We use Compass Bank in Lake Havasu City, Arizona and are fairly happy with their service. One reason we decided to try the bank, they don’t charge a ton of fees and service charges. They don’t even charge to use their ATM. And, if we have to use an …

When my husband came home from work in November toting the paperwork for his health insurance there was no doubt in my mind that we would be enrolling in the coverage. Let’s face it, everyone needs health insurance and since we had been without coverage since I had left …

Western Union has been around for about 130 years and they are involved in money transfer.You can both receive and send money through Western Union.To send money, what you do is go to one of their numerious locations that are all over the world.
They would get your name,address and …

I got approved for a car though Credit Acceptance back in 2003. I purchased a 1999 Taurus for just under 5000 dollars. The terms were that I would pay $289.00 a month for 18 months, with the APR (Annual Percentage Rate) around 24-25%. While I thank …

My mother has been a customer of BECU since they approved an auto loan for her in 2006. Everything went well with them until she lost her job in the summer of 2009. Since that time their true colors have started to show. They state “We are a member-owned, …

The First Premier Bank Gold credit card is a credit card that’s offered mainly to people that have bad or no credit. The credit limit on the card varies depending on the credit type. The First Premier Gold credit card was one of my first credit cards …

Online banking has never been easier since the invention of the internet. Balance inquiries, money transfers and bill payments are the only features of the Bancnet Online system. With over 30 member banks, I have access to all my financial information with just a click of the mouse. Banking …

In this recession period many of us are facing the problem of foreclosure and are going through financial crunch. I am also facing the problem and initially I felt handicapped and didn’t know how to stop my house from being auctioned. Then I came through ‘Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, Short Sales …

Years and years ago, when I didn’t know better and thought all banks were the same, I had a Bank of America account and believed that this is the best it was going to get. How naive and silly I was. I endured years of their abusive banking tactics and …

Sharebuilder.com is a online broker of sorts where the typical novice or professional investor can buy or sell stocks. The cost per trade can range anywhere from $4 to $14.95 depending on the plan and the time frame of your trade. THE $4 commission is quite possibly the lowest …

If you have ever needed a credit card for an important purchase then you know the position that I was in which I applied for the Circuit City credit card for the first time. I had found a great deal on a Playstation 3 console in a bundle which …

When it comes to the extensivity of the variety of people this online banking merchant caters for, I would give Moneybookers ten out of ten for effort and accessibility simply because it offers the widest range of funding and withdrawal options of one’s account. This is great for me …

I am sure we have all had to start a new bank account somewhere before. Sometimes it can be a pain in the butt. I found a bank called First National Bank of Manchester that made it easy. It is a local bank here in Manchester and I was …

I am the eldest daughter in the brood of four. My dad is a retired employee and my mom is a plain housewife. When I was still single and works as an Occupational Therapist in the Philippines, a huge portion of my earnings goes to the support of my …

The Standard Bank of South Africa is the banking institution of choice for me and I have been using their services for about four years now. I am not the only person in my family using their services and this is what actually led me to take the decision …

This paypal credit card is not actually a card but more like a virtual loan program for those who want to get verified fast or just build up your credit if you have bad credit or none at all like I once did. Basically, when you get approved for …

I applied for a Standard Chartered Credit card just about 2 weeks ago, I never had the intention and did not submit an application; somehow my information got to a telemarketer and they have been calling me for God knows how long. I finally decided I will entertain this …

There was a time my family was in a momentary financial bind and we had to end up resorting to getting a car title loan. There are scads of places that offer such a service here in Las Vegas, but they are by no means uniform in quality …

When I started to do some freelance writing on the internet, almost every website wanted me to have a Paypal account. Since I was fairly new to making money on the internet, I knew nothing about them. I had talked to my friend and heard that it was important …

I have been a member of The Summit for about 15 years now. I have not had a lot of experience with other banks, however, I do strongly recommend Summit Federal Credit Union. The Summit (as they are also known as)are a …

Being a newbie in stock trading, I decided to enroll in a five-week technical analysis offered by Absolute Traders Consultancy to enhance my knowledge of the Philippine Stock Market and charting and plotting out patterns and graphs.
The course walked me through several new terminologies I knew nothing about …

I am one of those careful people who do not wish to give my credit card number out, everytime I buy something on the net. My husband and I are collectors of the most weird types! He collects totally expensive watches, sports cards, very expensive musical instruments, very expensive …

I’ve tried a lot of prepaid debit cards. My reasons for choosing cards varies. Sometimes I choose cards with low international withdrawal fees, sometimes I look at the referral program but mostly I look at things like customer service, consumer protection, and general maintenance fees. Usually I wouldn’t recommend cards …

I have been using the Internet to do my banking for a number of years. Lots of people feel that they are at risk of theft and fraud if they bank on the internet. The fact that you can check your bank as often as you like is actually …

The easiest and safest way to do online transaction I may say. Yes, it’s Paypal, and I guess I will vote for it for the time being cause up until now (user of Paypal for a year) I have no problems with all of my transaction with Paypal.
Well, at …

The Teachers Federal credit Union is a bank which I joined years ago because it was located right directly on my college campus and this gave me access to my account at any time which was a great thing and I found it very helpful to me since I …

Recently I got an offer for a brand new MasterCard from Capital One and I just couldn�t resist filling in the application. Capital One MasterCard is a new product for Canada, and their offer looked very inviting, especially when I think of the interest rates I am currently paying …

I have to write to let people beware of this particular bank. I am very disappointed in Washington Mutual, and especially in this one branch. I opened an account with WaMu more than a year ago, and they have been nothing but disappointing.
I have a checking and savings account …

If you are unaware of this promotion this is one which is given to friends and family of employees of Champs Sports so that they can be able to afford some new sneakers for back to school or back to work when the summer is over. If you do …

Some days I hate this bank and some days I love this bank, and then there are so days when I just can’t figure out how I really feel about them. When people ask me if I think they should bank with them, I realy have to lay out …

Now this online payment processor I stumbled upon completely by mistake, in a desperate attempt to find an alternative to Paypal, which was not offering full services to residents of the Republic of South Africa among other countries.
Moneybookers for me, is a bit like a personal banker in my …

At the beginning of every fiscal quarter for the past year I have found a flyer in my mailbox from Chase offering a $100.00 bonus upon opening up a checking account with them. Normally I throw them away, but last month I decided to finally open the account.
The first …

While none of us especially likes paying a mortgage each month, and would far rather not have one to begin with, those of us who do have to make monthly mortgage payments know for sure how important having a good company to handle your rates, payment arrangements, and things …

I am just so satisfied with my PayPal account. I would imagine if this system was not invented, then none of us reviewers will get paid here at Review Stream.
That is just one of the many benefits of having a PayPal account. However, in this day and …

I have started online trading about a year ago. Previous to that, I checked out all kinds of other trading companies. For the new trader this one appeared to be the easiest and least expensive to use. For each trade you are charged $6.95.
The web site …

For many many years, doing your taxes has been such a tedious and time-consuming effort. I remember staying up late and watching my parents do their taxes with their accountant and it was pretty intimidating. It almost made me not want to work ever because of what I would …

I have just closed my account on one of the banks I’m not ready to disclose yet. (You will discover it on my next review.) In connection to this one, I have to open a new one so that I can reactivate my PayPal account. I did research through …

Happened to apply for ABN credit card many weeks ago. It is really good. Applied for platinum card. Found that it had offers in many major shopping places. Even we can link the Income tax, propety tax and other payments with this card. Best of all, no annual …

I have heard many different horror stories about Bank of America. They are not consistent in their service, they do not contact you about important information or questions they may have, they have poor service. In my experience, however, all of these have proven to be completely false. Bank …

I’ve used PayPal for many years and I consider it the best online payment service on the planet. When I call them for assistance, they are quick to help and are friendly. The service makes it easy for me to send a payment to anyone directly from …

Your credit score determines the way your life style will go. It only takes a New York minute to make a mess of your credit score but sometimes much longer to get it repaired. There is a lot of organizations who claim to help but in the end you …

When I first bought my house down in Tewkesbury I had my mortgage with the Nationwide Building Society. Getting the mortgage from them was pretty straight forward and after filling in the usual application forms and giving the different forms of identification it was pretty much plain sailing.
I …

It has taken me a long time to find a bank that I liked, which is the first bank I’m currently with. But after listening to financial advisers and reading financial articles, I thought it would be smart to open up a second bank account with a different bank …

With the advent of internet techonology, stock trading became much easier and more conveient. This service was pioneered by Citiseconline, also a listed company in the Philippine Stock Exchange with ticker COL.
Last year, I opened an account with Citiseconline to continue my stock tradings. It was when they …

Smart Money Card is a debit card I use to send money, recieve money and purchase. It is similar to an atm card but this one is much better because it can be link to my mobile number that makes it possible to also send and receive money using …

National Debtline is a free telephone helpline that anybody can call in the United Kingdom for free help in dealing with your debt problems. If you are being pursued for a debt, whether you feel you owe it or not, they can advise you as to what to …

I used Turbo Tax this year for my single tax return. I loved how it works. I calculates the federal and state return amount for you right away as soon as you put in your wages. This program is build for elementary users and it’s very simple with baby …

I have been with M&I Bank since we got our 1st mortage in 1989. I have been so happy and they always work with me. I work in town so convenience is important to me. M&I has an online site so I do the majority of …

ATM’s or Automated Teller Machines enable bank clients to withdraw money from their checking or savings account 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If that is what ATM’s do, why can’t I withdraw money from Landbank of the Philippines (LBP) anytime I want? This is because of …

Netspend debit cards are prepaid cards used as a debit/credit card with checking account features. Netspend debit cards are not credit cards. They bear the Visa logo so you can use them the same way you would a Visa credit card. I started using Netspend seven years …