Archive for January, 2010

Refinance Completed

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

My refinance was completed last month. My mortgage was refinanced from Bank of America (30-year fixed at 5.25%) to Star One Credit Union (30-year fixed at 4.75%). Because of the very attractive rates during this time, the entire process took a long time. In fact, from application to final funding, it took more than 12 [...]

Adios to Wells Trade

Friday, January 15th, 2010

As I was reviewing some old notes I had of  Wells Trade, the investment arm of Wells Fargo, I see a trend that Wells Fargo has been trying hard to make some money out of these “free-trade” accounts: 02/2008 : Introduced 100 free trades for PMA package with $25k or more. 08/2008 : Eliminated the [...]