Safe(r) banks

[jetonejet]

I agree, UBOC is solid. Zero mortgage exposure. I moved all of my money out of Washington Mutual when their stock sunk below $5 from over $40 just a year ago. Wamu will be Wamu Federal within a year, you can count on it.

[mercedes7]

S & P just downgraded Washington Mutual to negative from stable. Hope no one has >100K in the bank there. Wouldn’t be surprised if they go down some Friday soon.

[mercedes7]

S & P just downgraded Washington Mutual to negative from stable. Hope no one has >100K in the bank there. Wouldn’t be surprised if they go down some Friday soon.

[mercedes7]

S & P just downgraded Washington Mutual to negative from stable. Hope no one has >100K in the bank there. Wouldn’t be surprised if they go down some Friday soon.

[mercedes7]

S & P just downgraded Washington Mutual to negative from stable. Hope no one has >100K in the bank there. Wouldn’t be surprised if they go down some Friday soon.

[mercedes7]

S & P just downgraded Washington Mutual to negative from stable. Hope no one has >100K in the bank there. Wouldn’t be surprised if they go down some Friday soon.

[nostradamus]

More on union bank of CA (www.uboc.com): I opened an account with them today and found their service to be outstanding. I’m also getting a good rate on my cd’s there: 4.0%. This is not the advertised rate (which is closer to 2%) but they were very flexible.

This is the only bank where I’ve walked through a “weapons detector” with a double-door entry (the kind that locks a robber in) past an armed guard into the service area. They also gave me a safe deposit box. I’m not paying any fees on any of the 4 accounts I opened there today.

[nostradamus]

More on union bank of CA (www.uboc.com): I opened an account with them today and found their service to be outstanding. I’m also getting a good rate on my cd’s there: 4.0%. This is not the advertised rate (which is closer to 2%) but they were very flexible.

This is the only bank where I’ve walked through a “weapons detector” with a double-door entry (the kind that locks a robber in) past an armed guard into the service area. They also gave me a safe deposit box. I’m not paying any fees on any of the 4 accounts I opened there today.

[nostradamus]

More on union bank of CA (www.uboc.com): I opened an account with them today and found their service to be outstanding. I’m also getting a good rate on my cd’s there: 4.0%. This is not the advertised rate (which is closer to 2%) but they were very flexible.

This is the only bank where I’ve walked through a “weapons detector” with a double-door entry (the kind that locks a robber in) past an armed guard into the service area. They also gave me a safe deposit box. I’m not paying any fees on any of the 4 accounts I opened there today.

[nostradamus]

More on union bank of CA (www.uboc.com): I opened an account with them today and found their service to be outstanding. I’m also getting a good rate on my cd’s there: 4.0%. This is not the advertised rate (which is closer to 2%) but they were very flexible.

This is the only bank where I’ve walked through a “weapons detector” with a double-door entry (the kind that locks a robber in) past an armed guard into the service area. They also gave me a safe deposit box. I’m not paying any fees on any of the 4 accounts I opened there today.

[nostradamus]

More on union bank of CA (www.uboc.com): I opened an account with them today and found their service to be outstanding. I’m also getting a good rate on my cd’s there: 4.0%. This is not the advertised rate (which is closer to 2%) but they were very flexible.

This is the only bank where I’ve walked through a “weapons detector” with a double-door entry (the kind that locks a robber in) past an armed guard into the service area. They also gave me a safe deposit box. I’m not paying any fees on any of the 4 accounts I opened there today.

[34f3f3f]

I’m always a bit loathe to actually go as far as recommending any institution, but has anyone considered offshore. I have used many, for many years, and one of the best is Anglo Irish, because their rates are almost always consistently higher (US$ 4.75%). http://www.angloirishbank.ie/Personal_Savings/Interest_Rates/dollar.html They are an asset management bank so no retail facilities, and of course the Irish Government has guaranteed all deposits. It may be worth checking that this does cover foreign depositors, and not just Irish taxpayers, who after all would foot the bill. Their core business is commercial real estate so some may wish to err on the side of caution, but they claim only a small indirect exposure to US subprime mortgages. However, their stock price has seen quite big dips recently, but this is probably largely attributable to the general trend.

[34f3f3f]

I’m always a bit loathe to actually go as far as recommending any institution, but has anyone considered offshore. I have used many, for many years, and one of the best is Anglo Irish, because their rates are almost always consistently higher (US$ 4.75%). http://www.angloirishbank.ie/Personal_Savings/Interest_Rates/dollar.html They are an asset management bank so no retail facilities, and of course the Irish Government has guaranteed all deposits. It may be worth checking that this does cover foreign depositors, and not just Irish taxpayers, who after all would foot the bill. Their core business is commercial real estate so some may wish to err on the side of caution, but they claim only a small indirect exposure to US subprime mortgages. However, their stock price has seen quite big dips recently, but this is probably largely attributable to the general trend.

[34f3f3f]

I’m always a bit loathe to actually go as far as recommending any institution, but has anyone considered offshore. I have used many, for many years, and one of the best is Anglo Irish, because their rates are almost always consistently higher (US$ 4.75%). http://www.angloirishbank.ie/Personal_Savings/Interest_Rates/dollar.html They are an asset management bank so no retail facilities, and of course the Irish Government has guaranteed all deposits. It may be worth checking that this does cover foreign depositors, and not just Irish taxpayers, who after all would foot the bill. Their core business is commercial real estate so some may wish to err on the side of caution, but they claim only a small indirect exposure to US subprime mortgages. However, their stock price has seen quite big dips recently, but this is probably largely attributable to the general trend.

[34f3f3f]

I’m always a bit loathe to actually go as far as recommending any institution, but has anyone considered offshore. I have used many, for many years, and one of the best is Anglo Irish, because their rates are almost always consistently higher (US$ 4.75%). http://www.angloirishbank.ie/Personal_Savings/Interest_Rates/dollar.html They are an asset management bank so no retail facilities, and of course the Irish Government has guaranteed all deposits. It may be worth checking that this does cover foreign depositors, and not just Irish taxpayers, who after all would foot the bill. Their core business is commercial real estate so some may wish to err on the side of caution, but they claim only a small indirect exposure to US subprime mortgages. However, their stock price has seen quite big dips recently, but this is probably largely attributable to the general trend.

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