Canadian High Interest Savings Bank Accounts

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 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 [...]

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 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 [...]

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 [...]