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Credit Card Deals
As of February 10, 1998
These rates compare with an national average credit-card rate of 16.45%.
If You Carry a Balance
| Institution/Phone Number | Interest Rate | Fee |
AmTrust
888-268-7878 | 12.25%
Variable | $18.00 |
BankBoston
800-252-2273 | 12.25% Variable | $18.00 |
Great Western Bank
800-492-7587 | 12.25% Variable |
$18.00 |
If You Pay Off the Entire Balance Monthly
| Institution/Phone Number | Interest Rate | Fee |
AFBA Industrial Bank
800-776-2265 | 11.40%
Variable | $0 |
USAA Savings Bank
800-922-9092 | 12.40%
Variable | $0 |
Pullman Bank & Trust Co.
800-785-5626 | 12.50%
| $0 |
This week's tip from the Bank Rate Monitor: Keep your credit history in
good shape. This information can be used by banks, lenders and other people
to decide interest rates, lines of credit and give approval for loans
and other applications.
Highest Money Market Yields
As of February 11, 1998
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
First Market Bank
Memphis TN | 5.80% | $10,000 | 2.56% |
6-month CD
Advanta National Bank
Wilmington DE | 6.00% | $10,000 | 4.75% |
1-year CD
Atlanta Internet Bank
Atlanta GA | 6.05%
| $1,000 | 5.00% |
2.5-year CD
Providian National Bank
Concord NH | 6.11% | $10,000 | 5.16% |
5-year CD
Capital One Federal
Savings
Bank
Wilmington DE | 6.26% | $2,500 |
5.29% |
FOR OTHER INSTALLMENTS OF BEST RATES
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