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 …

The Rush card is a product of Phat Farm founder Russel Simmons, one thing he does know how to do well is make money and manage his finances so I thought this would be a good thing to look into for my family members and I was very happy …

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 …

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. …

There has been times when I didn’t have a bank account. I found an alternative to cashing checks, paying bills and even an alternate debit card for my direct deposit. Ace Check Cash Express is a simple way for people to cash checks and complete other financial transactions such …

This is an excellent cash rebate credit card. There is no annual fee, and once you hit an annual spending level of $6500, the cash rebate becomes 5% for “everyday” charges made at grocery stores, pharmacies and gas stations and 1.25% for all other purchases. That can …

Ok, so you CAN check your basic credit report from Experian here, but is is BASIC! The only way to get the “official Big 3″ reports is to sign up with their membership plan.
So I did, like a dummy. I received information about someone with my name, BUT …

In the past four years, I have never complained about the customer service of LBC, and this is a first. A month ago, I was debited 5,500 pesos (that’s more or less $130), which is a lot of money already. I immediately filled a report via their customer service …

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 opened a student checking account and savings account at Chase a few days after turning 18 years old, making it my first bank. I chose to open my first bank account as an adult with Chase due to the fact that they are a reputable, well known bank …

I often use the Halifax bank in Tewkesbury as it is our local branch to pay one Lyndsey credit cards each month. The branch is located in the heart of the Tewkesbury Town Centre which is only a ten minute walk away from us.
The branch is in an …

I was given my own Payoneer pre-paid debit Mastercard because I worked as an affiliate in one of the money-making websites I joined. We receive our commissions through this ATM card. The website to which I work as an affiliate shoulders the cost of membership. Given that we were offered …

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, …

Hospitability and customer care are the pillars of success for any business and it holds true even with the banking industry. If they service provided is user friendly and caters the need of the general people then it sure is bound to success. Recently a new Bank came to …

Me and my husband were browsing the internet searching for online jobs we could find until we found a site regarding data entry which requires you to pay a membership fee of USD 49. It’s our first time trying this one and so we started reading the entire page …

I was never really all that good at managing all of my various financial accounts. It’s so hard to go to each financial website and balance everything. One day I found out about Mint, or Mint.com. It’s a web based application that keeps track of all …

Worldpay is an online payment processor which enables online merchants and sellers to accept credit cards worldwide. I used Worldpay before and can attest to its reliability as a payment processor.
Before anything, you need to sign up and supply your personal and website details at http://www.worldpay.com. This is …

Technical Analysis for Dummies is the best reference material I have found on the investment topic. It goes through the basics and explains an otherwise confusing, overwhelming subject in layman’s terms. With the great information provided you could really go from a newbie trader to professional, if you apply …

I am most impressed with Accountia Tax agents, it is a very professional, affordable and effecient service.
The best thing about Accountia is they can either do your tax returns at their office in Maroochydore or in their other offices in Brisbane, Southport, or Springwood. Or they can come directly …

I had never been to Europe until very recently and so I had no idea how credit card work when you are traveling there. I was invited by a friend that I had made in high school and had kept in touch with over the years. He moved there …

Bank of America is a great bank to do business with, however I have been to a few branches that have left be disgusted, and the one on Memorial Drive in Chicopee is one of them. There are many reasons why this particular branch left a bad taste in …

In 2007, I started buying items on the internet. Soon I located eBay, which used Pay Pal. I went to http://www.paypal.com to investigate. After entering all my personal information, they asked specifically for credit cards to be used. I only entered one card. But …

Ist Union National Bank is now part of Wachovia but my experience with this financial institution was when they had their headquarters in North Carolina and they were simmly known as Ist Union National Bank.
I opened up my account with them while I was working with Sprint PCS. The …

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 …

It used to be really difficult to pay your dues with the PSBank accounts as there are really limited branches across the city of Manila. It was hard to also avail of the free withdrawal from their MoneyCard atm cards as there are also not so many ATMs even …

My husband has a checking account at this Bank and I am also authorized to withdraw funds from it. First of all, opening an account at this Bank is a long and tedious process with countless papers you have to produce in order to open one. Even adding me …

If you’re looking forward to converting existing paypal funds to cash, then the EON cyber account shall be your most indispensable card. It’s almost every paypal client’s requisite card, a very mandatory step if you want to encash your digital bucks the cheapest way possible. Signing up …

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 …

ICICI Bank offers various types of credit cards. I have been using ICICI Bank AMEX Credit card issued a few years back to me based on my healthy financial relationships with bank. Very recently i have shifted from a metropolitan city to a small town and in this context, …

I had tried both Standard Chartered’s Power Earner Checking Account and Flexi Hi-Rate. When I applied for a checking account, I had opted for their service instead of commercial banks here because one of the top officials was a close accolade of my husband.
One observation I would …

The first time you get a loan it is not a speedy process. They need to call your references to be sure they know you. I waited forty-five minutes for this to happen. On a second trip with all of the identity checking out …

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 …

Washington Mutual is a bank that advertises themselves as one of the Worlds leading banking providers and that you will experience the WAMU difference if you open an account. I also did it because they promised to give me a high rate of interest than my former bank so …

After I moved here to Oklahoma not too long ago, I thought one of the best bets for me would be to bank with a local branch. Rather than a big nationwide bank because they would be more personal to my needs. The first month I had …

I have been banking with First Community since I was 18. The branch I signed up with is actually in a different town, but I have been using this branch almost exclusively, so I would like more to review it.
I haven’t had any issues with this branch that …

I have been doing business with TD Banknorth in South Portland (near Maine mall branch) ME for the past few years and I give their service a rating of nine out of ten. Staff is very good and friendly. I am always greeted as I enter the bank 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 …

I’ve been in the Marine Corps for three years now, and have recently started banking with USAA. For the past 2 years I was banking with Navy Federal, and hated it (everything with them was ‘wait 72 hours’).
Anyways, since I started using USAA they have not failed to answer …

I have been dealing with BDO eversince my company chose to transfer our payroll system with them way back 2006. I have to say that I am very disappointed with how they service their customers. Considering their status as the Philippines Biggest Bank(end 2008) ,their customer service is non …

I’ve signed up with Barclay Company when they first offered their Juniper card about three years ago. I got the card because of the very low interest rate that I thought was very reasonable and also because of the low limit which again I thought would be quite suited to …

I’ve had my NetSpend Prepaid Visa card for about a year now, and it’s one of the best financial “items” to own. With the quick pace of today’s society, I’ve found that while cash is more than welcome into my bank account, I use my debit card more than …

Citibank offers a lot of services to its customers. From checking to cash deposits to wealth management. It is one of the leading banks in the economy today. I chose to be one of its clients because of its good reputation.
Citibank offers a free checking account to customers who …

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 …

About three moths about I got a letter in the mail from American Express telling me that they appreciated my business . The letter went on to say that they were happy to have me as a customer and that they looked forward to serving my every need …

I have had a mortgage for the last 11 years with Green Tree servicing. it was one of the biggest mistake of my life. In 1999 I purchased a modular home from Greentree, within the first month the loan was sold to Conseco finance and then five years later …

www.USBank.com is a website that many people use to manage their money on a daily basis. You have to have an account at the actual bank itself in order to be able to do this. I have been using this website now for several years and I …

I have been thinking recently that I want to start saving move to buy a house. I also know that in order to get the best rate on a home mortgage that I want to make sure that I have good credit. In order to establish better credit …

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 …

With all the hype from the catchy new TV advertisement and jingle for Free Credit Report (freecreditreport.com) it is worth noting that one can get more than just a single copy of a credit report.
There is a small fee, but credit reports are delivered to you from all 3 …

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 …