Main Street Bank, Texas – I’m Calling You Out

December 30th, 2010

Image by: by Frits Ahlefeldt Sometimes, enough is enough. We’ve tried talking to you, but you don’t want to listen. We tried talking to your supervisor (the FDIC), but they don’t seem to care. So we are left with very few options. On late December 24th, you sent a notice that you were canceling some [Read More…]

Merry Christmas

December 23rd, 2010

Just thought I would make a post before Christmas. We will be closed on the 24th. I will post a “Looking Back” next week. For now, let’s look forward to celebrating the Christmas season with friends and family. May your day be filled with joy, laughter, good food, good conversation, and fun family traditions. We [Read More…]

Alliant Credit Union – CD Rates

November 19th, 2010

Updated 3/25/2020 Alliant Credit Union NCUA#67955 Stats Updated:9/19 Star Rating:5 (*****) Assets:$11.78BB Equity:$1.19BB Capital Ratio:10.3% Profits(loss):$239.8MM   Phone#:800-328-1935 Contact:Customer Service Rep Penalty: 6-Month loss of interest (5-year CD) Credit Inquiry:Hard Pull Website:http://www.alliantcreditunion.org/ Alliant Credit Union has had quite competitive CD rates for a number of years now. They are quite popular on the internet because [Read More…]

Pentagon Federal Credit Union – CD Rates

November 15th, 2010

Updated 3/25/2020 Pentagon Federal Credit Union has been around since 1935. Interestingly, they didn’t become federally insured until 1971. They are quite strong and doesn’t look like they plan on going anywhere, anytime soon. CD Rates Updated:3/25/20 6-Month:0.85% 1-Year:1.15% 2-Year:1.20% 3-Year:1.25% 4-Year:1.25% 5-Year:1.30% NCUA rating NCUA#227 Stats Updated:6/19 Star Rating:5 (****) Assets:$24.4BB Equity:$2.6BB Capital Ratio:10.31% [Read More…]

Fighting Scams, Watching your Credit, and Great Homes

November 10th, 2010

First, thank you to everyone that has enjoyed the series of posts featuring various bank and credit union CD rates. Second, I thought I would take a little respite and focus on a few other topics. One may save you a lot of money and hassle, another may alleviate some fears with opening online savings [Read More…]

Discover Bank – CD Rates

November 9th, 2010

Updated 3/25/2020 Discover Bank has for the most part remained in good standing. The bank backs their credit card business so they don’t have a bunch of mortgage loans going bad. Looks like they are doing good. When we last updated them in 2010, the 2nd quarter profit number was $48MM. It jumped up to [Read More…]

North American Savings Bank – CD Rates

October 22nd, 2010

Updated 3/25/2020 North American Savings Bank is another strong player in the CD Rate landscape. Their financial health also looks really good, so your CD is more than likely going to last the term. It is an online only application and they will take regular personal funds from anywhere in the US. FDIC#29708 Stats Updated:9/19 [Read More…]

Fort Knox Federal Credit Union – CD Rates

October 21st, 2010

Updated 3/25/2020 Abound Credit Union , formally known as, Fort Knox Federal Credit Union (NCUA # 7000) has what is considered “easy” membership because unlike many credit unions, they allow people to become members that are outside of their general marketing area. Its field of membership now includes members of American Consumer Council which is [Read More…]

New Business CD Rate Section

October 15th, 2010

We have added a new Business CD Rate section to our website to focus on our CD service for business and institutional clients. We have been in the CD Placement business for almost twenty years. Our clients include public entities, trust departments, corporations, banks, credit unions, associations, etc. We track CD rates at over 100 [Read More…]

Top Five IRA CD Rates Report

October 5th, 2010

Update: 03/27/12 — I noticed some people had been visiting this page. This product did not take the world by storm like we had hoped. We still have our regular placement service, here. This is for those with $100,00 or more. We also have lots of free information available on the blog. So feel free [Read More…]