Archive for October, 2007

7 tips on how to decrease reliance (and fees) on your chequing account — by Peter

With the proliferation of high interest savings accounts, the chequing account is looking more and more unattractive. With zero to low interest and tons of fees (I cringe at the reports that say the average person pays over $200 a year in fees), you’re sometimes better off keeping cash under your mattress. Even the [...]

Craig’s ICICI Bank Canada experience

Taken from Craig’s comments on this post
August 3, 2007
I am in the process of “trying” to open an online savings account with ICICI Canada. I went through their online application about three weeks ago and sent an initial deposit cheque as they instructed. About five days later, I got a generic email from ICICI advising [...]

ICICI Bank Canada online interface review — by Peter

Following my review series on ICICI Bank Canada, I’ve explored the ICICI online interface a bit, so here’s my rather short review. The negative comments about ICICI on the other posts on this site make me reluctant to put much of my money in ICICI, but I can say that the online interface is rather [...]