Moving? Switch Banks Before You Leave Home (NAPSA)—When moving to a new home, many Americans are forced to switch banks as their current bank doesn’t offer branches in their new neighborhood. This means that before they unpack their boxes, they must spend valuable time hunting for a new bank that offers the services, rates and convenience theydesire. If you’re one of the 40 million Americans who will be moving this year, now maybethe perfect time to consider switching to an Internet (branchless) bank. For starters, Internet banks let you set up your new account before you leave your old home. NetBank (www.netbank.com), for example, allows you to use your aa } ) aa 4 Before you start packing, you may wantto start shopping for a new bank. high operation costs associated with running a network of bank home computer to open your new branches. NetBank, the nation’s the new account, and order up to four times more interest account, transfer funds from your former neighborhood bank into checks with your new address — all before you start packing your belongings. An Internet bank will continue to save you time once you are set- tled by providing you access to free online bill pay services. This allows you to payall yourbills via the Internet, and will give you more time to get to know your new neighborhood. The No. 1 advantage of Internet banksis that they can afford to pay their customers more interest on deposits and charge fewer fees because they avoid the first commercially successful Internet bank, pays its customers than the national average paid by “brick and mortar” neighborhood banks. In addition, since most Internet banksare accessible in every corner of the country that has access to the Internet, choosing an Internet bank now means you may never have to switch banks again — even if you relocate again in the future. So before you pack the boxes and have the garage sale, open an Internet bank account from the comfort of your own home and start earning the interest you deserve.
