With all the problems with the economy of late, I have been getting really fed up with my bank and all their little hidden charges and policies. I said more than once that I’d like to run on a cash only basis from now on but didn’t really …

Of the three online bank accounts that I have, Alert Pay is the one that stands out for me the most.
I prefer to use Alert Pay as opposed to the other two online banking institutions simply because of the fact that it is fast becoming the universal online banking …

I have to write this review on Obopay debit card. I can not say to much about the card and using it because, I through fusion cash signed up to receive the card. I have already been credited and payed through fusion for signing up, but I have still …

I have long been an Equitable-PCI bank client since the company I used to work for remits my salary there. In 2008, Banco de Oro (BDO) acquired Equitable-PCI back. Since this is an acquisition not a merger, I expected changes in the way I transact business in this bank. …

When I’m at home my local branch of the Lloyds TSB is where I go to do my banking. The bank is located a short walk through the fields from where we live and takes us around ten minute walk. The bank is on the High Street …

My experience with HSBC Direct has been rather brief: I closed my account with them in about a month, very dissatisfied with their services. Here is what happened.
I found out about HSBC Direct on the Internet, and they offered a slightly better rate than my current online savings bank. …

I first applied for a Capital One credit card about seven years ago. I remember thinking it was very quick and easy to get accepted, and I was given a choice of design for my credit card.
At first I only used my Capital One card for online transactions …

Capital One online banking is a banking that I have just signed up for mainly because it offers interest on the account. At first, I didn’t know Capital One offered checking accounts because their only products were savings accounts and personal and business credit cards. However, once I learned …

My mom and dad used to have accounts with Maybank, and recently I signed up for one as well. The reason that they decided to terminate their account is because they have a better investment in another bank account. I recently signed up for a Maybank account …

Paypal has been a real life saver for me and my family, especially since I acquired the Paypal debit card. Since being laid off from my job, it’s been difficult for me to find work outside the home, so I have been working online doing various things at various …

Cebuana Lhullier Pawnshop is the leading pawnshop in the Philippines. They operate from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. And it is true that they are very fast in terms of service.
I was renting a small apartment in Malibay, Pasay City from May 5, 2008 up to November 19, …

There is an ad for Freecreditreport.com which shows a young man who is playing his guitar in a house. He plays a song that says that he is in a relationship with a girl who has bad credit, and that he wanted to buy a house with him and …

I have just recently opened up an account with Paypal. I have already added up my credit card. I’m just waiting now for a copy of my bill for the verification codes.
The problem I had is when I tried to add my bank account information. They are asking me …

In March last year, I got myself a DLSU-Union Bank Credit Card as this was being adamantly pushed by a staff in the DLSU Alumni Office. I thought I could use another credit card for emergencies and getting a co-branded product may not be a bad idea after all. …

I have a paypal account, like most everyone does. I have been happy with the safety and ease it offers me for online shopping and receiving payments for my writing efforts. A friend of mine recently expressed a disinterest in doing business this way. She asked if she could give …

To find a good bank, one that takes really care of you is something we all want.
Well if this is what you are looking for, probably Abbey National is not the right one to choose.
I have started experiencing problems right away, after i opened my bank account, i received …

BDO is the bank our company tied up with for our payroll account. Originally it was with Equitable PCI but since BDO bought the latter several months ago, we had no choice but to switch accounts. I am really disappointed with this bank and it is really a shame …

Packed in rural area roughly five miles away from New York is Bank of America’s Montvale, New Jersey business office. It features state of the art depositing machines and withdrawal gadgets that make banking for any consumer easy, convenient and fun. There is enough square footage inside the building …

Last February (2012), I visited Australia for leisure. My wife and my son accompanied me. As Australian dollar (AUD) is used as means for legal tender throughout the country, beside US dollar (USD) bills I also brought some 100 AUD for our first needs in Australian airport and transfer …

For almost 14 years now, there is no other place that I order our check books other than through Artistic Checks. The first time I ordered was through a flyer that came in one of the mailers. After checking with the BBB (Better Business Bureau), I ordered my very …

When typhoon Ondoy totally destroyed my city, my family was forced to temporarily evacuate our home. The typhoon brought more rains than Katrina and thus, most of the establishments in the area were also destroyed and needed extensive renovation. One of those affected was my bank of choice, Unionbank. …

First of all when you call the BPI Credit Card Customer Service Number, be prepared to spend a lot of time listening to music, because after listening to a recorded message of a menu of services available, you would have to wait a long …

I opened up a checking and savings account with Wells Fargo several months ago. I switched from my old bank because I moved and they did not have a branch in my town. Boy, I didn’t know what I was missing from a bank. The account …

I have had my Amex card for about two years. I was surprised when my application was first accepted at the amount of credit I was allowed on my account. It was much higher than I had expected it to be.
I used my American Express credit card mostly to …

I got my credit card by accident. I’ve been trying to apply for one a few months ago, but with no steady income from a job, I was considered a bad customer for the banks. Luckily, Banco de Oro sent me a gold card. Until now, I don’t know …

DBS credit card was the first credit card that I applied for in Singapore. It was to verify my paypal account. Initially, I never used the credit card much. Later, I felt the necessity of using it coupled with the added benefits. I liked the Nets payment option …

I’m writing this very technical review just to give HSBC card holders a rough view of how the verification process takes place if you happen to have both paypal account and online banking capabilities for HSBC patrons. Well, I know how tight securities can be in banking transactions, …

I have had two auto loans from USAA Federal Savings Bank one for a new car and one for a used vehicle. Both times the process was extremely smooth. The USAA staff are very helpful and they walked me through the whole process. I was able …

Before you go to take out that ever so convenient money now loan, u should take notice of a few things.
First, u should know that these types of loans have very high interest rates. When I mean interest rates, I’m not talking about your normal banks interest rates, …

Since E-Gold was indicted, I’ve been trying to dissipate my e-gold to local currency which is peso. I tried pinoygoldexchange.net because I’ve been hearing a lot of good things about it from my friends. The total e-gold you can sell per day is $500. I looked at their website …

As a part of my first checking account sign up process, I was offered membership to Wells Fargo’s rewards program. I said, “okay,” thinking it would be amazing to get rewards just for using my debit card. I was wrong.
Membership in Wells Fargo’s rewards program costs around $25 per …

PNB Global Remit used to be in the flourishing Central City Mall, probably the most stylish mall in the suburbs, although not as big as the famed Metrotown mall in Burnaby. But I think because of the high price of space rental, this dollar remittance branch has decided …

Alliance and Leicester at the moment have one thing going for them, interest rates on currant accounts. Usually, this is something banks like to avoid as from there point of view, there usually isn’t enough money in the account to bother paying interest on.
Then Alliance and Leicester come up with …

Having the highly valued description as the Philippines largest banking and financial institution (based on gross revenues) Metrobank as such, offers the widest range of services through its branches numbering to nearly a thousand.
As an equities market player I was informed by one …

Banco de Oro (BDO) is a commercial bank in the Philippines. I have been a depositor for years in this bank and I have seen it’s growth over the last 7 years. Just recently, BDO merged with one of the most prominent commercial banks in Manila, Equitable Bank making …

I have a basic bank account with HSBC so I when people rent out our property in Spain they can pay the money into that account. I decided on a second account so that if it got hacked into then I wouldn’t be lose anything because there is …

Ever since earning a salary I have wanted to make the most of the cash! This alone is something that I am good at doing, yet I knew I could do more. I have tried several schemes and financial products in the past, and in reality I didn’t get …

Recently my friend, Julie, had an incident while on a bus trip. She was on the return trip from Corpus Christi Texas, when the bus had made a stop at a fast food place and she went in and ordered her lunch. When she got back onto the …

I have been interested in finding an honest, professional and customer-friendly forex broker. After doing some research over the internet, I have finally reached the DeltaStock web site. I would like to share my experience with you.
Please let me start this review by saying that I was quite impressed …

MetaTrader 4.0 is probably one of the most widely used platforms for trading foreign currency in the Forex market. I started to use it more than a year ago when I opened the demo account with FX Clearing. It was very clear from the start why it …

Paypal is very organized and efficient financial company.
I use paypal to make online purchases at eBay or at most commercial websites. There are more and more websites available that accept paypal for payment every day.
Paypal will give you a safe secure feeling when making an online purchase. It’s …

Fidelity Brokerage is offering an interest-bearing checking account, called the mySmart Cash. I decided to try it out when I found that they do not charge any fess for ATMS and do not charge a fee for international transactions.
Because they don’t have any actual banking centers (though some places …

I am using this Mandiri Visa Credit Card since 10 years ago. I got this credit card when I still lived in Indonesia. And for this first time, I only got small limit to use since I did not have big salary yet at that time. the credit limit …

Globe G-Cash is very useful and helpful to my online business. Globe is the leading telecommunications company in the Philippines, and it has further established its name by pioneering this very ingenious idea. G-Cash is a virtual wallet in my mobile phone. I can put money in it in …

What in the world would I do without PayPal? Working online, I only accept jobs that pay through PayPal. Once money is in my account, I am able to either withdraw real money immediately using my PayPal Debit Card, use it as a debit card in the …

I have been using Mycheckfree.com for a while now and it’s an easy way for me to pay my bills online. I got to the point where I got tired of having to go to the store and pay my bills so I took it upon myself to learn …

Just last month I decided I had some extra cash and wanted to try something I had never done before. Never having played the stock market, I decided I would invest some of my money into an online brokerage and get to know the …

I have had accounts at a myriad of different banks including most of the major branches and have found Citibank to be one of the most accommodating and convenient. I live on Long Island where there are a myriad of Citibank branch locations which is one of the predominant …

One of the best systems that I have ever used for telephone banking is the one which is used by MidSouth bank for their customers. This is because it is simple and works well and I experienced no confusing when using the system at all. You call the number …

As I mentioned in an earlier review, the company I work for recently sold out to another company. Even though we all remained employed, some changes were made in our benefits; including our 401K accounts. Mostly they decided to end the company’s relationship with Principal Financial Group.
And, unfortunately, that’s …