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Community banks have often offered more competitive interest rates than big national banks. Now residents of Boston, North Carolina, and South Dakota can get a checking account that pays over 4% APY.
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Looking for Reward Programs for PIN-Based Debit Card Purchases? Bank of America Has a Few to Consider.
In a tough economy when interest rates are low, programs that offer other types of benefits can be alluring. Bank of America debit card rewards programs can be used even with PIN-based purchases, but each program has trade-offs.
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Changes May Be Coming to Your Checking Account: Automatic Enrollment in Overdraft Protection Eliminated
Gone are the days when banks could hit you with $35 overdraft protection fees without your knowledge or consent. This is great news for consumers, but if you donââ¬â¢t monitor your checkbook well, you could be in for an embarrassing moment at the local store check-out counter.
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The Perks and Pitfalls of Reward Checking Accounts
Money in reward checking accounts is readily available, easily transferable and accumulates interest at higher rates than savings accounts. But to know for sure if one is right for you, check out these facts.
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Bank of America and Other Banks Looking to Eliminate Free Checking
New regulations on overdraft fees and other bank practices have sent banks scrambling to find new sources of the revenue. The first victim may be the concept of free checking.
Read →Four percent on a checking account sounds great, and at Danversbank, they've been offering it for a long time now.
Read →Flagstar Bank is offering some terrific rates on just about everything, but not without some catches.
Read →Chase is offering customers $100 to open a checking account online.
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Avoiding Problems with High-Yield Checking Accounts
Checking rewards accounts are a great way to get your money to work harder for you. However, you have to be sure you know the requirements and qualifications to get the most advantage from them.
Read →Pacific Crest Bank in Washington State has a reward checking account that you will undoubtedly want to sign up for.
Read →Acacia Federal Savings Bank is offering a 1.5% APY checking account with a minimum balance of $5,000.
Read →Reliabank Dakota, a South Dakota based community bank is offering a nationally available rewards checking account that currently pays 4.07% APY.
Read →Ally Bank today rolled out a new checking online checking account. Up until now, the online bank had only offered savings and cd products.
Read →Bank of the West is offering $100 to open a checking account and either set up a direct deposit or pay 10 bills online.
Read →Flagstar is offering customers a choice of $100 or 2% interest to open a S.M.A.R.T. Interest checking account.
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