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Re: Apple Card’s new high-yield Savings account is now available, offering a 4.15 p

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I feel somewhat confused; my current Wells Fargo saving account APY is 0.01% where did I go wrong? Seems like I might be shifting my money to a new home. Edit: In the very least it will educate many uninformed folks like myself they are getting shafted at their current banks. Double edit: Thank you for all the helpful links and information!

High yield savings accounts are all above 3% at this point- you're getting hosed if you're getting .01%.

Re: Apple Card’s new high-yield Savings account is now available, offering a 4.15 p

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post #3

This looks hugely disruptive no?

My Wells Fargo savings accounts both have a 'generous' 0.01 APY so I agree about it's disruptive potential.

In the very least it will educate many uninformed folks like myself they are getting shafted at their current banks.

Re: Apple Card’s new high-yield Savings account is now available, offering a 4.15 p

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This is below current market rates for savings accounts (edit: for online-based high-interest savings accounts). Current highest rate for a no-minimum FDIC-insured account is from UFB, which is 4.81% APY: https://www.fool.com/the-ascent/banks/the-highest-savings-ac...

Re: Apple Card’s new high-yield Savings account is now available, offering a 4.15 p

#36
with a Savings account from Goldman Sachs, which offers a high-yield APY of 4.15 percent. Annual Percentage Yield (APY) is 4.15 percent as of 4/14/2023. APY may change at any time. Maximum balance limits apply.

I wonder how long that APY is going to sit at that level (and what the maximum balance limit is), given than Goldman Sachs' Marcus accounts offer 3.9% and I don't think there's any balance limit and there is no minimum balance requirement either. https://www.marcus.com/us/en/savings/high-yield-savings

EDIT: I see the max balance limit is $250k https://www.goldmansachs.com/terms-and-conditions/Deposits-A...

Re: Apple Card’s new high-yield Savings account is now available, offering a 4.15 p

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post #16

I feel somewhat confused; my current Wells Fargo saving account APY is 0.01% where did I go wrong? Seems like I might be shifting my money to a new home. Edit: In the very least it will educate many uninformed folks like myself they are getting shafted at their current banks. Double edit: Thank you for all the helpful links and information!

Bank accounts are one of the lowest "customer churn" services out there. People typically open a bank account and use it for years and years (which turns into decades on decades).

Until someone like Apple comes in with a one click UX to open a bank account and set everything up, existing banks have no incentive to make existing clients happier because they're extremely unlikely to move banks (or even to open a better yielding type of account)

Re: Apple Card’s new high-yield Savings account is now available, offering a 4.15 p

#38
post #8

How many of you got the card just to have a titanium Apple card, and never used it, or was that just me?

2% cash back on any Apple Pay purchase is worth using.

But there are other cards that give you 2% cash back on any purchase, Apple Pay or not...
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