More Americans prefer online banking

December 14, 2008 - 8:43am | Banks and internet banks | News |
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More Americans prefer online banking
Online banking becomes more popular among Americans. It is the point of the SavingsAccount.com report. While organizing their personal finances Americans deal with harsh economic times and the consequences of a protracted recession. For satisfying Americans in their seeking higher returns with Online saving accounts SavingsAccount.com launched a new site design. It is aiming to make it easier for consumers to compare rates and features from many banks at a glance and open a new online savings account. 

According to the users recently visited new site it can often offer higher yields than accounts opened in branches as well as lower minimum deposits to open the account. Moreover, the information about FDIC insured banks which now offer increased protection up to $ 250,000 per depositor is also provided by the site. 

At SavingsAccount.com is observed a customer can click through to the online bank of their choice and open an account using simple, easy-to-follow instructions.

According to Matthew Bernardini, CEO of A8Media which operates SavingsAccount.com a rather big increase in traffic to the site is observed in the third quarter. He noted that for the first time in a long time consumers start to save more. And this process is due to the market uncertainty and the recession. For many users online savings accounts are considered a good place to put the money. Moreover, with the constant market fluctuations that SavingsAccount.com is currently experiencing it is possible for the banks to attract new customers. For many reasons online banking appears to be gaining greater consumer acceptance. 






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