Archive for January, 2009
FICO 08 To Be Available To Consumers Soon
Fair Isaac Co., the publisher of the FICO credit score which is widely used by lenders to assess the credit worthiness of a borrower, is rolling out its new and improved credit score system, FICO Risk Score, Classic 08, or FICO 08. Today, Fair Isaac announced that it has teamed up with TransUnion, one of [...]
FDIC To Restrict Interest Rates Of Troubled Banks
When I read this news, the first bank came to my mind is Washington Mutual.
The bank announced on September 22, 2008 that it has increased the yield of WaMu Online Savings Account to 4.00%. Back then, everybody knows WaMu was fighting for its survival, so the rate increase could very well be seen as a [...]
Sovereign Bank Checking Account $100 Bonus
Here’s another bonus offer from one of my local banks.
From now till February 27th, you can get $100 bonus if you open a Sovereign Premier Checking, Business Owner Premier Checking, Interest Checking or Partnership Checking account with Sovereign Bank. However there are some strings attached. To get the bonus, you will have to
Open an account [...]
Capital One Rewards Checking Account
When I first noticed the Capital One Rewards Checking Account, I thought it is like all other rewards checking products: Use the check card to make 10 purchases a month in order to get 3 or 4% APY for the money in the account. When interest rates of most online savings accounts are in the [...]
PNC Bank Checking Account $75 Bonus
Here’s another bonus from one of my local banks, though the bank, PNC Bank, isn’t really a local, as Amboy Bank. The reason I bring up this offer is that I am thinking of getting a business checking account. One requirement I have for this checking account is that it has to have local offices [...]
Amboy Direct eSavings Account $50 Bonus
I don’t usually see my local bank, true local bank, run promotions with their banking products. So when I do see one, I want to pass it along.
Amboy Direct eSavings Account Reviews
You may not familiar with Amboy Bank, which headquarters in Old Bridget, NJ, because it is one of those true local banks to me. [...]