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Should the Fed Raise Rates?

By BankFoxStaff -- Posted October 28, 2009

This year has been tough for savers. Record-low interest rates have made it difficult to grow money stashed in savings accounts or CDs, and many retirees have had to dip into their principal savings because their interest earned hasn’t been enough to pay their bills.

The plight of savers have led many to start advocating that the government needs to raise interest rates sooner rather than later. Both Barron's and The Washington Post recently published widely-read articles that ...

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How To Ladder CDs

By BankFoxStaff -- Posted October 14, 2009

With interest rates at all-time lows, people looking to invest cash in CDs face tough decisions about how long they should lock up their money. Should they invest in a short-term CD that earns only a little bit more than a regular savings account? Or should they lock up their money in a longer-term CD that earns more, but risk that rates will skyrocket shortly and they’ll be stuck in a relatively low-interest CD?

Although many economists and journalists ...

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Regulation D: The Difference Between Savings and Checking Accounts

By BankFoxStaff -- Posted September 30, 2009

In recent years, it’s become increasingly difficult to tell the differences between savings and checking accounts. Many banks now offer savings accounts that allow some sort of check writing, online bill pay, and debit card use, features historically only available with checking accounts. Meanwhile, many checking accounts now pay interest, a perk historically only associated with savings accounts.

Despite these similarities, there is still one main difference that separates checking and savings accounts - a wonky government restriction known as ...

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Beware of Online ACH Transfer Limits

By BankFoxStaff -- Posted September 16, 2009

Over the past decade, many banks have added a feature to their websites allowing customers to transfer money to and from accounts at other banks. This feature, called Online ACH Transfers, is especially prevalent among online banks with no branches, and in some cases is the only way to get money in and out of a savings account.

Although it’s not generally advertised, many banks set limits on the amount of money that can be withdrawn on a daily ...

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Data Shows Banks Getting Worse Not Better

By BankFoxStaff -- Posted September 2, 2009

The FDIC released updated financial information for all banks it insures last week, and the results are worse than even last quarter. Most notably, overdue loans have reached an all time high – 4.35% of all loans are overdue which means about $320 billion in borrowed money has stopped being paid back.

Obviously some banks are in more trouble than others. For instance, Corus Bank (one of the top 100 largest banks in the U.S. by deposit size) reports ...

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