Archive for January, 2012

Pentagon Federal Credit Union (PenFed) Review, Rates: CDs, Savings, Money Market, Mortgages

PenFed is a sustainable financial institution, serving more than 1,046,583 members in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense, defense-related companies and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. They have proven to be a strong and safe establishment with more than $15 billion in assets and by providing user friendly services. Since being federally chartered in 1935, they have been offering and improving the deposit accounts and other banking services they offer, which include credit cards and loans.

The dynamic cliental of this financial institution calls for convenience and PenFed delivers in a spectacular way. They help service their customers worldwide, seven days week, 24 hours a day with their online banking services. PenFed also serves their cliental by telephone and at branches that are located in the Washington D.C. area, Hawaii, New York, Texas, North Carolina, as well as over seas.

PenFed is comprised of member-owners and is headed by a volunteer Board of Directors. Each director that wants to volunteer goes through training and provides relevant, knowledgeable advice to the credit union.


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Choice Scaring Away Property Owners From Buying Home Insurance

Choice, the consumer group is advising consumers who live in places that are prone to flooding from taking out insurance in an irresponsible manner, whilst at the same time heavily criticizing the industry according to the insurance council.

Recently the advisory group held its annual Shonky Awards, where the group awarded lemon trophies for dubious dodgy and deceitful goods and services.

Choice singled out the insurance industry, following this summer’s flooding in Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales.

According to Choice, this year’s flooding left people who lived in the three states without any cover as insurers sought to avoid their liabilities.

Rob Whelan the executive director and chief executive of the Insurance Council of Australia says the group may scare property owners who are at risk from buying flood insurance.

“We don’t want a situation to arise in which property owners do not have appropriate cover for their property because they were put off by irresponsible and inaccurate statements by Choice,” Mr Whelan said.

According to Mr. Whelan, 1


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