High Yield Checking and Savings Accounts – Interest Rates Over 4% at Select Banks Nationwide
Posted on | April 28, 2010 | Comments Off
With Americans being much smarter with their money over the last few months and years it comes as no surprise to see many consumers looking for high yield checking and saving accounts today. At the present time there are select banks nationwide that are currently offering interest rates over 4% on a savings or checking account.
It is important to note that local community banks offer very attractive interest rates when it comes to a checking account. It may be wise to contact community banks in your area to see what type of offers are available. Please know that you must be a resident of a specific county to submit an application to many banks.
By doing your research online you will likely find many banks that are currently offering interest rates well above 4%. There are some community banks that are offering interest rates as high as 5.25%. By calling around to local banks in your area you may find that there are offers just down the road.
Take the time and effort to do your research before making any final decisions. Just because you see a bank that has a very common name it does not mean that they will provide the best customer service or the highest available interest rate. With this in mind that you may want to do research on small banks in your area.
Author: Mike Garner