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Last week after searching for a several months, and after having a tough time closing our old account with Bank of America, we finally signed up for a new high yield savings account. We had gone back and forth with several banks, but we finally decided on an Online Savings Account with Ally Bank. The reason? The higher than average savings rates, good customer service while doing our research, and good reviews elsewhere. We also considered seriously an Everbank Savings Account and an account with Bank of Internet.
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Carrying Loose Change Saved Me Some Money I cleaned up my car last week with some help fro my brother. I found some money buried under the seats and carpets. I have a little change 'jar' that I placed the money in. Twice I was going to pick up food and use the money and...... -
Repost of my First Post - Almost Two Year Anniversary at My Journey to Millions August 5th, 2010 will be 2 years for My Journey to Millions! To put that in perspective: High School was 4 years College was 4 Years Law School was 3 years I have been Married 2 years and 2 months For the next couple days I am going to re-post......
A while back I started looking for a new high yield savings account to put our emergency fund in so that it would at least gain a little bit of interest while it sat in an account. We had the money sitting in an account at Bank of America, and last week I relayed my story of trying to cancel that account and get a check for the remaining funds. It turned into a 3-4 week nightmare, only to be rescued by their helpful Twitter support team.
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5 Things to Look For When Picking a High Interest Bank If you're interested in leveraging your credit in a safer environment, credit card arbitrage is one of the best ways. In order to succeed, you need to make more interest than your low interest balance transfer offer and for that you need to invest your money in a high interest...... -
ING Direct: Still My High Yield Savings Account Of Choice ING Direct's original online high yield savings account broke the mold when it was introduced earlier this decade. For the first time, consumers had access to CD-like interest rates without sacrificing the instant access that makes the savings account such a vital tool in everybody's personal finance toolkit. Recognizing the......
When reviewing online high yield savings accounts on of the top rates every time I check has belonged to WT Direct’s online high yield savings accounts. Because I’m still looking for a good account where I can park our emergency fund money, I decided to do a little more research about WT Direct.
A Little Background And History about WT Direct
WTDirect, a virtual direct savings division of Wilmington Trust FSB, was created in November 2006 to offer the best high-rate savings account to online clients. While WTDirect is fairly new, Wilmington Trust is a company with some tradition dating back more than 100 years.
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Hurricane Gustav and Tropical Storm Hanna Roundup Sunday Money Madness is back again this week under the header of the Hurricane Gustav and Tropical Storm Hanna. Rainy and windy weather is about to bombard the southeast again and looks like Louisiana, and Texas are going to take the brunt of the category four hurricane. For those living...... -
ING Direct Decreases Interest Rate Again Updated October 4, 2009 with new interest rates. The recession is becoming more and more present every day as lives are changed and financial situations are completely flipped upside down . Those of us still seeking returns for our savings are looking towards the less traditional methods of saving such......
I’ve written about ING Direct here on Bible Money Matters before because I’m big on their no fee accounts that give you the flexibility to set up savings goals, earn some decent interest and because they know how to treat their customers right.
ING has decided that this year they’re going to get in on all the Black Friday hoopla – and come up with some discounts for their customers. Here are some of the things you can expect, along with where to find the deals tomorrow.
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Where to Find the Best Interest Rates on Savings I am not much of a "rate chaser." However, because I lean towards a fairly conservative investment strategy (growing even more conservative thanks to recent volatility), I keep an eye on interest rates for savings account, CDs, etc. Looking for the best interest rates on savings these days does not...... -
Comparing My ING Orange Account To Higher-Interest Savings Accounts. For the last 6.5 years, I have been a very happy customer of ING Direct. I have been keeping my emergency fund, my taxes account, and our "buy a home" savings accounts there and have never had any problems with them...well, except for their interest rate. There was a time......







How Many Bank Of America Customer Service Reps Does It Take To Close An Account?
A while back I talked about how my wife and I were looking to close out our account with Bank of America because the rate of interest that we were receiving on our money was not very good, even in today’s market with low rates across the board. Our account had a paltry .50% rate of interest, and I wasn’t expecting them to raise the rates anytime soon. We had a considerable amount of money sitting in the account (our 9 month emergency fund), and we wanted it to be gaining at least a little bit more interest while it sat there. At the time I wrote about how I had closed the account, and was expecting to receive a cashier’s check in the mail for the balance of our funds in the account. At least that’s what I was expecting, but unfortunately Bank of America had other ideas. Read more... (1500 words, 11 images, estimated 6:00 mins reading time)
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