Perhaps ING Direct has been feeling the heat from competitors. Today the online bank raised the interest rate offered on its savings account from 2.35% to 2.6%. The rate is still below Emigrant Direct, but I’ll still stick with ING for now.
ING also offers referral bonuses; if I refer you through email to open an account with them, you’ll receive a bonus $25 and I’ll receive $10.
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6:52 pm (reply)
Here in Australia, our ING Direct interest rate is 5.25% :)
1:40 am (reply)
It would be nice to get that rate on savings here in the States…
9:21 pm (reply)
Hey there—like this weblog! It’s been a while since I’ve surfed by and I think this is a great topical blog.
Thought I’d mention that I just signed up for a Citibank Dividend credit card, one of those which gives 5% back on gas/grocery/drugstore purchases and 1% back on everything else up to $300 back per year. With this offer, they sent me an app to create a free checking account. If one establishes an account with $1500 and pays 2 bills online per month from that account for one year, one will get $200 at the end of the year. I’m no math whiz, but that sounds better than any interest rate I’ve seen.
2:05 am (reply)
Hi Robin, good to hear from you! That sounds like a great deal.