Loan Depot Mortgage Review(s) and Rates

Loan Depot was one of the original pioneers of the ‘direct lenders’ phenom that exploded when the internet began allowing consumers to apply for loans online with a faster approval process and lower mortgage rates. Within the last 25 years Loan Depot has also built and launched two similar start-ups that later merged with Lending Tree and E-Trade.

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Loan Depot aims to separate itself from the Read more…

Golden 1 Credit Union Mortgage Review(s) and Rates

Golden 1 Credit Union, based out of Sacramento California, is one of the largest credit unions in the country by both assets and members – 6th largest by assets and 4th largest by members. They were founded by a group of California state employees in 1933.

Like most credit unions, Golden 1 is a membership financial cooperative which is owned by its members. Therefor Golden 1 has no shareholders to report to Read more…

Colorado Federal Savings Bank Review(s) and CD Rates

Colorado Federal Savings Bank, based out of Greenwood Village, CO, was established in 1990. They still operate just one branch but can accept deposits online from customers throughout the country. They have 18 employees and they are federally insured by the FDIC (FDIC # 33111). They are the tenth largest bank in Colorado and the 636th largest in the United States. Colorado Federal Savings Bank claims to have one the highest Read more…

AloStar Bank of Commerce Review(s) and CD Rates

AloStar Bank of Commerce, based out of Birmingham, Alabama was originally founded to supplement the “bedrock” of the American economy by focusing it’s efforts on two major segments of the US population – deposit savers and businesses.

Important Note about AloStar Bank: AloStar Bank was formerly Nexity Bank. They are just one of several online FDIC-insured banks that have changed their name after the 2008 bank collapse due to negative consumer associations Read more…

Ultima Bank of Minnesota CD Rates and Review(s)

Ultima Bank of Minnesota is a relatively small community bank with some decent rates on their CDs (certificates of deposit) and savings accounts. However, most of us will probably not be eligible to take advantage of these products as Ultima Bank operates in Minnesota with just 2 branches and 25 full time employees. In the state of Minnesota they are just the 176th largest banking institution (for both banks and credit Read more…