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Old 01-30-2007, 01:42 PM
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Default Re: HSBC 6.0% promotion

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Originally Posted by goodtosave
When HSBC floats your funds for 3-4 days, you do not earn interest. For example, they debit $100 out of your account 1/8/07 and you receive credit to your destination account on 1/11/07, you will have lost 3 days of interest from 1/8/2007 to 1/10/2007.

These may not matter but it's 0.14 interest a day(assuming 5%) for every $1000.
True. Contrast that with GMAC which actually shows your deposit BEFORE it's been withdrawn from the source bank. Theoretically you get interest in both places for a day.
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