account at a PA CU 5% 18-Month CD at a Pennsylvania CU
12th	DCU's 5% 16-Month CD Special is Back
11th	Fed Rate Hikes and Bank Rates - Expectations?
9th	5.65% 5-year CD at a Virginia CU 5% 25-Month CD at a Minnesota CU $75 Bonus for Checking Account at Colorado CU 5% 26-Month CD Available Online
8th	5% 15-Month CD at Ohio CU $150 Bonus for Money Market Account at NY CU $50 Bonus for Checking at Toledo CU $100 Gift Card for Citibank Credit Card
7th	4.56% 6-month CD at ETrade Bank 5% 15-Month CD at a New York CU Free iPod nano Checking Account Deal CapitalOne Savings Now at 4.00%
6th	5.38% 48-Month CD at a Ohio CU
5th	5% 12-Month CD at a New York Bank Bank of America Extends Checking Bonus
4th	5% 18-Month CD at Missouri CU 5.10% 14-Month CD at Tennessee CU
3rd	6% 6-Month CD at a Kentucky CU $50 Bonus for Chase Checking and Direct Deposit Free Palm for Citibank Checking
2nd	Best CD Rates Available to All Future Fed Rate Hikes and EmigrantDirect 5% 25-Month CD in a Chicagoland Bank 5% 9-Month CD at N. Virgina Bank
1st	MyBankingDirect Ups Money Market to 4.10%

November 2005

30th	5 Percent 24-Month CD at Ohio CU HSBC's New $25 Signup Bonus
28th	5.09% 15-Month CD at SDFCU WesBanco $50 Checking Account Deal ebank $50 Checking Account Deal
25th	Things To Know About FDIC Insurance 4.55% 6-Month CD Deal in Austin Texas
23rd	Signs That Fed Rate Hikes May End
22nd	5% 30-Month CD at Ohio CU $101 Checking Related Bonuses at a St. Louis Bank
21st	15-Month 5% CD at a Boston Bank 5.10% 12-Month CD at Georgia CU 5% 9-Month CD at a California Bank 5% 24-Month CD in a North Chicago Bank
20th	Checking Account Deal at an Indiana Bank
19th	30-Month 5% CD at a Chicago Bank
18th	$5000 Cash Bonus for a CD?
17th	19-month 5% CD at a Chicago Bank
16th	15-Month 5.00% APY CD at Georgia CU
15th	7-Month 5.25% CD in Kentucky CU 5.96% 5-year CD at Michigan CU
14th	5.12% Money Market Account and $120 Checking Bonus No-Minimum Savings Account at 4.25% for NY
11th	One-Year 5.00% CD Special
10th	Principal Bank $50 Bonus UmbrellaBank Money Market Now 4.15% Washington Mutual's ATM Policy Change
8th	5.00% 6-month CD
7th	5.00% 3-month CD
4th	HSBC Online Savings Rate Now 4.0% SHCU 1-year CD rate now 4.92%! Very High CD Rates (4.88%/1yr) - Open to All
3rd	AmboyDirect Bank Increases Rates
2nd	New CapOne/Costco and UFB Direct Money Market Rates
1st	Fed Ups Rates, How Fast Will Banks Respond? New I Bond Fixed Rate Only 1% $100 Checking Account Bonus

October 2005

31st	Future Fed Rates and the Best Cash Options Future of Online Bank Security Big Increase in E*Trade Bank's CD Rates EmigrantDirect to 4.25% after Fed Mtg Tomorrow?
29th	Preventing Online Bank Fraud
26th	State Farm Bank's 3-month 4.25% CD
25th	USA Today Article on I Bonds Slight Rise in ING Direct's Long Term CDs
24th	M&T Bank's Bonus and CDs
23rd	New 4.5% Money Market Account
22nd	Running Out of Time for I Bond Decisions
21st	Breaking Bank CDs Next Call to ING the CEO May Answer
20th	Wells Fargo $25 Checking/Savings Deal $35 Gift Cards for Checking at PNC Bank
19th	4.25% CD/Savings Account and a 3-year 5% CD Another 4% Money Market Account Predicting the I Bond Fixed Rate Up To $125 Bonus for Bank of New York Checking
16th	Deposit Availability Times for EmigrantDirect and ING Direct
13th	ING Direct's Answer To EmigrantDirect?
12th	Major Rate Increase at Another Online Bank
10th	Amboy Direct Signup Bonuses
8th	American Express New Savings Accelerator HSBC's New Signup Bonus
7th	Ebank $50 Signup Bonus Citibank $200 Checking Account Deal MyBankingDirect Matches EmigrantDirect
6th	Bank of America's Twist on Debit Card Rewards Update on USAA Bank
1st	Credit Unions That Are Open To All

September 2005

28th	Online Banking and Small Businesses
27th	VirtualBank Raises Money Market Account Rate CD Specials at Hillcrest Bank
26th	Presidential Bank Raises Its Savings Rates Credit Union Locators and Networks
24th	Signup Bonus for Bank of America Checking Account
22nd	$50 Signup Bonus for E*Trade Bank's Money Market Account
21st	Highest Cash Back Credit Card from EmigrantDirect?
20th	More Talk About HSBC's OnlineSavings Bonus 4% Money Market Deal for Northeasterners
17th	Local Banks Are Sometimes Better Beware of Local Banks Couple of 4-Month 4 Percent CDs
16th	APY vs APR - How Do They Differ? Will the Fed Raise Interest Rates?
14th	M&T Bank Cash Bonus
13th	Wells Fargo Featured CDs New ING Direct Security Feature More Adjustable Rate CDs
12th	Online Banking and Phishing Scams
11th	Checking Account Deals
10th	Adjustable Rate CDs USAA Bank - The Willy Wonka of Banks
9th	MetLife Bank Raises Money Market Rates
8th	EmigrantDirect's Gift to Members Affected by Katrina
6th	HSBC Signup Bonuses? Bank of America Online Banking Promotion
5th	Citibank iPod Deal and Online Banking
3rd	Another 5 Percent CD
2nd	ING Direct Again Lowers Long Term CD Rates
1st	HSBC Raises Its Savings Account Rate

August 2005