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Savings Square

$1 to open account
No Minimum
FDIC Insured

Does any one have experience with this bank?

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walletLess said:Savings Square

$1 to open account
No Minimum
FDIC Insured

Does any one have experience with this bank?


Seems like a decent deal. That said, I think CD's are a good way
to go at the moment because there's a good chance the Fed will cut
interest rates again (I predict they will keep rates steady at the
Oct 31 meeting, but cut rates in December). Such an action would likely
lower this 5.1 APY by December

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SavingsSquare.com is a product of Kirkpatrick Bank, Edmond, Oklahoma. Kirkpatrick Bank headquarters in Edmond, Oklahoma with branches throughout Edmond and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Castle Rock and Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Kirkpatrick bank was charted as American Bank and Trust in March 1970 in Edmond, Oklahoma. In May 1988 a local philanthropic family, the Kirkpatrick Family, purchased American Bank and Trust. As a tribute to the philanthropic endeavors of the Kirkpatrick Family and as a stepping stone to the continued commitment of the communities in which it serves and providing first class financial services to its customers, American Bank changed its name to Kirkpatrick Bank in May 2004.

There are no limits on the number of accounts you can connect and checking, money market and savings accounts are all eligible for funds transfer sources.

you can establish verified external account relationships for additional electronic deposits (must be from a US chartered bank). A relationship can only be established with accounts having the same owner and must be able to accept electronic funds transfers.

Deposits may take 2-3 business days to process. Temporary holds of 5 business days may be placed on deposits received subsequent to you initial deposit. A hold of 10 business days may be placed on your initial deposit.

Square Account withdrawals may be made electronically to any verified external account. Square Account withdrawals may take 2-3 business days to process. You are not allowed to overdraw this account.

Only six preauthorized, automatic, computer or telephone transfers can be made from your Square Account to another account in any month (a month may be either a calendar month or a statement cycle month). If you exceed these limits on more than an occasional basis, we may be required to close your Square Account.

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From the FDIC web site:
Your Bank at a Glance

Kirkpatrick Bank (FDIC Cert: 20156)
is a Federal Reserve Non-member and has been FDIC insured since March 23, 1970.
It was established on March 23, 1970.
Its main office (headquarters) is located at:
15 East 15th Street
Edmond, Oklahoma 73013
County of Oklahoma


Kirkpatrick Bank's reported (or primary) website. http://www.kirkpatrickbank.com:80/

The primary regulator is Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
Kirkpatrick Bank has 7 Domestic Branches (Offices) located in 2 state(s.)

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I'm from the Edmond/Oklahoma City area and Kirkpatrick Bank is legit (as far as I know) and has been around a long time. I haven't done business with them myself though.

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I have had an account for about 5 months. It is okay, though not spectacular. They use CashEdge, and transfers take 3-4 days. The website is a bit basic, though functional. You can link to unlimited accounts, which is nice.

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whats the max limit on $ you can withdraw per month?

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Note: the Savings Square account is now paying 5%, which is still a good deal these days.

BankRate.com:

KIRKPATRICK BANK
EDMOND, Oklahoma

Bankrate.com Star Rating: лллл 4 stars -- 5 is highest)
Safe & Sound CAEL Rating: 2 (1 is highest)

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Anyone know if they pull a hard for account opening?

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TheThinker said:walletLess said:Savings Square

$1 to open account
No Minimum
FDIC Insured

Does any one have experience with this bank?



Seems like a decent deal. That said, I think CD's are a good way
to go at the moment because there's a good chance the Fed will cut
interest rates again (I predict they will keep rates steady at the
Oct 31 meeting, but cut rates in December). Such an action would likely
lower this 5.1 APY by December


I like that you got red for this. Hindsight is 20/20 huh.

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jlgrandam said:Anyone know if they pull a hard for account opening?Not according to the Quick Summary in this thread.

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Thanks

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APY dropped to 4.8%

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Any other folks with more experience with this bank? They seem to be one of the best deals out there right now?

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I just opened an account at Savings Square, and its going smoothly. I discovered that you need to call customer service if you want to transfer large amounts of money or do it quickly.

They have a "premium" next-day transfer service. There is NO charge for using this, and it gives you next-day transfers. But it has lower limits. There is an option on the transfer funds web page to specify permium or standard.

The default limits are $2K daily, $5K monthly for premium and for transfers in via Standard. The default for transfers out by standard is $15K/$25K. But you can ask to have the limits raised. The maximum is $20K/$50K for Premium and $100K/$300K for standard.

They do accept ACH in or out from another institution. Their routing transit number is 103001469.

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According to a CSR, Savings Square does not charge for wire transfers, either in or out. This is quite unusual and is an excellent feature of this account.

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Just dropped to 4.50% APY.

Also, I asked about how soon premium transfers for deposits start earning interest. They said that if I initiate on Monday, it will show in the account and start earning interest on Tuesday.

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Thanks for the info, blue. I was looking on their website and couldn't find any of this information about limits and what not listed so thank you for that.

So you can only transfer $2k daily and $5k monthly? So hypothetically if I had $20k to put into SS, I could put in $2k on day one, $2k on day two, and $1k on day three. And then have to wait for additional transfers until the next month, eventually getting all the $20k in over four months?

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Can anyone confirm a hard or soft pull when opening an account?

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vstrt said:Can anyone confirm a hard or soft pull when opening an account?

I emailed them and received the following on 1/30 about this matter:

Savings Square said:We do a "soft pull" to verify the information received on your application. Thank you.

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