Credit Card Deals
As of June 20, 2000
These rates compare with an national average credit-card rate of 16.95%.
If You Carry a Balance
| Institution/Phone Number | Interest Rate | Fee |
Pulaski Bank & Trust
800-980-2265 | 8.75% | $35 |
Wachovia Bank Card Services
800-842-3262 | 9.50% 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 | 11.90%
Variable | $0 |
AFBA Industrial
Bank
800-776-2265 | 11.90% Variable | $0 |
This week's tip from the Bank Rate Monitor: Photo copy front and back of
your credit cards and keep in a secure place. In case of theft or loss
you'll have emergency telephone numbers and card account numbers.
Highest Money Market Yields
As of June 20, 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
Resource
Bank
Virginia Beach, VA | 6.33% | $10000 | 2.11% |
6-month CD
National InterBank
Mitchell, IN | 7.02% | $2000 | 5.24% |
1-year CD
National InterBank
Mitchell, IN | 7.25%
| $2000 | 5.65% |
2.5-year CD
USAccess Bank
Louisville, KY
| 7.35% | $500 | 5.78% |
5-year CD
Eastern Savings Bank
Hunt Valley, MD | 7.35%
| $1000 |
6.16% |
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