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At Fixed Deposit Rates, we present readers with lists of the best, the highest and some of the latest selected from around the world.

If you are looking to compare of any particular countries bank interest rates, look no further.

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BBVA Compass is offering an impressive checking promotion that brings with it an 8 GB iPod Touch. You get the iPod if you open a new Build-to-Order Free Checking account by Dec. 15, 2009. See the promotion page for more details and don’t forget to first register so that you can receive the claim code.

Here are some details of the promotion:

• Direct deposit must begin within 6 weeks of opening the account. It must also continue at least once per statement cycle.
• The account will be re-verified at 6 months to confirm you are meeting the requirements. If it isn’t, your account will be debited $180 (the cost of the iPod touch) from your checking account.
• You will have to pay for shipping and handling of the iPod touch.

Some basics of Build-to-Order Free Checking include that the account has no minimum balance or direct deposit requirement.

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Though a young market, the rapid growth occurring within the mobile app world is nothing short of amazing. The smart phone market share has already grown to as high as 19% within the US, and with the introduction of budget friendly smart phones from HTC and Motorola, it seems this market share is only heading up. Companies and programmers around the world began capitalizing on this market when Apple introduced the App Store. Now, 2 years later the store boasts more than 100,000 in 21 categories that have been downloaded more then two billion times.

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Bank of the West is offering a $100 promotion for its checking accounts. The promotion ends Dec. 11, 2009.

How the promotion works:

1. Choose to open either the Free Checking Account or Choice Interest Checking with deposit of $100 from another financial institution.
2. Enroll in direct deposit of at least $250 or make 10 online bill payments within 60 calendar days of opening your account.
3. Earn $100 credited within 60 calendar days.

There is a limit of one promotion per household. Offer available to residents in the following states: Oklahoma, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, Wyoming, Washington, Oregon and California.

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Some of our regular readers may remember an article we published back in September that mentioned the FDIC’s plan for injecting a little more money into their Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) by making banks prepay three years of their FDIC fees, to provide $45 billion in much needed liquidity for the agency. After a month long period of debate, the FDIC finally announced today that it plans on following through on this plan, requiring banks that wish to remain insured by the FDIC to pay their premiums for the next three years when they pay their fourth quarters fees on December 30th.

Least Costly Option

Both the FDIC board and the banking industry agreed on the prepayment solution as the least costly option that will allow the FDIC to ensure liquidity during this time of increased bank failures. T

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