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Rewards checking accounts provide their holders with a premium interest rate, a free checking account, and often ATM rebates in return for the owner undertaking certain activities specified by the bank.

Savings and CD rates continue gradual decline. Sequestration and its impact on bank rates. Interest rate forecast says gradual decline will continue.

Sustained, historically low interest rates have made CDs a less interesting part of an investor's portfolio, but can they still provide value when compared to a savings account?

New best online savings rate, savings and cd averages continue to fall, forecast continues to foresee rates falling for the next 10-16 months.

Salem Five Direct lowered their online savings account rate from 1.25% to 1.00% APY. It had been the highest online savings rate in the country.

Average bank rates trending down. Top savings account rate steady at 1.25% APY while top rewards checking at 3.51% APY.

The federal government is looking for ways to help homeowners who are in danger of being affected by the foreclosure crisis. What are some of the plans being discussed and how much money is involved in some of these plans?

Savings and CD rates continue to drop. Top national CD rate at 1.135% APY. Guess the top CD rate five years ago.

Top Savings Rate 1.25% APY. Other bank averages down. Mortgage rates falling with deposit rates. Rate forecast and more.

The most obvious way to have a great credit score it to pay your bills on time. There are, however, additional moves that can be made to further improve a great credit score or help repair a mediocre one.

Best CD rate remains 1.85% APY. Rewards checking offering 3.51% APY. Interest rate forecast is for rates to continue gradual decline.

GE Capital is the newest entrant into online banking, having completed the acquisition of MetLife Bank's online bank and merged it into its retail bank on January 14, 2012.

The decision whether to pay down, or entirely pay off your mortgage earlier, is largely dependent on your personal economic situation and confort level with alternative ways to deploy your capital safely.

BestCashCow recently launched two first of their kind online tools to help borrowers find banks that can provide the loans they need.

Online banks and small community banks have the best savings and CD rates, yet savers are putting more and more money into low rate big banks. BestCastCashCow analysis shows that that consumers across the country, and especially in states like AZ and CA can earn more just by switching their deposit dollars to a smaller, community based bank, or an online bank.