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Credit Card Deals
As of February 24, 1998
These rates compare with an national average credit-card rate of 16.41%.
If You Carry a Balance
| Institution/Phone Number | Interest Rate | Fee |
Pulaski Bank & Trust
800-980-2265 | 7.99%
Variable | $35.00 |
Wachovia Bank
800-842-3262 | 8.50% Variable | $88.00 |
Huntington National Bank
800-480-2265 | 9.50% Variable |
$39.00 |
If You Pay Off the Entire Balance Monthly
| Institution/Phone Number | Interest Rate | Fee |
Amalgamated Bank
800-723-0303 | 14.50%
Variable | $0 |
AFBA Industrial Bank
800-776-2265 | 11.40%
Variable | $0 |
USAA Savings Bank
800-922-9092 | 12.40%
| $0 |
This week's tip from the Bank Rate Monitor: A second credit card on your
account may be handy for the person you give it to but remember you are
responsible for any charges made by that person.
Highest Money Market Yields
As of February 25, 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
Treasury Bank
Washington DC | 5.77% | $2,500 | 2.58% |
6-month CD
Advanta National Bank
Wilmington DE | 6.00% | $10,000 | 4.73% |
1-year CD
Atlanta Internet Bank
Atlanta GA | 6.05%
| $1,000 | 4.98% |
2.5-year CD
Atlanta Internet Bank
Atlanta GA | 6.10% | $10,000 | 5.13% |
5-year CD
Key Bank USA
Albany NY | 6.27% | $5,000 |
5.27% |
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