AIG Bank is offering competitive rates on their money market account with 1.76% APY for balances from $2,500 to $10,000, 1.96% from $10,000 to $50,000, 2.01% from $50,000 to $100,000, 2.06% from $100,000 to $250,000, and 2.11% for balances above $250,000. Accounts at AIG are nationally available. One thing to note is that you’ll need…
A group of scammers has been cold calling consumers posing as Hope Financial, a legitimate loan modification company that helps negotiate debt with credit card companies and banks. Apparently the scammers ask for consumers credit card information in order to charge them for “debt modification”. Hope Financial has been featured on the CBS Evening News…
Earlier this month American Express launched stand-alone savings products and their savings account is now offering a competitive 2% APY. Their also offering competitive rates on their long-term CDs including a 2.5% APY 2 year CD, a 3% APY 3 year certificate of deposit and a 3.40% APY 5 year CD. These accounts are available…
Chase Bank is offering a free $100 bonus for opening select business checking accounts with at least $500. In order to qualify for the promotion you’ll need to print out a coupon and bring it into a local branch. This offer is good until July 24th, 2009 and your bonus gets deposited into your account…
PNC Bank rolled out a new banking product recently called Virtual Wallet and they’re giving a free $75 bonus when you open an account by July 4th, 2009 and receive a direct deposit of at least $400 by August 31st, 2009. Virtual Wallet is really 3 accounts, they have a spend account which is a…
Harleysville National Bank is offering up to $75 free when you open a new online checking account with at least $100 in new money. I called to confirm that this offer is nationally available on their GenGreen Checking Account. They pay out a $25 bonus when you activate your VISA check card and then $0.10…
ING Direct is giving away a free $25 bonus to new customers that open an online savings account by August 3, 2009. The promo code VE222 and there’s a limit of one bonus per household. There’s no minimum deposit required for this promotion, so you could potentially put in $1 and get $25 in return….
Newtown Savings Bank is offering savings accounts called the U-Sweep Account that’s yielding 2.30% APY. This rate is available nationally and the account doesn’t have any fees or minimums. A bonus on the U-Sweep account is that it technically isn’t a savings account, so you’re allowed unlimited ACH withdrawals from your account. Now, even though…
Collin Bank is offering a 2.27% APY 6 month CD, a 2.58% APY 1 year certificate of deposit, and a 2.73% APY 2 year CD. The minimum deposit is $1,000 and accounts that are $100,000 or higher get a 0.10% boost in rates. These rates are also available as some of the best IRA CD…
Luther Burbank Savings is offering a 2.5% APY 6 month CD with a $10,000 minimum deposit. This special offer is only available at their Pasadena branch and does require a branch visit to open. Luther Burbank Savings has a very strong 4 out of 5 star soundness rating from bankrate and is FDIC insured. This…