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ING Direct Savings Rate Up

by Flexo

ING Direct now offers a 2.8 percent APY on their savings accounts, up 20 basis points. This rate is still well below the one offered by Emigrant Direct for that bank’s no fee, no minimum balance savings account. You may want to consider ING Direct’s certificates of deposit if you don’t mind not touching your ... Continue reading this article…

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Trying Out Emigrant Direct

by Flexo

It’s been about three months since Emigrant Direct started offering a 3.0 percent interest yield on their savings account, beating out ING Direct for the favored spot in the minds of many. I’ve held out with ING for these three months and witnessed my favorite raise their rates, though not quite to the top. ING Direct’s ... Continue reading this article…

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ING Direct Not Keeping Pace

by Flexo

Sorry for not writing much lately, I’ve been a little under the weather. The savings interest rate at ING Direct has not moved up since December 28. Since then, others like Emigrant Direct (at 3 percent APY) and VirtualBank at 2.6 percent APY (for the first $10,000). I’m sure ING Direct has noticed the competition and will ... Continue reading this article…

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ING Direct Moves Up

by Flexo

Month after month, I’ve been incredibly happy with ING Direct for my savings accounts. I just noticed that their interest APY has gone up to 2.25 percent. I haven’t found anything higher for savings account. Email me for a referral and you’ll get $25 to open your account and I’ll get a $10 bonus.

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Hooray for Junk Mail

by Flexo

It’s not technically spam in this case. I signed up for an ING Direct savings account a while ago, and my regular readers have probably seen many entries on Consumerism Commentary about how happy I am with this bank. In fact, at the moment they offer 2.2 percent APY on their savings account which is quite ... Continue reading this article…

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Good Rate for Savings

by Flexo

Their ruthless tactics are starting to pay off for savings-minded customers. Capital One is the type of company that offers credit cards to people with poor credit history. People who are happy to qualify for a credit card are willing to pay high interest rates (upwards of 20 percent APY) and yearly fees (upwards of $50) ... Continue reading this article…

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