In Brief: Web Broker Opens<@SM> Link to Compubank

January 08, 2001, 2:00 a.m. EST 1 Min Read

HOUSTON A new link on TradeWallStreet.coms Web site provides access to Compubank services, the online bank announced.

Compubank offers free basic checking, savings, and money market accounts and access to funds through automated teller machines. TradeWallStreet.com provides brokerage and trading services.

We are pleased to make banking available to TradeWallStreet.coms extensive customer base, said Jonathan H. Lack, executive vice president of marketing and strategic planning at Compubank in a Wednesday press release announcing the deal.

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In Brief: Web Broker Opens&lt;@SM&gt; Link to Compubank

In Brief: Web Broker Opens<@SM> Link to Compubank