CD Rates Leaderboard For Nov. 18, 2011: iGObanking’s Good Rates Gone Again

We cautioned that iGObanking has a habit of yanking its great CD rates just as quickly as it launches them. But less than a week? That’s awfully fast. The online division of Flushing Savings Bank in New York has slashed its top-paying 36- and 60-month CD rates by as much as half a percentage point. [...]

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Alma Bank at 0.50% APY

Alma Bank provides customers with convenience and incredible savings opportunities with their checking account rate that is currently at 0.50% APY. Checking interest rates are becoming a rarity these days, but Alma Bank continues to provide money saving accounts like their NOW Checking Account so you can make money, without hindering your daily transactions. Checking [...]

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Greece scrap plans for a referendum

POUND The Pound largely maintained its position against the Euro and Dollar this morning but dipped slightly against the single currency after Greece scrapped plans for a referendum, stabilising the Euro somewhat in early trading. The Pound was also under pressure after interest increased over Pound sell offs following a surprise cut in the Euro [...]

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Jean-Claude Trichet’s dire tenure at the ECB | Dean Baker

Jean-Claude Trichet will be retiring as head of the European Central Bank at the end of October. He will step into retirement having wreaked the sort of destruction on the European economy that hostile powers could only dream about. Tens of millions of people across the eurozone countries are unemployed or underemployed because of his [...]

Greenwood Credit Union at 0.75% APY

At Greenwood Credit Union, members receive all the benefits of managing their expenses with a checking account rate of 0.75% APY. With a rough economy, more financial institutions are steering clear of interest- generating checking accounts, but Greenwood continues to provide products that raise the bar. Checking Account Rate Terms and Conditions If you’d like [...]

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