Savings and CD rates continue to drop. Top national CD rate at 1.135% APY. Guess the top CD rate five years ago.
Posted on February 04, 2013 by
Sol Nasisi
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Top Savings Rate 1.25% APY. Other bank averages down. Mortgage rates falling with deposit rates. Rate forecast and more.
Posted on January 28, 2013 by
Sol Nasisi
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.
Posted on January 24, 2013 by
Michael Cancella
Best CD rate remains 1.85% APY. Rewards checking offering 3.51% APY. Interest rate forecast is for rates to continue gradual decline.
Posted on January 21, 2013 by
Sol Nasisi
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.
Posted on January 21, 2013 by
Ari Socolow
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.
Posted by
Michael Cancella
BestCashCow recently launched two first of their kind online tools to help borrowers find banks that can provide the loans they need.
Posted on January 18, 2013 by
BestCashCow
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.
Posted on January 15, 2013 by
Sol Nasisi
Average CD rates continue to drop while average online savings remain firm. Top nationally available rate is 1.85% APY. Rate outlook is still for gradual decline in rates until 2014.
Posted on January 14, 2013 by
Sol Nasisi
Belmont Savings Bank has broken ranks with the majority of banks and increased the rate of its PlatinumBlue Savings account from 1.10% APY to 1.15% APY. That's one of the best savings rates in the country.
Posted on January 08, 2013 by
Sol Nasisi
Top Savings and CD Rates, the Difficulty Forecasting Rates, Saving Accounts vs. CDs
Posted on January 07, 2013 by
Sol Nasisi
Small business banking is on the decline. Given the importance of that sector, there will not be a full recovery of our economy until sufficient capital flow to small businesses is reestablished.
Posted on January 02, 2013 by
Michael Cancella
Savings and CD rate projections, how to maximize your cash return, and key factors for savers and investors to watch in 2013.
Posted on January 02, 2013 by
Sol Nasisi
The Durbin Amendment, part of the Dodd-Frank Act, was intended to help save consumers money and stimulate the economy by reducing what credit card companies could charge retailers for interchange fees applied when debit or credit cards were used in purchases. Did it work?
Posted on December 28, 2012 by
Michael Cancella
A recent surge in settlements against credit card issuers that will result in hundreds of millions of dollars being returned to consumers has brought the new Consumer Finance Protection Bureau into the public eye. This development is a strong, positive sign that the government is serious about restoring consumer confidence in our finance system by protecting consumers.
Posted on December 23, 2012 by
Michael Cancella
