Personal Experience: When a service I dream up and wish could come into being actually turns out to exist, I tend to get a bit more excited than I usually would, and this was certainly the case when I stumbled across Pocit, a mobile payment application that runs as …

Having been a customer of SunTrust bank for over ten years, there is little one can say that would deviate me away from their business. Over the years many instances had me questioning the customer service provided by SunTrust, the fact that my money could somehow get misplaced into …

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 …

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 …

For as long as I can remember I’ve had a savings account with Bank of America. When I was 18, I opened a checking account and have used both since.
When I looked over the options, I saw that one type of checking account offered interest. It’s true there …

I used PNC’s Online Student Loan Services to cover my second year of tuition for my undergraduate degree and have worked with them since for various educational funding processes. I had shopped around for a suitable loan for some time, but none were as reasonable as PNC. I even …

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 …

Recently I became interested in the stock market. I searched around online checking out sites that allow you to buy and trade stock online. After looking at ETrade and a few others, I stumbled upon Sharebuilder.
Unlike all those other stock trading websites, Sharebuilder immediately caught my attention …

This is the second time I have approached these guys for a short-term loan, like Money Mart or Mogo Money, but to no avail. To be honest, I am starting to wonder how this company stays in business. Primarily what attracted me to inquire about the company …

Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has been my trusted bank when I was still a teenager saving money by the hundreds. When I finished college and was able to find a good job, I still depend on this bank when it comes to saving money. I asked my …

I think most of you already know about Paypal. So far, Paypal is the best way to do transaction or payment online. People can send or receive money online easily when they use Paypal.
When you register Paypal account, you need to have a valid email address. Than you can …

Wells Fargo Bank is a financial institution that has been around since the year 1852. Their headquarters is based in the Lancaster,California area.I had an account with wells Fargo Bank in the late 2004 period through early 2005. At the time I was on the move and I needed …

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 …

If you are luck enough (or unlucky enough depending on your perspective) to go to a big university you will find the same troubles that are bound to happen in big organizations which is the fact that you are bound to be just a number amongst a sea of …

Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) may not be the number one bank in the Philippines but I think that it is still the most convenient bank here.
With my work as a professional accountant, I didn’t have the luxury to take even half an hour off the office just …

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 am doing a review of a bankruptcy trustee company on behalf of a friend, but because I saw her go through this traumatic experience, I think I am in a good position to recommend this company. My friend had gone through a protracted and messy divorce, and had …

ID watchdog is a service which is often advertised during America’s Most Wanted because the host has stake in the product and he supposedly came up with the service in order to prevent one of the most troubling crimes in America today which is identity theft. I recently caught …

As a foreigner, it’s really hard to communicate in a non-English speaking country like China. I knew very few Chinese, so a Chinese girl in our office wrote the things I need in Chinese character in a letter form, I just need to pay our telephone bill. …

I regularly visit the Telford branch of the Nat West bank. I go there because it is convenient for work. The branch is quite small compared to the ones in the bigger towns and cities across the UK.
The branch has five cash desks and a small enquiries …

HDFC Value Plus Credit Card is one of the best credit cards i hold. I have been enjoying the great benefits of HDFC Value Plus Credit Card from past few years. The card comes with an inbuilt cash back offers that range from 1.5% to 5%. The …

This is one of those corporate sort of banks that offer the bare basics of banking, and over the years of using their services, I have come to know them as a very reliable banking service provider which I can always but always rely on, especially for my everyday …

If you suffer from slow credit, poor credit or no credit you may want to try and go to the Capital One credit card website. After having filed bankruptcy, I found it extraordinarily hard to find a credit card company that was totally unsecured , have decent interest …

I have struggled with fiscal issues since birth. Every start of the year, part of the annual resolution is to make a sound fiscal plan. I have opened more accounts that I care to count. So, when I saw that the RCBC Savings Bank extended their operating hours …

I have been with HSBC Credit Card here in the Philippines for a year now and I have been happy with their service.
When I passed my application last year, I submitted my income tax return and my proof of billing of my existing credit card. It only …

Until three years ago, I had always done my own taxes by hand. I can’t quite remember what prompted me to try TaxAct.com — I think I needed to compare the outcomes for several scenarios and wanted to avoid tedious hand calculations. TaxAct lets you compute your …

The Chase $ 5 a day offer is a promotion which Chase Bank has been advertising for the last few weeks through the United States postal service and if you are a holder of a Chase card then you should be on the look out for this promotion.. Chase …

After being a Western Union customer for about 3 years, my relationship with this financial service company comes to its end. Why? As every other month today is the day when I am sending money to my family and being outside of my residential country, I decided to use …

How do you do your taxes? Managing your taxes well is a must. Somehow, it helps you take a view of your overall finances, too. In the United States, choosing the right person or means to do your taxes is among the vital decisions one is about to make. …

Paypal is like an interactive bank. Well, it is not really a bank though, but it is the safest way to transfer money online. It really helps you for security purposes like buying stuff online, so you have to provide your credit card or debit card numbers but through …

I recently ordered replacement checks from Designer Checks. I was very pleased with the service and the quality. I often receive flyers in the mail advertising this company, so I decided to give it a try.
I went to the website (www.designerchecks.com), which was very user …

Alertpay.com allows you to receive and send payment to other alert pay account holders. It is site pretty much similar to paypal.com which is pretty much renowned by now. I tried opening an AlertPay account few months back and was not successful. I needed an AlertPay account …

While paypal.com might be a great way to buy things thru ebay and many other mail order sites it also is not great with the security system. I had inputed my debit card account instead of a credit card and was a victim of identity theft. …

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 …

I have been a cardholder of the BPI credit card for 5 years already and with those number of years, I believe I have benefited much from this membership and have experienced quality of this company’s services especially relating to their credit cards. BPI is one of the top …

What have become of the customer service nowadays?! It is really frustrating that only for today; I have had already 3 bad customer service experience. I am calling the hotline number of the Union Bank for the credit card concern I have. It is really disappointing that for most …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Our Spanish mortgage is with a firm called UCI who are part of the Santander group. The mortgage was arranged for us a few years ago by a firm called Green Independent.
My opinion of UCI isn’t that great because there communication skills are very poor, and the language …

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 …

Even though this bank doesn’t get the name recognition it deserves in the Midwest because it’s primarily a retail bank, TCF provides excellent services to the average customer who just wants a free checking account without any hassles.
I went to open an account on a Saturday night at 6:00pm, …

Frick Tri-County Federal Credit Union is the bank that I do my banking with. I have banked with many banks that are local to me. I rank Frick Tri-County number one in customer service. They always greet me …

A Chase ID protection is a company which I had contact with when my grandfather was forced into buying their service. When you have a Chase credit card and you place a call to their customer service, you will find that at the end of every conversation they will …

The New Alliance bank over on Front Street in Chicopee was not the worse bank location that New Alliance had but it was certainly not the greatest location either but the bank was pretty average in a lot of senses but there were a few things that I did …

I like certain aspects of Fifth Third Bank (or “53″): the variety of services, their internet portal, and their telephone reps. However, the people are this particular branch in the 2900 block of Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago are not always the most competent tellers. While …

I am a young college student and so I try to save as much money as I can and so I have been to the Kohls department store many times since they have very low low prices and they often have their items on sale which means that you …

I had an account with Bank of America for 12 years. For online banking, Bank of America is one of the worst banks out there. The site is difficult to navigate, and often the information you need is “temporarily unavailable” and you need to check back later. Sometimes …

i opened a account with Washington Mutual bank last month and was impressed with the free checking feature.This bank has its presence all over the states of USA.The free checking offer has free checks throughout your life time,you can withdraw cash worldwide from the ATMs and also after …