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Bank Deals from Online Banks including Free Cash, Airline Miles, and iPods

January 22, 2009
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist

Banks are offering a variety of rewards for opening new checking or savings accounts. The latest deals include:
Community Bank of DuPage is giving away a free Portable DVD Player when you open a free checking account with direct deposit. Offer expires 3/22/2009. Minimum opening deposit and minimum recurring direct deposit $100.
HSBC Bank is offering a [...]

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Virtual Bank Increases Rates on Money Market Accounts, Savings Accounts, and CDs

July 29, 2008
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist

Virtual Bank is division of Lydian Private Bank which has been operating as an “internet-only” bank for over 5 years. Without branch overhead VirtualBank has been able to consistently pay some of the top rates on their deposit products. VirtualBank increased rates this week with the following rates available to online banking customers:

eMoney Market Accounts [...]

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North Carolina Bank is a True Online Bank

July 21, 2008
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist

NewDominion Bank is an example of a true online bank - no branches and no branch overhead to pass on to customers. Countless banks claim to be an online bank, but are actually just divisions of large multi-branch and multi-state banks. These banks have the high costs associated with their branch operations that an online [...]

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Dallas Bank Making A Splash Online

February 14, 2008
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist

T Bank a FDIC-insured bank based in Dallas Texas has increased deposit rates in an aggressive move to match its wide variety of loans available to consumers and make it one of a select number online banks with a full menu of attractive bank rates for online banking consumers on both rates and loans. Beyond [...]

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Online Bank Deals including iPods, Cash, and Airline Miles

December 14, 2007
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist

Online banks are in giving mood this holiday season with a wide variety of free giveaways. The list below is online bank offers. Restrictions and requirements may apply so please contact each individual banks for more details. Investors looking for deposit rate specials can +6.00% rates on Rewards Checking accounts and +5.00% rates on CDs, [...]

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The 4 Online Bank Stalwarts: VirtualBank, Capital One Bank, First Internet Bank, and Bank of Internet

November 20, 2007
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist

One of the biggest questions asked about online banks and the deposit deals they offer is whether or not they will continue to offer competitive deposit rates or will new customers who open a promotional checking account, savings account, money market account, or CD find their rates lower in the future. The annoyance and cost [...]

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