ViewPoint Bank’s high interest checking account: 4% APY
July 26th, 2009 Posted in Checking Accounts
Here is another great high interest checking account available to people nationwide: ViewPoint Bank is currently offering an “absolute checking” account which is yielding an APY of 4.0% for balances up to $50,000. Many of the interest bearing checking accounts in which we have covered in the past have maximum balances of much less than $50k, so if you have a larger chunk of cash in which you are looking to plop into a high yield FDIC insured investment this may be your best bet (just make sure you can achieve the monthly requirements).
Benefits of Absolute Checking through ViewPoint Bank:
- No monthly service charge
- No minimum balance to earn interest
- Free online bill-pay
- Unlimited ATM transactions
- Free checks
- Free online banking with online statements and e-mail account alerts
- 4.01% interest rate!
Requirements to earn the advertised interest rate:
- Sign up for direct deposit OR actively use free online bill-pay
- Receive your monthly bank statement and notices on your account electronically
- Use your Absolute Checking Visa Check Card at least 15 times per month for purchases<
