I’m happy to introduce you to the new Bromoney Interest Rate App. You can now check interest rates on savings accounts and CDs right from your iPhone. You can download it from the App store here. The next time you open a CD or savings account consult the latest rates with the Bromoney Interest Rate…
The FDIC shut down the Bank of the Eastern Shore in Maryland on Friday bringing the total bank failures to 22 this year. That’s down from 39 bank failures at the same point last year. Four other banks were closed on the same day including: Harvest Bank of Maryland, Plantation Federal Bank in South Carolina…
Texas Secuity Bank is offering a special deal on 6 month CDs. They’ve got a 6 month rate of 1.25%: http://www.texassecuritybank.com/ It looks like they’re offering some other pretty decent rates. Leave comments here if you’ve banked with them before.
Just saw this story about the Chinese artist Liu Bolin. Apparently he covers himself in body paint so he blends in with the background of his setup shots and then takes pictures of himself in his element. Do you think you can spot him? Take a look at this one: Here’s a link to some…
Dime Savings Bank is currently offering a 3.10% APY 7 year CD and a 2.5% 5 year CD with a minimum deposit of $500. The thing about Dime Savings is that if you withdraw early on their long term accounts you lose 2 years’ interest on your CD, if they even let you remove your…
Melrose Credit Union is currently offering a 2.93% 5 year CD which is currently second best to Connexus Credit Union’s 3% 5 year rate, although Connexus requires you to open a checking account with them to get their CDs. Melrose is also offering a 2.42% APY 4 year CD and a 1.41% 1 year CD….
FDIC insurance is the most attractive part of having a deposit account over investing money in something involving more risk. With funds that are FDIC insured, you’re guaranteed to get your money back if your institution fails by the FDIC as long as you fall within the guidelines. There are a few misunderstanding when it…
I mostly write about interest rates on this blog, but another important factor when looking at banks is customer satisfaction. Everyone knows how important it is for a bank to have great customer service and most people are willing to take a small cut in interest rates in order to work with a bank that…
Anyone who has used their bank’s check card to pay for items knows that you can use debit or credit to make purchases, but most people don’t know what the difference is besides the fact that with debit you have to enter a pin, and with credit you need to sign. One of the key…
I just finished creating the new Bromoney savings rate addon that lets you track the top savings rate from your firefox browser. You can track the top savings rate or track the savings rates from an individual bank. You can download the plugin from mozilla, but I believe you need to register an account with…