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Account fees, deposit rates and loan terms are hidden by banks in PDFs and small print. Ready-made cards of the kind {"rate":3.5,"fee":0} hardly exist, so neither a person nor an AI agent can honestly compare offers. Here is the bridge: we read the official documents of banks in Germany and the US ourselves and publish them as clean cards with a source and a check date.
{
"bank": "ING",
"fee_monthly": 4.9,
"waived_if": ["≥1000 € in",
"under 28"],
"girocard": 1.49,
"fx_fee_pct": 2.2,
"overdraft": 9.39,
"checked_at": "2026-11-02"
}
At the average rate, 10,000 $ earns about 38 $ a year, at the best tracked bank about 320 $. The difference is more than 8 times – only because of where the money is kept.
FDIC National Rates and Rate Caps via FRED · data for 10.2026 · updated automatically
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First run on 02.11.2026. With every further check, changes will appear here: who raised a fee, cut a rate or ended a promotion.
Information, not financial advice. Bank terms change; check them with the bank via the “source” link before opening an account.
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Bank tariffs, checked 09.11.2026. Germany: ING Girokonto 4.90 €/month, free with deposits from 1,000 € or up to age 28, girocard 1.49 €/month, overdraft 9.39%; comdirect Girokonto 4.90 €/month, free with 700 € deposits or 3 Apple/Google Pay payments (document did not open, figures from the last check); Haspa HaspaJoker 9.95 €/month fixed; ING Tagesgeld 3.75% for 4 months for new customers (4.00% with a Girokonto), then 0.75%; Trade Republic 2.5% on the balance. Sparkasse Harburg-Buxtehude giro best 9.90 €/month (0 € for ages 18–24, 50% for 25–29), overdraft 11.66%; Commerzbank GiroKonto 4.90 €/month, free with assets from 50,000 €, overdraft 11.90% (not updated); C24 Smartkonto 0 €, 4 free withdrawals a month, overdraft up to 11.49%; N26 Standard 0 € (terms undated – “check”); Hamburger Volksbank Große Freiheit PrivatKonto 10.95 €/month (7.95 € for cooperative members, not updated). DKB: document closed to bots. US: average FDIC savings rate 0.38% (10.2026), cap 4.63%; Ally Online Savings 3.20% APY (05.11.2026); Chase Total Checking 15 $/month, waived with 500 $ deposits; Bank of America Advantage Plus 12 $/month, waived with pay from 250 $; Wells Fargo Everyday Checking 15 $/month, waived with 500 $ deposits or a balance from 1,500 $; Capital One 360 Performance Savings – the rate could not be read, status “check”. Sources are in the JSON.
From official bank documents (Germany: Entgeltinformation/ZKG; US: fee schedules) plus the average FDIC rate. Every card has a status, a check date and a link to the source.
“check” – the source gives no date; “blocked” – the bank blocks the document from automatic reading and the figure is not published.