Bank reviews

Capital One InterestPlus Account 1.60% APY

When I was checking my Capital One account the other day, I noticed that they now have a new savings product called Capital One InterestPlus Savings Account. This new account is different from and better than the online savings account, which I own, because 1) the InterestPlus account offers a higher yield at 1.60% APY; [...]


Centennial Bank Savings Account 2.28% APY

Not a great offer at all, but you will get more from Centennial Bank than from, say, HSBC Direct.
Right now, Centennial Bank is offering up to 3.30% APY for its savings account. The minimum balance required to open an account is only $500. However, to earn the top tier rate, you will have to have [...]


Redneck Bank Money Market Account 3.10% APY

The bank’s name doesn’t interest me that much, but the bank’s money market account yield sure does. With a 3.10% APY (hope it lasts though), what’s not to like?
First, a little background of Redneck Bank. It’s the online division of Bank of The Wichitas. According to the FDIC, Bank of The Wichitas was established in [...]


Capital One Rewards Checking Account

When I first noticed the Capital One Rewards Checking Account, I thought it is like all other rewards checking products: Use the check card to make 10 purchases a month in order to get 3 or 4% APY for the money in the account. When interest rates of most online savings accounts are in the [...]


PNC Bank Checking Account $75 Bonus

Here’s another bonus from one of my local banks, though the bank, PNC Bank, isn’t really a local, as Amboy Bank. The reason I bring up this offer is that I am thinking of getting a business checking account. One requirement I have for this checking account is that it has to have local offices [...]


Amboy Direct eSavings Account $50 Bonus

I don’t usually see my local bank, true local bank, run promotions with their banking products. So when I do see one, I want to pass it along.
Amboy Direct eSavings Account Reviews
You may not familiar with Amboy Bank, which headquarters in Old Bridget, NJ, because it  is one of those true local banks to me. [...]