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People's Bank and Trust of Pickett County Offering is offering a 1.90% APY 12-Month CD. That's one of the most competitive 12-month cd rates for any bank in the country.

Banks are constantly trying to add fees to accounts. The greatest and most prevalent are ATM fees. However JPMorgan found the consumer breaking point.

Looking for the safest banks in the country? According to data from BestCashCow, you should look to New England. Along with snow, steepled churches and the New England Patriots, the New England states have the safest banks based on average weighed Texas Ratios.

If you're one of the lucky people who have $10,000 or more to deposit in a liquid savings account, Capital One is offering a $50 bonus for opening an account plus an extra 10% quarterly bonus on all interest earned.

If you use bill pay often, Citizens Bank will pay new checking customers $40 a month for each month you make at least 5 bill pay transactions of $50 or more. The offer is good for up to 6 months, so you can get paid up to $240. Additionally, if you open a Green Checking account, you can earn even more money in bonuses.

If you have only $500 to invest for the long term, Astoria Federal Savings offers 2.65% APY for a five-year CD. Additionally, you can withdrawal your credited interest without penalty, if needed.

Just because a bank is online-only doesn't mean it offers the best APY or that its accounts are without maintenance fees, as this example from CalFirst shows.

Not all states are equal - at least when it comes to CD rates. Those are the findings from an analysis run by BestCashCow.com on its database of bank rates.

Traditionally, banks will process the largest outstanding debit to one's account first. This largest to smallest protocol results in more overdrafts, which result in more fees being aid to the bank. However Citibank is reversing the order to the benefit of all of its customers.

Banks have often rolled out the red carpet and offered incentives to try to attract new money. Even in this age of extremely low interest rates banks and brokerages are still offering rewards to get a hold of your cash.

Illinois Senator Dick Durban makes the argument that excessive fees for accepting credit cards and debit cards are impairing Small Businesses as well as consumers to the benefit of the country's largest banks.

many banks actively motivate change in their community. Checkspring Bank is one such bank as its business model is focused around assisting the unbanked or underbanked.

First Federal Savings and Loan of Pascagoula, MS is offering a 3.25% APY 60-Month CD. That's the highest rate in the nation according to the BestCashCow CD rate tables.