Technobabble

Online Checking Accounts

Posted by on Dec 17, 2007 | One Comment

Is there a bank that doesn’t offer an online checking account these days?

When I wrote about online banking three years ago, gas prices were roughly 2/3 of what they are today.

The amount of money I save by not driving to the bank these days has increased as gas prices have risen. (Crazy how that works, isn’t it?)

Thankfully, my local bank’s online checking account system has grown to be a good bit more hospitable than it was back in the bad old days (when it didn’t want to place nice with anything other than MSIE).

These days, I handle just about all of my checking account chores online. On the rare occasions when I actually have to drive to the bank, I shut the engine down in the car when I get to the drive up window … if I don’t simply park and get out …

[tags]checking accounts, online banking[/tags]

  • Tony Roberts

    Coulee Bank ( http://www.couleebank.net ) offers an incredible 6.01% APY with their Rewards Checking account. The rate is easy to earn. All you have to do is make 10 check card transactions a month, use e-statements, and do 1 automatic payment a month (they call it ACH). Coulee Bank pays 6.01% on the first $25,000 and 1.01% on anything above that. The best thing about this account besides the rate is it is FREE, you can apply online, and it is from a great bank with real people that answer the phone. And as they like to say, Banking Green has its Rewards. The Rewards Checking account saves paper and preserves our natural resources. No wonder I feel good about recommending this to everyone I know. Check it out. I guarantee you will love it.