Resource Bank offers 3.31% APY on $10,000+ accounts

As far as money market accounts, there’s a new player in the market - Resource Bank, offering 3.31% yield on accounts with a minimum of $10,000 balance. Among the quirks of the account (beyond the $10,000 minimum) is the limit of 3 withdrawals per month and a fee of $10 each time your account falls below $10,000 and each time you exceed the 3 withdrawals per month rule. Which still seems reasonable for a money market account. There’s also a $100 fee for those closing the account within 90 days.

It’s all summarized here:

  • Copy of Check: $4.00 per check.
  • Uncollected Funds Charge: $28.00 per item
  • Counter Checks: $0.10 per check.
  • Check Printing: Price depends on style & quantity ordered.
  • Telephone Transfer Service: Free of charge.
  • Copy of Statement: $2.00 per copy.
  • Non-Sufficient Funds (NSF): $28.00 per item
  • Levy, Attachment, Garnishments: $75.00 per occurrence.
  • Account Closing: $100.00 per account if closed within 90 days of opening.
  • Returned Deposit Item: $5.00 per item.
  • Research Statement Balancing: $20.00 per hour or fraction thereof.
  • Stop Payment Order: $25.00 per item.

It’s an ok deal, but considering that Emigrant Direct is offering 3.25% with no weird fees and imposed withdrawal limits, looks like the extra 0.06% is not worth it.

Posted in Money at March 30th, 2005. Trackback URI: trackback

One Response to “Resource Bank offers 3.31% APY on $10,000+ accounts”

  1. April 2nd, 2005 at 2:20 pm #Denis

    When comparing the Research Bank account with Emigrant Direct you do not mention that the Emigrant Direct account does not include any checking account.

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