Credit unions are gaining popularity among consumers who are growing weary of higher
cost traditional bank products delivered in a highly impersonal manner.
Not exact matches
The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that Amazon was talking about partnering with J.P. Morgan and others to offer its customers a low
cost, checking account type of
product that would appeal to younger and perhaps lower income people who don't have
traditional bank accounts.
Traditional bank loans take more time to close than higher
cost alternative lending
products.
Borrowing money through a short - term loan
product might
cost you more than a
traditional bank loan, but when you factor in the speed, flexibility, and smaller funding sizes offered by alternative lenders, working capital loans are often more attractive.
As with many other
banking products, online - only
banks are able to offer CDs with much better rates than
traditional institutions, thanks to their low operating
costs.
Traditional banks have slightly lower shadow
cost of funding and provide higher quality
products than shadow
banks.