I received a check as a payment from a customer that I had a hard time getting payment from. When the customer finally gave me a check, I wanted to make sure it was a good check. It was drawn on Bank of America. I decided …

This is one of the cards that was sent to me by Citibank because of my amazing credit history with them. I just accepted it and used it momentarily until I feel I will close it if I won’t need it anymore.
This credit card is different in …

I have had a debit card with NetSpend for a couple of years now, and I have to admit, I like it. When we went down to Bolivia last year, this was the one card that always worked for us. The others all refused to pay out …

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 …

I have to admit I love my Chase Freedom’s Reward Program. If you don’t have a Chase Checking account, you earn 3% cash back on the top 3 purchase categories that you spend the most. If you are a Chase Checking Customer, you earn 3% with your …

This will be somewhat of a two-sided review, as its something that I wasn’t too thrilled with, but it means something good for most people.
After I got off work this morning with paycheck in hand, I went to the nearby Adams Bank & Trust to cash my check, as …

I have banked at Sun Trust Bank ever since it came into my area. At first, my bank was CCB and then it was taken over by Sun Trust. I was really worried about how the difference in the name and everything was going to work out …

I recently applied for and received Chase’s Amazon.com rewards card. When I called to activate, I was kind of surprised to get an actual person on the other end of the line (I was used to Wells Fargo, which is completely automated). Points to Chase on having a human. …

My husband and I started an online business for extra money. Once we started to make money, we decided to hire an accountant to help us with our records. We decided to go with James L. Burns. James serves small business owners in Washington, Greene, and …

Would you send your money to strangers, far away, for them to hold for you? I was hesitant. If there is a problem, will they respond?
Well, I took a chance five years ago. I had my money in checking and savings accounts at a local credit …

We have an account in this HSBC Bank in Jakarta. We opened our account with HSBC Kelapa Gading branch few years ago, when we lived in Indonesia. Actually at that time, we were looking for a bank that can give us an account in Euro currency. We were looking …

Oanda’s trading platform allows minimum trading size of 100 units or US$0.01. Another unparallel factor is the ability to trade ‘non-standard’ units like 152 units, 245 units…etc. So far, I haven’t see any online forex firm offering this little trading lot size. The norms are usually 1,000 units or US$0.10. …

We have been bank hopping for quite some time. We’ve tried several ones but we stick to one. My husband and I loved the service that we get from Bank of America. We enjoy the privilege of having Bank of America credit cards, savings and checking accounts. Not because …

I have been using my Mercury Drug-Citibank Card for close to a year now. Back then, when I was contemplating on getting another more, my friend who used to work in Citibank recommended this.
Apparently, the credit card is marketed as a health and wellness supplement and ties-up with …

I have had my paypal account for a couple of years. It is a good thing to have if you wish to purchase or sell things on ebay because some items require a paypal account for payment. I can’t really say I blame them. Paypal is one of the …

I love the Greendot prepaid card because I don’t have a credit card and with the Greendot prepaid card I am able to make purchases online and this card is hassle free. When I first purchased this card I didn’t have to wait to start using it, I …

My first bank account under my name was opened 10 years ago. I was deliberating as to what bank I should have but I decided to do business with Metrobank. Since then I am happy with my experience. Let me enumerate the things that I like and don’t like …

Before writing this review, I had to do a little research to see if any other BPI client is complaining about BPI Family Bank’s remittance system nowadays. It turns out that I am not a solitary case, as I found blog entries of other people (some dating a year …

I have been with Wells Fargo Bank for long time - even before it was Wells Fargo Bank, and was First Interstate Bank. As far as banks go, I would rate it about average, with all the other banks. I understand Wells Fargo is a very respectable …

The first mortgage that I entered into was with the Royal Bank of Canada. I thought I was getting a pretty sweet deal, with 2.95% interest, and making double payments each month. In about twenty years, I’d be mortgage free! It seemed exciting.
After hanging out with …

The reason (or at least one of them) why Apple has become so famous now is because of the fact that it is very popular with the college student crowd since their products are seen as cool and good looking. They help to promote their image by opening apple …

Unionbank Eon visa card is my favorite debit card. It is a versatile card you can used online to purchase or to receive a payment if you link it to your paypal account.
I first learn this Eon Card when I begun to receive payments in my paypal account …

My family and I have been banking with Wells Fargo bank for I don’t know how many years. My parents have been with them for over ten years and I opened my first checking account with them. My younger brother even opened an account with them. Now that I’m …

ING’s new competator is hitting the advertising market in a big way. They’re called WD Direct, and they specialize in dealing with accounts over ten thousand dollars, offering a 5.26 percent interest rate, which is fairly impressive. They also charge no fees and do not require new …

PNC Bank is the financial institution I have used for the past five years. This bank is an American bank that has branches throughout most of the United States. PNC is secure bank, with a decent reputation. They have free checking, although that’s nothing that special …

I have been reviewing ads for grant money (such as the websites noted above) and I bought Lesko’s book on government grant programs. Both the book and the online ads for “free” grant money were and are very misleading and in my opinion are scams.  The only true …

A-1 Quick Cash is a payday advance business that has rescued me many times when I was low on cash with no way to pay a bill. I am sure everyone except a select few knows what it is like to be short on money. A-1 Quick Cash allows …

So this morning we checked our back account. Because we made an online donation, someone felt it was the perfect time to steal our credit card information.
No good deed goes unpunished.
They stole a few hundred dollars over the weekend and used the credit card to post online ads and …

I do a lot of shopping online. I recently had fraudulent charges on my credit card. So I decided to purchase the Wal-Mart Money Card to use for my online shopping. I thought this was a really great idea because it acts as a prepaid debit …

My 401k plan through work currently goes through Fidelity. While I have not made any transactions at their local branches, I do find their online 401k service easy to use. There are several research features that I have access to when wanting …

For starters, I’m writing this review to spare potential customers of the anxieties and doubts concerning this money remittance service. I’ll begin by saying that my Gcash Remit experience was successful and this is not a vent-out testimonial of endless rants against the service. I cannot guarantee …

Recently, I had the chance to try out the services offered by Lifelock. You know this company. This is the business owned by the man who gives out his social security number on television and on the website. It seems crazy, and it makes you wonder if …

I have been a member of the PLDT Employees Cooperative of PECCI. This cooperative is one of the best cooperatives in the country that serves hundreds of PLDT and its subsidiaries employee needs (mostly financial loans and services). A member is entitled to a lot of its services; insurance, …

When I first moved back to Nacogdoches, I went to the bank I remembered being downtown since my youth. Commercial Bank of Texas is somewhat of a landmark in our downtown, so it just seemed natural. My husband told me that I should have done more research first, and …

I have a savings account at the citizens bank in Logan, Ohio. I keep it as emergency cash, although I am happy with my bank of america checking account.
Citizens has a bad rap in Logan, but I have been pretty happy with my account and the service I get …

I used to sell some things online through eBay, and because the payment options were a little restricted back then for international sellers, I had no choice but to use something except Paypal to accept payments. Fortunately, Xoom exists to receive payments for me. I signed up online on …

I have issues with how this company — HSBC — operates with respect to its credit cards, and it’s based on first hand knowledge of their dealings with customers and conversations with them.
A personal situation occurred a few years back when I had a severely ill pet, and I …

Bank Mandiri is one of the largest bank in Indonesia. I think before there were few banks which were merged together to become one bank. And now it’s called Bank Mandiri.
Althougt it is one of the largest bank in Indonesia, they don’t really have special service that the other …

Ever since I turned 18, I always dreamed of having a credit card. In fact, when I saw the movie, “Confession of a Shopaholic”, I chuckled and was completely entertained with Isla Fisher’s addiction and having a credit card would really help you create a serious financial colapse. My …

Travis Credit Union has been a great service to us. My husband and I needed a new vehicle last year. We went to several dealerships till we found the truck we wanted. We sat down to write up the deal and the dealership picked a credit union for us …

I recently opened an account with HSBC bank because it is close to my father’s house and it would make it a lot easier for me to bank with them because other banks I have used in the past do not have many branches around so you have less …

After getting my bills under control and my monthly payments whittled down, I decided it was time to purchase a laptop computer. I needed it now and didn’t have the cash but did have awesome credit so opened a Best Buy credit card. This was the stupidest thing I …

If you are looking for a bank that is reliable and will be able to assist you in all of your banking and investment needs, this is the bank for you! SunTrust representatives are great about going the extra mile to ensure your happiness with their bank. I have …

I have been a happy customer of ING Direct for over a year now. Opening an online savings account with them, known as Orange Savings, was a quick and easy procedure. I did it all online, linked the new account to my regular checking account at the local bank, …

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 …

I have been searching to open a new online banking facility with Sun Trust and I came across this Sun Trust bank online website. When I dig into the information for the services provided in their website, I felt like I am really visiting a bank. It was really …

I have been a customer of Bank Mandiri for several months, and I feel so-so about this bank. I mean there are some positive points and also negative points which I want to share with you.
Opening a Saving account in Bank Mandiri is very simple. The first minimum saving …

Continental Airlines is now mailing out fliers and advertisements to current world Mastercard holders that offers them a bonus offer of one thousand bonus miles per month starting in July on the first and ending on the last day in December. The flier says that this is because of …

There may be debt consolidation companies that are perfectly legitimate, many are scams and people should be wary when approaching them. My father works in the financial field and has always warned me to research such companies very well. What many of these companies like to call …

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 …