Credit Card Deals
As of May 9, 2000
These rates compare with an national average credit-card rate of 16.57%.
If You Carry a Balance
| Institution/Phone Number | Interest Rate | Fee |
Pulaski Bank & Trust
800-980-2265 | 7.99% Variable
| $35 |
Wachovia Bank Card Services
800-842-3262 | 9.00% Variable
| $88 |
Capital One Bank
800-822-3397 | 9.90% |
$0 |
If You Pay Off the Entire Balance Monthly
| Institution/Phone Number | Interest Rate | Fee |
Capitol One Bank
800-822-3397 | 9.90% | $0 |
Wachovia Bank Card
Services
800-842-3262
| 10.90% Variable | $0 |
AFBA Industrial Bank
800-776-2265 | 11.90% Variable | $0 |
This week's tip from the Bank Rate Monitor: Before making a balance
transfer, check to see if there will be a fee to transfer the balance and
the amount of the charge.
Highest Money Market Yields
As of May 9, 2000
Annual percentage yield assumes that the interest earned on an account is
allowed to compound for a full year:
| Account | Highest | Minimum
Deposit | National Average |
Money Market
Legacy
Bank
Hinton, OK | 6.29% |
$10,000 |
2.04% |
6-month CD
nBank
Commerce, GA | 6.75% |
$5,000 |
5.00% |
1-year CD
Capital One
FSB
Falls Church,
VA | 7.14%
|
$10,000 |
5.42% |
2.5-year CD
Capital One FSB
Falls Church, VA
| 7.47% |
$10,000 |
5.69% |
5-year CD
Capital One FSB
Falls Church,VA | 7.70%
|
$10,000 |
6.06% |
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