Bart Verwilst a.k.a Bort :: Blog » fortis http://blog.verwilst.be Linux, Open Source. That's pretty much it. Wed, 05 May 2010 09:02:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Rabobank, first impressions http://blog.verwilst.be/2008/02/02/rabobank-first-impressions/ http://blog.verwilst.be/2008/02/02/rabobank-first-impressions/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:43:04 +0000 Bart Verwilst http://weblog.verwilst.be/2008/02/02/rabobank-first-impressions/ Finally my savings are transferred to my shiny new Rabobank.be account! It took several weeks ( because of the busy times Rabobank had with all the new customers ), but I’m finally settled. I must say, I’m pleasantly surprised!

First of all, there is a section in your account titled “What did I earn with my savings already?”, which shows you the exact amount of earnings you gathered by keeping your money in that account. Basic interest is 4%, so it’s pretty nice :) It also shows you how much you will earn by the end of the year ( interest fluctuations aside ofcourse ). Very nice :)

The interface itself is clean, and your account is totally free. Goodbye Fortis! :D Well, still with them for a my current accounts, but that’s ok, I like a little bit more service in that area anyways. Since Argenta turned out to be a total disaster.. but that’s for another day ;)

Have a nice weekend!

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I still think the 8.5 EUR for the bankcard personalisation is a pretty hefty fee for something that trivial, but now it has become a necessity.. I wasn’t going to use a simple boring template out of the ones the bank provides, so i fired up the Gimp and made simple (boring? :) ) one myself!

This is the result:Fortis bankcard

Yeah yeah, geeky, i know.. :P

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