http://www.bankaholic.com/finance/holding-the-line-on-high-yield-checking/ Blogging about personal finance, foreclosures, mortgages, interest rates, and budgeting. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:47:03 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.bankaholic.com/finance/holding-the-line-on-high-yield-checking/comment-page-1/#comment-26793 Tiffani Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:17:21 +0000 http://www.bankaholic.com/finance/?p=1087#comment-26793 I’m getting really competitive rates with a product called easyGROW Checking at First Bank & Trust. You can go to www.easyGROWchecking.com for the info (including the current interest rate); but to summarize, it is a free high-yield account that also offers ATM fee refunds when I meet the three qualifications: using my debit card at least ten times, receiving e-Statements, and having a least one direct deposit or automatic payment each cycle. I do all of those things anyway, so it’s been really easy for me to qualify…and they send me an email each month to let me know if I met the qualifications. I have to admit, I love not having to worry about whether or not an ATM is on my network, and the interest is already starting to add up. It only takes $100 deposit to open the account, and there is no minimum balance. I’m getting really competitive rates with a product called easyGROW Checking at First Bank & Trust. You can go to http://www.easyGROWchecking.com for the info (including the current interest rate); but to summarize, it is a free high-yield account that also offers ATM fee refunds when I meet the three qualifications: using my debit card at least ten times, receiving e-Statements, and having a least one direct deposit or automatic payment each cycle. I do all of those things anyway, so it’s been really easy for me to qualify…and they send me an email each month to let me know if I met the qualifications. I have to admit, I love not having to worry about whether or not an ATM is on my network, and the interest is already starting to add up. It only takes $100 deposit to open the account, and there is no minimum balance.

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