Canadian High Interest Savings Bank Accounts

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Last week, I completed the application form for an ICICI HiSAVE Savings account.
8 days later, I received an e-mail from ICICI:

Welcome to ICICI Bank Canada. Your Personal Savings Account CAD has been successfully opened. Please send us a personal cheque for any [...]

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ICICI Bank in Canada is a CDIC-insured online bank in the Canadian high-interest savings account market. It has six branches in Canada. Most relevant for me are the branches in Surrey and Vancouver.
ICICI seems like a rather mysterious bank, and [...]

Note: this review originated on my blog reviewing Citizens Bank, ING Direct, and PC Financial together.
Website: http://www.ingdirect.ca
Account of note: Investment Savings Account, 3.65% as of January 27th, 2008
Catchy ads and fun newsletters call attention to what is actually a rather limited account. You must rely on linking this account to another bank (once you [...]

Last updated August 18, 2007
Note: this review originated on my blog reviewing Citizens Bank, ING Direct, and PC Financial together.
Website: http://www.citizensbank.ca
Accounts of note: Ultimate Savings Account, 4.00%; Investment Savings Account, 2.4% as of January 27th, 2008
Citizens Bank is actually a Vancity company, and is my favourite bank. You get free cheques on the Investment [...]