Shawn Parr has some more information on the status of NetBank accounts that were taken over by ING Direct after NetBank’s shutdown. Apparently a customer service rep for ING indicated that online bill payment via OFX will stop working at some point. As of yesterday (7 October) I was able to submit bill payments using…… More »
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10 Commandments for Investing
Not coincidentally, I first started paying attention to my investments around the time Moneydance gained support for tracking them. Keeping all of my investment records in Moneydance forced me to pay attention to the transactions, fees and securities. Alan Haft has posted a nicely written set of guidelines for investing that I think are very…… More »
When a Bank Dies
From the Personal Finance Blog comes a story of how NetBank is suddenly no more. NetBank is the bank where Reilly Technologies’ (the maker of Moneydance, in case you haven’t noticed) accounts were kept and this is the first I’ve heard of their closing. All accounts at NetBank were apparently transferred to the FDIC and…… More »
UK Banking Law Perplexes Me
I’ve been researching UK bank regulations, law, and practices for a couple weeks now in an effort to better understand the UK Banking community. Since we have quite a few users who are located in the UK (including our wonderful developer, Sean), I thought I might point out a neat little blog I’ve found that…… More »
Make Your Bank Listen
Feeling like you have no influence over your bank? Check out the story of students who, by organizing on facebook, managed to get HSBC to change their plans to charge interest on overdrafts. The smallest, most innocuous sounding changes in bank policy can result in extremely negative consequences for unsuspecting customers. Let’s hope that all…… More »