Comments on: Big Banks Pay Nothing For Savings http://www.bankaholic.com/finance/big-banks-pay-nothing-for-savings/ Blogging about personal finance and economic policy Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:02:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Portland Brian http://www.bankaholic.com/finance/big-banks-pay-nothing-for-savings/comment-page-1/#comment-28192 Portland Brian Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:14:41 +0000 http://www.bankaholic.com/finance/?p=1617#comment-28192 Best rates I can find right now is Discover Bank's online savings paying 1.60%apy and Capital One's Interest Plus acct. That one pays 1.60 plus a 10% quarterly bonus on balances above 15,000. Effective 1.76%apy Best rates I can find right now is Discover Bank’s online savings paying 1.60%apy and Capital One’s Interest Plus acct. That one pays 1.60 plus a 10% quarterly bonus on balances above 15,000. Effective 1.76%apy

]]> By: Sam B http://www.bankaholic.com/finance/big-banks-pay-nothing-for-savings/comment-page-1/#comment-28180 Sam B Mon, 11 Jan 2010 04:36:50 +0000 http://www.bankaholic.com/finance/?p=1617#comment-28180 Seems to me like the feds should pay savers to put money into the bank instead of just writing checks to the bank so they can handle it however they want. Seems to me like the feds should pay savers to put money into the bank instead of just writing checks to the bank so they can handle it however they want.

]]> By: Matt SF http://www.bankaholic.com/finance/big-banks-pay-nothing-for-savings/comment-page-1/#comment-28177 Matt SF Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:54:09 +0000 http://www.bankaholic.com/finance/?p=1617#comment-28177 Couldn't have said it better. Dems have been preaching reform while the major members of the "money committee" were taking 3x the average rate from big financials. Senators Kerry, Schumer and Dodd were in the $19 million range where others were in the $6 million range (source: Bill Moyer's Journal on 01/08/10). Couldn’t have said it better. Dems have been preaching reform while the major members of the “money committee” were taking 3x the average rate from big financials.

Senators Kerry, Schumer and Dodd were in the $19 million range where others were in the $6 million range (source: Bill Moyer’s Journal on 01/08/10).

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