The new Escape Card by Discover® is a great new credit card for those who travel or those looking to get some new card bonuses. Let’s look at some of the perks of the Escape Card. Free 25,000 Miles Sign Up Bonus When you sign up for the Escape Card you get 1,000 miles for…
Alliant Credit Union is offering a a 4.25% APY 4 year CD, a 4% APY 3 year CD, a 3.55% APY 2 year CD, and a 3.4% APY 1 year certificate of deposit. The minimum deposit for these rates is $25,000 but you can get rates that are .15 points lower with a $1,000-$25,000 deposit….
H&R Block Bank is offering some good rates on free checking and money market accounts. I posted previously on H&R Block’s CDs and their rates of 3.25% APY for 1 year and 4.25% APY for 5 years are still applicable at the time of writing this post. The rates on their interest checking account are…
Tower Federal Credit Union is giving away a promotional free $125 when you open a checking account with them. You must setup direct deposit with at least a $100 deposit per month. Membership to Tower Federal Credit Union requires a $15 deposit into their high interest savings account. Membership is open to a very large…
The Bryn Mawr Trust Company is giving away a promotional free Apple 8 GB iPod Touch when you open checking accounts with them. You must deposit at least $250 and setup direct deposit with your account. Two direct deposits must be made by May 15th and your account must be open for at least a…
Provident Bank is giving away a promotional free $123 when you open a checking account with them by the end of March. To receive the bonus you must have direct deposit and a debit card with your account. You must have a minimum opening balance of $25, there is a limit of one bonus per…
Sun National Bank is offering a free $100 promotional bonus for opening a Kapow Checking Account. You get $50 for using direct deposit and $50 for paying at least 1 bill with online bill pay. The promo isn’t listed on their site, but has been verified to be available to all New Jersey residents. You…
Doral Bank Direct is offering a promotional high yield savings account that gets 3.5% APY guaranteed for the first 3 months. To qualify you must maintain a minimum daily balance of $1,000. If you’d like to lock in this rate for a longer period Doral Bank is also offering an 11 month CD with 3.5%…
As expected the Fed kept the federal funds rate at their all time lows. With the rate this low savings account and CDs are remaining at relatively low rates for February. Credit Unions continue to offer the best rates on CDs. Here are the best rates for savings and CDs: Best Savings Account Rates in…
Back in August of 2008 Congress passed the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Act which gave a $7,500 tax credit to first time home buyers. However this tax credit would have to be paid back over the next 15 years. It was basically supposed to be a 0% interest loan to help make buying homes…