Savings Account
Savings accounts are financial products offered by banks and credit unions providing clients with interest-bearing savings deposit accounts. In other words, holders may deposit their funds in these safe havens, protected and insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and accrue daily levels of interest on their money. This effectively means that the banks and credit unions are paying their customers interest, and then providing them with interest on that interest. Savings accounts remain the number one banking account used by money deposit makers today.
Initial balances for deposit accounts are nominal, starting around 25 USD, with some banks even waiving these starting balances altogether. Clients will either be provided with a deposit account pay book in which they keep a record of all deposits and withdrawals, or they will receive monthly statements sent by post or email. Customers will be charged certain fees and it is always worthwhile shopping around from bank to bank to find the best combination of high interest rates with low levels of banking charges. Normally credit unions will provide higher rates than banks but their fee structure will be slightly different. Do your homework, and you should be able to find the best configuration for your financial requirements.
Unlike checking accounts, deposit accounts do not supply holders with checking facilities. With regular savings accounts, deposits and withdrawals can be made as frequently as required. Another type of savings account is the money market account which offers slightly higher interest rates, but which is less flexible in terms of fund withdrawals. Money market savings accounts also require large minimum opening and maintenance balances, which put them really in a higher savings bracket than regular savings account clients. As a solution for security, flexibility and interest income, regular savings accounts are one of the best deals on the market today.
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