Credit Card Deals
As of June 27, 2000
These rates compare with an national average credit-card rate of 17.08%.
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 | 10.90%
Variable | $0 |
AFBA Industrial
Bank
800-776-2265 | 11.90% Variable | $0 |
This week's tip from the Bank Rate Monitor: Sign you credit card as soon as
it arrives. Blank cards might be signed -- and used -- by someone
else.
Highest Money Market Yields
As of June 27, 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
BankCaroLine
Travelers Rest, SC | 7.23% | $500 | 5.66% |
1-year CD
Bank CaroLine
Travelers Rest, SC | 7.23%
| $500 | 5.66% |
2.5-year CD
Capital One FSB
Falls Church, VA
| 7.37% | $10000 | 5.77% |
5-year CD
Capital One FSB
Falls Church, VA | 7.51%
| $10000 |
6.17% |
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