If you are looking for a checking account that not only gives you money to open an account, but also pays you to keep your money in the account, then this offer is for you. Flagstar Direct, the online banking division of Flagstar Bank, is offering $100 bonus for its Express Checking Account. As a [...]
2011 Tax Day Coupons and Freebies
The 2011 tax day, not today April 15th, but next Monday April 18th, is only a few days aways. Have you finished filing your 2010 federal income taxes? If not, well, you are lucky because this year you got a few extra to prepare and file your taxes. If yes, it’s to celebrate that the [...]
Bank of America MyAccess Checking Account Direct Deposit to Increase
More bad news for free checking account users. I have talked about how free checking accounts, which we took for granted so far, have changed lately after new bank laws have been enacted since last year. These new regulations, which are all good laws BTW, intent to protect consumers by prohibiting banks from imposing arbitrary [...]
CapWest Mortgage Home Loans Review
There are many ways to find a home loan with a good interest rate and low closing cost that’s also easy to apply. When we refinanced our loan last year, when the rate was pretty low, we checked out websites like LendingTree.com to see what kind of offers we may get. Usually, when we look [...]
Discover Bank Rate History and Savings Account Review
I am sure you are no stranger to Discover Credit Cards, one of four major credit card brands that also pioneered the cash bonus rewards program for credit cardholders. But do you know that Discover Financial also has a banking unit? Discover Bank is the online banking arm of Discover Financial. Its history, however, went [...]
Chase Freedom Visa Signature Card $150 Sign Up Bonus
Here’s a very nice offer for you if you want to take advantage of the warm weather for some home improvement projects this spring and get rewarded. Chase Freedom Visa Signature Card, issued by Chase for people with good credit, is now running a limited time promotion for new customers. If you apply for and get [...]
Scottrade Commission Free ETFs Review
I admit that I have a bias toward Scottrade, the discount broker that holds most of my investment assets. It is not just because I have been using it for nearly 10 years as my main broker to buy stocks and ETFs, or that it has treated me well as a customer over the years. [...]
BB&T Bank Free Checking Account Is Gone Too
A couple of weeks ago I talked about how big banks are now restructuring their banking products in the aftermath of recent regulatory changes. Among many new methods to generate revenues lost due to the new laws, such as the CARD and overdraft protection law, a growing number of banks have stopped or will stop to [...]
US Bank Free Checking Account Will Not be Free Soon
The banking industry had some pretty tough time in the past couple of years. First, it was the crisis led by sub-prime mortgage that also forced many banks, big and small, to close their doors; then passage of the CARD law that stopped banks, also credit card issuers, from setting interest rates arbitrarily; finally, the [...]
Mango Savings Account 5.10% APY
At the time when 1.05% APY seems to be the norm for yields of bank savings account and you need to be extremely lucky to get 1.50% APY for your hard earned money, 5.10% APY for a savings account looks nothing but too good to be true. However, it’s real, despite some restrictions and it’s [...]
