In case you hadn't come across this, Netbank is being taken over by Everbank, and the changeover may be finished by the end of June.
I've read good things about Everbank, but their money market account is too rich for my blood right now. I'm using our Netbank MM to try and build up a Fully Funded Emergency Fund. Netbank wants to you keep a minimum of $500 in the account, so although we have $955 in there, only $455 is really available for emergencies. I found that frustrating enough. But Everbank wants even more--a minimum of $1500 to avoid a monthly fee of $4.50.
www.everbank.com/001MoneyMarketYP.aspx
So I'm looking for alternatives. Right now it looks like Capital One Bank is our best bet. $1 to open their MM, no minimum balances to maintain, no fees. Plus they apparently send out paper statements!
If anyone has experience with Capital One as a bank, I'd like to hear it. I only had a credit card with them years and years ago.
May 22nd, 2007 at 02:04 pm 1179839055
May 23rd, 2007 at 03:02 am 1179885774
August 2nd, 2008 at 04:12 pm 1217689935
As with a lot of companies, Everbank today spends much more in resources and capital on getting a new customer than in keeping them, losing any sense of customer service save the department name.
My recommendation; if you must, use them for their initial offer, then switch to a bank that is more devoted to their customers over time and seeks to not only meet, but exceed expectations.
Cheers,
David