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Two weeks at 4% per annum.
That’s more than a buck and a half on every $1000 of deposit!
How can they stay in business like that?
That would be Midwest Federal Savings and Loan (different name but same slogan and symbol as they had in the 70′s). But what’s with the oak leaf eyebrows, I always assumed it was a maple tree. What year was the ad?
The suburban banks were round and had glass walls, as I recall. They must have cost a fortune to heat and cool. The building in one of the western suburbs became a lighting and lamp store after the downfall of the S&L and one of the CEOs went to prison. It was a pretty good layout and concept for a lighting store, but kind of strange for a bank.
…not broccoli, Trees!
And to think that my Money Market Fund pays 0.2%%!
Bob
Just finished reading the punfest from the earlier thread. With a last name like mine, I wasn’t going to get involved.
The headgear on Tree Junior looks like that disgusting little beanie I was expected to wear during my first week as a college freshman. (ps, I didn’t wear it.)
_@_v – why it’s the home of lucy and douglas fihr!
The change of Minneapolis Savings to Midwest Federal Savings is just part of a pattern whereby the name Minneapolis gets excised from everything. The same doesn’t usually happen to St. Paul.
Minneapolis Millers replaced by Minnesota Twins
Meanwhile, St. Paul baseball team is called the St. Paul Saints
Minneapolis hockey team: Minnesota Northstars
St. Paul hockey team: St. Paul Fighting Saints
Minneapolis Municipal Airport becomes Minneapolis-St. Paul Intl Airport
Meanwhile, St. Paul Airport is still called St. Paul Downtown Airport
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra becomes Minnesota Orchestra
Meanwhile, St. Paul’s orchestra is still called St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
Crikey, that is one Friendly (albeit, naked) Tree.
I’d hate to meet the Evil Savagery Tree. Screepy.
What in God’s green earth is “2 way postage”? I’m from the East Coast, when they refer to the “Twin” cities, did one of them used to be called Mickey-apolis?
So what does friendly trees have to do with dividends? Are you sure they’re not talking about laxatives or feminine hygiene?
sigh. oh for the days of a 4 percent return on your money. I might still have some.
Oh Marjorie, you would have run rings around us, at least those of us not twigged out by your name.
Funny, I thought the Minneapolis hockey team was known as the Dallas Stars.
How on earth could we have figured that out unless we were from Minneapolis? In the 50s! The ad guy who came up with campaign should have been kicked in the shins.
My credit union does 1.66%. I could swear it was as high as 2.6 a few years ago.