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If I may ask, what circumstances led you to that decision? Ultimately I would probably end up utilizing both "big bank" and "smaller bank/CU" services.
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Impact1400, I take that to mean you are going to join PenFed? I do not condone telling lies though... only loopholes! :)
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Thanks lickeals, I appreciate all the detailed help. I will take a look at that info and decide if anything is a good match for me.
Here's a question I can't seem to find the answer to easily:
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Not bad at all. It's actually encouraged to not have all your eggs in one basket. The only thing you really need to watch for is that some credit unions will pull a hard inquiry for membership. This...
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I've enjoyed reading a lot of the finance related threads on SD and now I am asking the gurus for advice/help...
I do not belong to any credit unions or banks that are not one of the major...
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I called PenFed and spoke with a rep about membership eligibility. He said if you say you are part of an organization in the field of membership, they will take your word for it. They don't really...
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With Navy Federal I think you might be eligible to join if you have a family member in the service. PenFed is similar in size and rates I believe, but you don't need to be in the service to join. ...
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:nod::nod::nod::nod::nod:
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Thanks, will look into PenFed. I forgot to mention in my original post that I am not a service member and none of my family members were either.
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Repped!
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look at some of the rewards checking accounts they are often 2-4%. We have a local one that is 4%, but requires 10 pos transactions, of which I buy 10 $1 amazon gift cards for. I usually push money...
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Thanks for the heads up. I don't think I would open multiple accounts at the exact same time though. Regardless, to my knowledge I haven't done any transactions recently that would have required a...
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Haven't made a decision yet. Have to put it on the back burner for a little while. But I repped you for going out of your way to try to help :)
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I think I'm the only one that recently closed his credit union account and sticking with the big banks.