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Incredible Bank opened its online doors with a 2.02% APY on its free checking account, and equally incredible rates on a 1-year CD. That CD is no longer offered, but the bank still offers impressive but not incredible rates on its free checking account.

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USAA's award winning customer service and their great banking products aren’t just for military members and their families anymore.

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Community Banks Offer Competitive Interest Rates

Although community banks are often overlooked, they can rival-—and often exceed-—national banks in savings account interest rates.

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Can Your Insurance Company Afford to Pay Your Claim?

The financial strength of an insurance company should be an important consideration before you buy a policy. Here’s why.

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New Dominion Bank has recently returned to profitability, so what's behind a huge blow in their Bauer Financial rating?

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2.84 percent is a great rate on a five year CD by current standards, but is it worth tangling with Evabank's zero-star Bauer Financial rating?

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First City Bank appears on a lot of BestCashCow's rate lists...but why is their Bauer Financial rating a disaster?

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It's not just an insurance company--they've also got some surprisingly good deals on CDs.

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Paid Your Taxes Yet? Your Bank Probably Hasn't.

Despite the fact that most of us have been either writing checks to Uncle all year or are preparing to write one big one now, the banks we do business with are less likely than ever to pay taxes for 2009.

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Tired of the credit crunch, state and local governments are putting their money where their mouths are--with small banks. Should you join them?

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For the first time since 2002, bank branch networks in the United States are getting smaller.

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The online banking service - GiftsforBanking.com - is offering competitive rates and features as part of a new program.

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North Carolina's MidCarolina Bank is offering a great bonus for signing up for a reward checking account.

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People do not generally have a good feeling toward banks. But Ally Bank is trying to change that with exciting products and features for new and existing customers.

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Palladian Private Bank, a division of The PrivateBank and Trust Co. is offering a very competitive 1.70% APY savings account rate and a 12-month CD paying 1.90% APY.

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