Brio Direct’s standard CD APY is 0.45% but the bank is currently offering a promotional high-yield CD rateof 4.0% for new accounts only. CDs renew automatically at their maturity date but the bank ...

Waiting for your paycheck or tax refund to hit your bank account can be stressful — especially when bills, rent, or groceries are due. In 2026, many banks and financial apps now offer early direct ...

Amanda has written in the personal finance space for several years and previously worked as a risk analyst at a local community bank. She researches economics, emerging financial trends and the future ...

Direct banks—those branchless, digital alternatives to traditional retail banks—continue to grow in popularity. But instead of replacing incumbents, the new model has given many established financial ...

My Banking Direct is the online division of Flagstar Bank. It has just a handful of products: one checking account, one high-yield savings account, one five-month certificate of deposit (CD) and a ...

You’ll find competitive savings rates here, plus you can make cash deposits -- an extra selling point for an online-only bank. David McMillin writes about credit cards, mortgages, banking, taxes and ...

At the turn of the millennium, direct banking was viewed as being almost taboo. Internet upstart ING Direct was scoffed at by the traditional, stodgy brick-and-mortar banks. Now the bank is the envy ...

Popular Inc. of San Juan, Puerto Rico, said it plans to roll out direct banking in the third quarter under two brand names: its own and that of E-Loan Inc., the online loan company it bought last year ...