Monday, July 21, 2008

The High Price of Free Accounts

I knew I was getting ripped off.

http://www.economist.com/world/britain/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11750886

In summary:

You earn like 0.5% on your balance in your current account. The bank cooly lends out that money at 3.0% (more when interest rates are higher), and pockets the difference. Makes you want to start your own bank.

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