HSBC Bank - Online Savings Account Available in Sterling, US dollars, or Euros

HSBC Bank is justified in it’s slogan as “The world’s local bank” because they have branches in countries around the world including England, Hong Kong, Mexico, France, Taiwan.

Customers of HSBC Bank US are insured by the FDIC, but customers of HSBC Banks in other countries are not subject to FDIC insurance. HSBC Bank has been [...]

Bank Savings Accounts (Yields and Links to the best rates)

Bank Savings Account Yields as of September 21, 2007:
FNBO Direct6.00% APY$1 Minimum Deposit$1 Balance needed to earn APYCountrywide Bank5.50% APY$10,000 Minimum Deposit$10,000 Balance needed to earn APY
Umbrella Bank5.35% APY$100 Minimum Deposit$100 Balance needed to earn APY
Gloucester County FSB5.24% APY$100 Minimum Deposit$100 Balance needed to earn APYAmTrust Direct5.21% APY$1 Minimum Deposit$1 Balance needed to earn APY
UFB [...]

Say Goodbye to 5.00% Savings Account Yields?

The reality of lower short-term rates has set in and the next step is to watch the leading online banks to see how quickly and by how much they adjust their deposit rates. The 5.00% and higher APY yields which have been prevalent over the last year are nearly certain to drop to rates in [...]

FOREIGN-DENOMINATED SAVINGS ACCOUNTS

everbank.com is offering foreign-denominated CDs with terms from 90 days to 10 years which allow some international diversification for income investors. Everbank.com is a FDIC-insured bank, but principal invested in their WorldCurrency CDs is subject to currency appreciation or depreciation during the term of the CD. The current 90-day APY for various WorldCurrency CDs [...]