Unionbank of the Philippines was not my first choice for my banking needs. Recently however, when I started becoming active in my freelance writing over the internet, I became aware of the woeful lack of financial support in the Philippines for the internet’s growing market. Although the credit cards …

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 …

I stumbled across the OKPAY site (www.okpay.com) while running a Google search for a currency converter service since I had some money in my Moneybookers account that I wanted to transfer to my Paypal account, and also just to see what the rates and options are but I ended …

Simplesavings.com.au is a web-site that hosts a great community which helps people get by financially. The vault has so many tips on saving money whether it’s with groceries, cooking, household, gardening, holidays, financial institutions and plenty of inspiring stories. The forum has a really supportive …

After I was approved with Citibank, HSBC, Standard Chartered, I also submitted application for Bai Visa. I was frustrated with their customer service because I only got a reply after two years. How about those who want to have an immediate credit card because of some urgent purpose? I …

Just about any online seller or business takes PayPal! It’s amazing I tell you!! Amazing!! I love how you can withdraw and transfer money from bank account to bank account, to family members and friends, or back and forth.
The most amazing thing is PayPal’s partnership with eBay. Because …

I have been using Paypal for more than a year and a half, I have been satisfied by their service. Paypal is a mode of online payment
processing, it is easy to operate and has quick transactions.
We can send and receive money in form of Paypal funds from …

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 …

Debit Relief Solutions is a program which promises to help people are in trouble and have incurred a lot of debt, they promise to get you out of trouble with your creditors and stop the obsessive calls. They also promise to help reduce the pressure of your debt by …

Recently I decided that I really needed to start working on improving my credit score so that I can reach my goal of owning a home before I turn 30 (I am 23 now). I never really had bad credit, the problem was that there was a judgement filed …

For me, BPI Express Online is the best online banking experience there ever is. I do online banking with other banks, but I find BPI EOL to be the most secure, user-friendly, efficient, most-updated site. It allows me to keep track of my expenses and cash flow even when …

I have been a client at Wells Fargo Bank in Palm Desert, CA for over 3 years. I have to say that I have been treated in a very kind and professional manner every time I have been in the bank. It is located on El Paseo …

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 …

Western Union is the most trusted company by Filipinos in Vancouver, British Columbia when it comes to sending money to the Philippines. It is not that it is cheap. There are far cheaper rates out there, but because it is more convenient, my compatriots just would not …

When my grandson was born, I did all the new grandma things, and then, I decided that I would go one step farther than my normal ways, and I bought one, only one, stock in Mc Donald’s (Fast Food).
Now, one would not really think that having one little stock …

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’ve got a Standard Chartered Mastercard. It’s really quite nice to have it because it is accepted worldwide. With this credit card, I can shop online and almost anywhere I go. I had other credit cards issued by other banks but what I like about Standard Chartered is their …

I have had many experiences with cash advances over the years. They have not only helped me in times of need, they are really convenient. Especially with checkngo.com, they make it easy for you to apply, and they store your information if you should need to reapply …

The Sovereign bank location over in Chicopee was located in the center of Chicopee and was not one of their best locations for quite a few reasons and one of the reasons would be the parking. Parking sucked there and I had a hard time finding a place to …

When my car needed some repair work recently, I needed a quick loan. I do not have good credit as I was forced to file for bankruptcy a year ago, so I looked into alternative lending sources such as title loans, etc. Most of the title loans …

The people who earn money online always look towards Paypal to withdraw their hard earned money. But unfortunately, Paypal is not supported in all of the countries, and Pakistan is one of them. It gets pretty tough for me to withdraw my online earnings. As their are little to …

I was a member of PayPal for about 5 years when I decided that I would get a PayPal debit card that would allow me to purchase items at real world stores and use my PayPal funds and account to do so. At first all seemed to be going …

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 …

If you a person who works for a living and lives pay check to pay check or you have come into hard times in your life then you can relate to how it feels to have no resources available for an emergency. Well, this is the situation that one …

Sometimes it’s the little things that make a company stand out from its competitors. This includes the ability to call them up with a problem or question that you think is going to be hard, but they make it so easy you think there was a mistake.
Providian Financial Group …

This prepaid card is very convenient to use and am so glad that I have one. It is much better than having a bank card because you don’t have to worry about going over your limit and having all those fees associated with it. With this card you can …

H and R block is serving the people of america with its valuable financial guidance.We are filing our returns to the IRS through them.There are various ways by which we can file our tax returns with the help of H and R block like filing online,filing online …

I have stayed away from the online bill pay for years, ever since a bad experience I had when first purchasing my home and having several bills come out of my account at a higher rate than intended. It ended with several bounced check fees, problems and some …

The Webster Bank over in West Springfield Massachusetts was located in an alright section of the city but there was plenty of parking at this bank which was a good thing and the lot was rather clean which definitely was a good sight to behold. The inside of the …

Well, am a client of Metrobank Banking Corporation. They are really a good company. I would like to briefly tell everyone that I am satisfied with their banking services. Their tellers (which I called as frontliners) are really good and most of them are friendly, although I understand that …

I just witnessed my cousin get really angry. It was her turn to pay for our electric bill, and this was her first time to use BPI online banking. My mom and my sisters use it all the time, because it’s easier than going to the bank to pay …

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 …

A few years ago when ING Direct first became well-known, I was a huge fan. I immediately set up an automatic savings plan to save for my wedding I was paying for completely on my own. The interest I was earning on my account was far greater than any …

I’ll be the first to admit, I never really considered using the banking services of First National bank, even though it is among the big four banks in South Africa, but Standard Bank and ABSA are probably the biggest of the big four.
What made me go to FNB
In all …

Finding a reliable bank these days can be tough. Especially in this collapsing economy who knows whats to happen. If I knew the answer to this I certainly would not be sitting in a small apartment that smells like cigars. I would like to write about a bank which …

When I got married last year my husband and I decided we wanted a local bank to use for a shared checking account. We both have dealt with Bank of America for years, but it was important to us to have a banking center close to home. We opted …

Once, I signed up for a Providian Credit Card. I soon learned that they were horribly expensive, and closed my account using email, a letter, and by phoning them, directly. I thought I had learned my lesson of NOT ever opening a Providian account, again, and believed I was …

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 …

This is actually one of the best banks I have had the honor to deal with. When I began college, I decided that I wanted to get a credit card in case I had an emergency and needed to pay for something right away and I either didn’t have …

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 …

In the changed scenario, an investment decision has become quite tough. When I prepared myself to invest a portion of my money for long term, the options before me seem to be too vague. Hence, giving it much thought I picked SBI Floating Rate Term Deposits to park my …

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 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 …

I had this bank a few years ago and I was very pleased with it and recommend it to everyone. I was able to start an account with a minimum of $100 down and then just have direct deposit so that the account could be free. Otherwise if you …

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 used to have a wired plastic prepaid debit card, out of necessity. I did not have a checking or savings account in 2006, and I found this easy to get and expensive little debit card. I got the card for free. I paid ten dollars to activate the card, …

We recently changed our investment accounts and it has been for the better. The investment first I was previously with was not doing for me what I had initially expected it to. Since being with John Gebhardt and his associate Andy. Things have been steadily going …

My husband and I had banked faithfully with Citizens State Bank in New Baltimore for more than five years, and we knew all the employees at our local branch by name and they knew us. We were saddened when they said they were closing their doors and needed to …

So far, I have had nothing but a pleasant experience with using my CIBC Visa credit card, which I believe is one of the best in the market. CIBC stands for Canada Imperial Bank of Commerce, and from the name alone; you can see just how powerful this …

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 …