By: Matt
@ Kelly, Haven’t heard of that bank before, but thank you for adding it to the list.
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This seems almost too good to be true! Is there anywhere that I can get more feedback on these banks?
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@ Ranika It’s true because I use one. The reason why these small banks or credit unions can give you such a high interest rate is the bank gets a certain percentage of each transaction you make with...
View ArticleBy: Erik
I saw our mention above and wanted to share the latest top bank rates from CheckingFinder.com. These are NOT teaser rates. Rates with a * signifies this bank rate is available nationwide. First...
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Thanks Eric! I used CheckingFinder.com last fall and been raking in a nice 5-6% APY since. Lovin’ it!!!
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@Ranika Check out http://bauerfinancial.com/home.html. You can look up ratings (out of 5 star)for any bank or credit union. Coulee Bank received 5 stars, and many other small banks receive 5 stars as...
View ArticleBy: Could You Be an Economic Survivalist? | Steadfast Finances
[...] savings rates that you can find to keep up with inflation (hint: rewards checking accounts pay 5-6% interest up to [...]
View ArticleBy: How Does Your Emergency Fund Compare to Your Confidence Fund? | Steadfast...
[...] The point of the confidence fund isn’t to become something I’m not, or drop $40k on a new BMW just because I can. That would never happen because I’d have to kick my own ass and because I like...
View ArticleBy: 10 Reasons Why Investing in Gold is a Bad Idea | Steadfast Finances
[...] at your local grocery store if you can pay with a gold coin that is worth $1000 instead of your debit card. Our present society is no where near geared for a conversion back to a currency that...
View ArticleBy: Nicholas
I currently have the bulk of my cash assets at CountyBank (ecountybank.com) in a Kasasa Cash account at 4.65%. I don’t live in NC, but that doesn’t matter. I keep a local account for depositing checks,...
View ArticleBy: Matt SF
@ Nicholas, Good stuff! I do the same thing where most of my cash is in a Missouri bank. They don’t really care where you live, just want your business! As for using a local banks, I use the closest...
View ArticleBy: barb
First Banking Center of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin has just dropped their interest rate to 3%! Will be checking around for better rates!
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@ Barb You might want to check what CheckingFinder.com still has to offer. Checking and savings account rates have slowly gotten lower since I wrote this post in March 2009, but I wrote another banking...
View ArticleBy: Nicholas
My bank is still in the lead (ecountybank.com, 4.75%) and only requires 10 debit card purchases. :D
View ArticleBy: Learn The Basics of Investing – Edition #197 of Carnival of Personal Finance
[...] Steadfast Finances has some good suggestions for high interest rate chasers. [...]
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