Foster City, CA (PRWEB) July 13, 2011

Today, MoneyRates.com releases the results of its quarterly rate survey identifying the top 10 banks posting the highest interest rates for savings and money market accounts in the second quarter of 2011. America?s Best Rates allows consumers to easily compare their bank?s interest rates with the rates of institutions consistently offering the highest yields for savings and money market accounts.

?The list of America?s best money market rates has shown great consistency, with nine of this quarter?s top 10 appearing for the third quarter in a row,? says Richard Barrington, personal finance expert for MoneyRates.com. ?America?s Best Rates list banks that offer high savings and money market rates day in and day out, rather than banks that do so as a short-term marketing promotion.?

The top 10 banks offering consistently high savings accounts rates(by annual percentage yield, or APY) during the second quarter of 2011 were:

1. Discover Bank ? 1.16 percent

2. American Express ? 1.13 percent

3. Capital One Bank ? 1.10 percent

4.(tie) Ally Bank ? 1.01 percent

4.(tie) Zions Bank ? 1.01 percent

6. ING Direct ? 1.00 percent

7. Cashmere Valley Bank ? 0.95 percent

8. One West Bank ? 0.89 percent

9. Mile High Banks ? 0.88 percent

10. Allstate Bank ? 0.70 percent

The top 10 banks offering consistently high money market rates(by APY) during the second quarter of 2011 were:

1. Hudson City Bank ? 1.15 percent

2. Discover Bank ? 1.06 percent

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Orlando, FL (PRWEB) July 3, 2004

Ron Tamayo, Certified Financial Planner licensee and principal of Central Florida-based wealth management firm, Spraker, Fitzgerald, Tamayo & Moisand, LLC has been accepted to the Journal of Financial Planning’s Editorial Review Board. Published by the Financial Planning Association, the Journal of Financial Planning aims to expand the body of knowledge of the financial planning profession. Tamayo was accepted after submitting a trial review of an article to the board in April.

“It is a great honor to serve on the Editorial Review Board for a key publication in the financial planning profession,” says Tamayo. “My goal is to provide readers with accurate resources to facilitate education on the new trends, strategies and tools that affect financial planning practitioners.”

With over 15 years of financial planning and tax compliance experience, Tamayo specializes in investment policy and advanced tax strategies. Tamayo is past Chairman of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) of Central Florida and an executive committee member of the Central Florida Estate Planning Council. His planning advice has been featured in Orlando Sentinel, Florida Trend and Morningstar.

Formed in 2000, the Financial Planning Association is the largest membership organization for the financial planning community. FPA members include individuals and companies that are dedicated to helping people through the financial planning process. For more information, visit http://www.fpanet.org.

Spraker, Fitzgerald, Tamayo & Moisand, LLC offers comprehensive wealth management services to individuals in or near retirement, corporate executives, professionals, business owners, and other high net worth individuals. The firm, registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, offers financial planning, investment management, estate planning, cash flow and income tax strategies, and retirement planning. Spraker, Fitzgerald, Tamayo & Moisand, LLC currently manages a combined total of more that $ 127 million. They operate out of offices located in Maitland and Melbourne and can be reached at 407.869.6228 or online at http://www.SprakerFitzgerald.com .

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New York, NY (PRWEB) February 25, 2009

Lawyer Central is pleased to announce that it has recently released a Loan Modification Resource Center for homeowners who are facing the prospect of foreclosure and are in need of assistance. The Loan Modification Resource Center provides a comprehensive overview of the loan modification process, which can help families avoid foreclosure and stay in their homes.

A Loan Modification is a change in one or more of the terms of a home loan. This allows the loan to be reinstated, resulting in a lower payment that the borrower can afford. Loans can be modified by lowering the interest rate, locking in a fixed interest rate, reducing the principal balance owed, or extending the repayment period. If you are struggling to make your monthly mortgage payments, a loan modification attorney can negotiate with your lender and arrive at new terms for your home loan. These new terms can help cut your monthly mortgage payments so that you can stay in your home.

Lawyer Central’s Loan Modification Resource Center provides detailed information about loan modification for homeowners. A definition of loan modification and key information including the requirements, purposes, and types of loan modifications are featured. Frequently asked questions and a guide to loan modifications as a form of foreclosure prevention are also available.

If you are behind on your mortgage payments and facing foreclosure, visit http://bankruptcy.lawyercentral.com/Loan-Modification-Lawyers-Attorneys–1-107.html today to learn more about how loan modification may be the answer. Review Lawyer Central’s loan modification resources and fill out the form on the right side of the page for a free, no obligation consultation from a loan modification lawyer. Don’t wait until you lose your home to foreclosure. Talk to a loan modification attorney today to see if this is the right option for you.

About Lawyer Central:

The Lawyer Central Network is an exclusive nationwide network of attorneys highly dedicated to their unique areas of practice, including loan and foreclosure law. Lawyer Central is emerging as the leading public relations and mixed media marketing organization for fast-growing law firms and forward-thinking attorneys. Lawyer Central membership includes a variety of media exposure ranging from practice area video filming, through interviews and complete public relations and internet relations management.

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(PRWEB) June 22, 2005

The website has positioned itself as the place where homeowners can visit if they are looking for any kind of information on loans specifically for them. Although no loans are offered here online, http://www.secured-loan-advice. co.uk. The website aims to attract traffic from those looking for unbiased and comprehensive information on secured loans.

The visitor can find all kinds of advice that will help him in the event that he later takes a secured loan. The aim of the website is to provide unbiased advice in a simple format and of course, to offer the ease of finding information online. The user is free to use and/or store any information that he or she may find useful on the website.

Mortgages, remortgages, secured loans, bad credit advice, and other types of loan and general financial advice are all offered on http://www.secured-loan-advice. The website has thus positioned itself as a one-stop shop for those looking at gathering the maximum information before actually taking on a loan. It is aimed at providing useful information for the layperson who is often likely to be confused not only with the variety of financial products available, but also by the surfeit of information to be had.

The website thus hopes to be a unique destination for those who are simply looking for information about different types of loans, and other financial advice. These users may or may not be potential customers; everyone can benefit from the website, since it offers advice without selling anything to users.

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(PRWeb UK) January 19, 2011

The FuelSave City Challenge will be using five Shell garages around Manchester to help promote its new range of money-saving fuels and Aleef Shell Middleton is proud to be taking part.

Aleef Garges Ltd (Shell) Middleton is one of the five chosen forecourts for the exciting FuelSave challenge which will see competition winners try to make one litre of Shell FuelSave go as far as possible. Local journalist Mike Torpey will be kicking off proceedings as he launches the challenge. The story will be covered by The Manchester Evening News in order to promote the event and the new fuels.

The launch of these fuels represents an exciting brand launch for Shell and also for motorists who are finding it increasingly hard to cope with rising fuel costs. FuelSave could save drivers up to one litre of fuel for each fill up, so there?s plenty to celebrate. The FuelSave Challenge is a great opportunity to put the new fuels to the test in an exciting and interactive manner and the event will have a great deal of local interest.

Aleef Garages Ltd (Shell) Middleton is the second stop on the FuelSave Challenge with the final stop being the Manchester Science Museum. Staff and customers are excited about the event and the forecourt will be a hive of activity on competition day. The publicity should help to promote interest in the new FuelSave fuels and get customers saving when they next go to fill up with petrol.

ABOUT: Shell FuelSave fuels are a new range of fuels that can help to maximise the mileage from a tank of petrol and save motorists money.

All enquiries regarding Shell FuelSave and the FuelSave Challenge should be emailed directly.

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Westlake Village, CA (PRWEB) February 4, 2009

Mortgage Success Source (MSS), the joint venture of The Mortgage Market Guide, LoanToolbox, and The Duncan Group, announces a new seminar tour for loan originators and REALTORS

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Fort Worth, TX (PRWEB) August 09, 2011

1Dental.com recently launched a new system that makes it even easier to sign up for and use group dental plans while still offering the same valuable savings. This new strategy benefits both the employer and employees by determining what employees really want and streamlining the process for the employer.

1Dental.com has been saving people money for years on nationwide dental services through offering the Careington Care 500 dental plan. The company has always given the option for businesses to offer this plan to their employees for even more savings, but it has recently shifted the focus on group plans to make them even easier to provide in the workplace.

Fewer and fewer people are visiting the dentist in today?s economy due to rising medical expenses and lack of adequate insurance coverage. Even the cost of typical dental insurance is extremely high, especially for individual plans. Almost 60% of the insured population receives the insurance as part of a group plan provided by their employer. Typically, group insurance is paid for in part by the employer, and the employee pays for the remainder. This is helpful in cutting the cost of insurance, as the employer might pay up to 50% of the premium.

1Dental.com offers easier and more affordable group discount plans, helping Careington customers save even more money through their employer. ?With companies having to cut budgets these days, many have discontinued some employee benefits to meet demands, including dental plans,? says Aaron McWilliams, Product Manager at 1Dental.com. ?By helping more people hear about our plans for businesses, we?re hoping to restore the value added to employee retention and help more people save 20-60% when they go to the dentist. What we?ve done with our new focus is streamline the process so that it?s simpler and easier for a small or large business to provide these plans at work.?

Providing the Careington 500 dental plan to employees offers many unique benefits from those offered by other group insurance deals. The plan is already extremely low-cost, but signing up for a group plan gives additional savings on top of the already low prices. Once on the plan, the savings are comparable to most traditional plans, but the weekly cost for an individual is less than $ 1.50 per week. Payment can be set up on a monthly or annual basis. In addition, a vision plan is included absolutely free.

?It costs the employer nothing. They do not have to pay anything to offer it, and they do not have to subsidize it so their employees can actually afford it,? said Jeff Gouldie, Group Sales Manager at 1Dental.com. ?It is voluntary on the part of the employees. Once they have a minimum of 5 people, the group can get started.? The plan is available to both full-time and part-time employees and can be offered alongside other insurance as part of a dual option at no extra cost.

Dental group plans typically require companies to have a certain number of employees on the plan, often for a certain length of time. A unique feature of the Careington 500 dental plan is that it includes no binding contracts. There is a 30-day money back guarantee, so if members are not satisfied and cancel within 30 days, they receive a full refund. Dental plan members are also not bound to a particular dentist for a year. They are free to switch dentists within the network at any time. If employees leave the company, they can still keep their coverage.

A large variety of companies offer a group plan to their employees through 1Dental.com, including food industries, national chains, construction companies, cleaning services, security, nonprofits, childcare, engineering companies, sales groups and more.

?With the economy the way it is today this plan allows a business to offer its employees a benefit without bringing any additional costs on the company,? says 1Dental.com Director of Operations Thad Lanthripe. ?Thus, the company can stay competitive in the business they are in as well as in the hiring market. It?s a win-win situation for both the employer and their employees.?

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(PRWEB) August 12, 2005

Website offers advice on secured loans for homeowners.

The website has positioned itself as the place where homeowners can visit if they are looking for any kind of information on loans specifically for them. Although no loans are offered here online, http://www.secured-loan-advice. co.uk. The website aims to attract traffic from those looking for unbiased and comprehensive information on secured loans.

The visitor can find all kinds of advice that will help him in the event that he later takes a secured loan. The aim of the website is to provide unbiased advice in a simple format and of course, to offer the ease of finding information online.

The user is free to use and/or store any information that he or she may find useful on the website.

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