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Interet Rate Very Low - My Area
Be sure you check the interest rate for your own area. --- even with an extremely large deposit --- the maximum interest rate for Houston area is only 1.24 - substantially less tha... read more
Credit Unions VS Banks
Probably Nonsense but ...
Almost all the the better CD deals lately are from Credit Unions and the majority of lowered rates are from Banks. Does this pattern mean anything or is t... read more
FAQ's About Online Savings Account
https://firstfoundationinc.com/personal-banking/bank/online-savings
Due to an overwhelmingly positive response to this account, our team is currently catching up to the volume of ... read more
Vio Bank Savings Drops Further To 2.07%
I suppose it was inevitable but Vio Bank keeps dropping their yield. I will need to find some other place to move the money in my Northern Bank Direct account when their rate guara... read more
Trying To Resist Jumping Ship
For most of my working career I have been in IRA CD's , mostly because of NAFTA. In this area companies open and close to only go to Mexico, Malaysia etc etc within 5 years; so I e... read more
And Yet Another Drop
Followed the Fed with their own .25% drop to 1.9%. Savers get punished once again. Oh thats right there is no inflation. Uh huh.... read more
Medicare Now Providing For Paying Premium Online With Credit Card
Medicare is now finally accepting payment online using a credit card, and no fee for doing so. Until now, if you wanted to pay with your credit card, you had to mail in the payment... read more
First Advantage Bank Merging With Reliant Bank (TN)
According to the First Advantage Bank home page, the bank is merging with Reliant Bank (TN). Seems that only the Reliant name will hold after the merger:
https://www.reliantbank.c... read more
Catch: 2.40% On "NEW MONEY ONLY"
2.40% Online Savings Account on New Money Only
"NEW MONEY ONLY" is the downfall of what otherwise sounds like a pretty good bank..... read more
Cost To Join Zoo
Just called about zoo membership to qualify for out of area. Was told by zoo membership department that cost for one year San Diego Zoo dual membership is $350. Lesser following ye... read more