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1.85% APY Online Savings at HSBC Direct
HSBC Direct offers 1.85% in their online savings account. Minimum balance to open is $1. If a third party charges you to use their ATM in the U.S., HSBC will rebate up to three of these fees based on transaction date order during the calendar month.Guaranteed Approval Credit Card R Discuss (0) |
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#1
mitda - Posted 8:02 pm PST 03/7/09 (880 Posts)
#2
muzhik - Posted 8:06 pm PST 03/7/09 (570 Posts)
#3
rps - Posted 8:17 pm PST 03/7/09 (94 Posts)
-4000.9% at Citibank
#4
BenBargains - Posted 8:49 pm PST 03/7/09 (751 Posts)
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fdsurge - Posted 9:20 pm PST 03/7/09 (238 Posts)
#6
monkieinabarrel - Posted 10:18 pm PST 03/7/09 (871 Posts)
hmm i get 2.12 at my local credit union... ill take a pass.
#7
ccckkk - Posted 10:47 pm PST 03/7/09 (119 Posts)
#5, LOL, I know you are fcuking Chinese yourself. HSBC is a British bank.
#8
unmake - Posted 10:48 pm PST 03/7/09 (42 Posts)
savings square is 2.30%
clear sky accounts is 2.81%
clear sky accounts is 2.81%
#9
paolo - Posted 10:52 pm PST 03/7/09 (288 Posts)
ben is saying that a recent drop from 2.25% to 1.85% is a deal?
#10
Mendal - Posted 11:09 pm PST 03/7/09 (26 Posts)
I think the point is most local banks offer less the 1% on savings so open your eyes and look around and you can easily find better places to put your money.
#11
joe36pack - Posted 12:31 am PST 03/8/09 (61 Posts)
These rate are joke.
#12
plays2win - Posted 1:12 am PST 03/8/09 (746 Posts)
Who gives a shit. Most banks will be insolvent in a years time and the FDIC is broke. Bury your money in your backyard before it's too late.
#13
sethook - Posted 6:55 am PDT 03/8/09 (1163 Posts)
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Alodar - Posted 7:00 am PDT 03/8/09 (83 Posts)
I am getting 6.01% at Arizona Bank & Trust w/ my Reward checking (grandfathered in) and new account holders get 5.01%...
No minimum balance, covers your ATM fees, good for balances up to $25k, just have to get your bill online and do some check card transactions every month.
No minimum balance, covers your ATM fees, good for balances up to $25k, just have to get your bill online and do some check card transactions every month.
#15
RojoDeal - Posted 7:35 am PDT 03/8/09 (113 Posts)
#5 and #7, do some homework. Search "HSBC" + "Dubai".
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killaj17 - Posted 7:54 am PDT 03/8/09 (62 Posts)
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schmoe90 - Posted 9:55 am PDT 03/8/09 (671 Posts)
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x2 - Posted 9:59 am PDT 03/8/09 (103 Posts)
actually gmac bank is 2.65% for their online savings. the money market is 2.15%.
#19
jokersmoker - Posted 10:25 am PDT 03/8/09 (260 Posts)
i remember when HSBC was 5.25%, your money is and always will be safe in a bank, putting it under your mattress or in your backyard is stupid.
#20
starchy - Posted 2:10 pm PDT 03/8/09 (246 Posts)
Yeah, if you literally put your cash in your mattress/back yard/etc. If someone steals it you just lost all of it for sure.
If you have less than the insured limit (I think 250k these days) then your biggest risk is access to the cash while the FDIC gets it sorted out. If the FDIC can't actually make all of the customers whole at any given bank then we probably have bigger problems to deal with than to worry about cash.
If you have to have your cash and just won't trust a bank then put your cash in a safety deposit box. There's always the chance the bank will burn down or get robbed, but I'd take my chances with a bank vault a long time before I'd leave it lying around my house.
If you have less than the insured limit (I think 250k these days) then your biggest risk is access to the cash while the FDIC gets it sorted out. If the FDIC can't actually make all of the customers whole at any given bank then we probably have bigger problems to deal with than to worry about cash.
If you have to have your cash and just won't trust a bank then put your cash in a safety deposit box. There's always the chance the bank will burn down or get robbed, but I'd take my chances with a bank vault a long time before I'd leave it lying around my house.




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