Originally Posted By: artie505
When I was in the CD market, Ally Bank (formerly GMAC Bank) consistently paid the highest interest rates.

The FDIC pretty much levels the playing field in all other aspects, and I'd never consider any bank that wasn't FDIC insured, regardless of what it was paying.

Thanks Artie. Been eyeing American Express, Wachovia (wells fargo) and ING Direct... but that Ally looks okay as well.


The other bit of fun i had recently was writing some checks on an account which i hadn't been actively using for a while (2 years). The checks were actually written to myself, and i deposited them into another account at a different bank.] But apparently my signature has "changed" enough that bank #1 felt happy not to honor them... so now i'm stuck with several bounced check fees for simply trying to transfer my own money from one bank to another. [plus i don't live near that first bank, and it's a real hassle getting a person on the phone to cuss out.]

unbelievable.