Finance Reviews

Western Union

I knew Western Union since I was working in the bank a couple of years ago. But I never know how to use it. Since I was not in the Customer Service department at that time, I did not learn about it at all. I just knew that we …

Bancnet Online

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 …

Paypal financial services

I have a paypal account, like most everyone does. I have been happy with the safety and ease it offers me for online shopping and receiving payments for my writing efforts. A friend of mine recently expressed a disinterest in doing business this way. She asked if she could give …

Oanda.com online forex

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. …

TaxACT E-file Online

As a store manager for a tax preparation franchise, I have quite a bit of experience with income tax preparation software, both for professional and personal use. If you cannot or will not pay preparation fees, and I like you, I sometimes make a referral. By clicking through …

Stony Brook Financial Aid Office

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 America Banking

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 …

Western Union Money Transfer Online

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 …

American Express Blue

I’ve been a loyal American Express Blue member for almost 10 years. It is a phenomenal credit card as long as you keep it in good standing. Most American Express Cards require you to pay off your balance every month, but blue does not. The reason …

HSBC Internet Banking

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 …

Commercial Bank of Texas, Nacogdoches, Texas

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 …

Wells Fargo Banking & Mortgage

Over several years by now, my overall view on personal banking has been soured by televised special reports on scandals as well as seemingly slick tactics like hidden fees and delayed postings of transactions. Whenever I see an ad promoting a bank’s free checking or rewards program, I …

Hocking Valley Credit Union ( HVCU )

The worst bank, or credit union imaginable is located in Logan Ohio, Athens Ohio and etc. It is called the Hocking Valley Credit Union. What a rip off!
I was unfortunately banking here a while back, and it did not take long before I had closed my accounts!
First of …

Title Consultants

Yesterday, my wife and I closed on a home re-finance. We went to Title Consultants with plenty of questions regarding what we needed to do and we left with every questioned answered.
While I’m not a big fan of the location (on South Spring Street), I did like the …

Capital One No Hassle Cash Platinum Credit Card and Online Banking

I love my Capital One No Hassle Cash Platinum Credit Card & Online Banking. It is a great card to have. It was a very easy card to get. I applied for it online and a few days later I got it. Started …

Bank of America

I was online at Bank of America checking on my credit card account. While there I noticed, well it was hard to miss as in was in big letters, that I was being offered a special interest rate if I transfered balances from other credit cards. This …

Vanilla MasterCard Gift Card

Vanilla MasterCard Gift Card is a prepaid credit card that works just like any credit card, except that it’s backed up by hard cash. To get this, I went to the local branch of Money Mart in our neighborhood, a financial institution that offers short-term loans such as …

American Expess Blue Card

The American Express Blue Card is one that has been advertised pretty heavily on Television within the last few months and I knew someone who had one and loved it so I thought I would try it and I am glad I did. This is the most stress-free card …

Capital One

I love and appreciate Capital One
When I turned 18 I was eager to start building my credit. I was told countless times about how important your credit was to keep, build, and maintain. At the time, The main thing I wanted my credit for was to finance a car, …

Great Southern Bank

I have been with Missouri Southern Bank for the past six years. Before finding and sticking with this bank I had tried several others throughout the years. I was not nessecarily unhappy with the other banks, I just never felt comfortable or at home like I did the first …

Union Bank Ortigas Branch

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 …

WAMU 5% APY Certificate Of Deposit Account

The problem with this Washington Mutual account is that you need to understand that it is not the same as actually making a deposit in a bank like you would a savings account. This means that you actually will not be able to take out the money whenever …

RCBC Dollar Time Deposit

After two years I’ve closed my Dollar Time Deposit Account with RCBC. I just don’t feel that I’m getting the most out of my money with them. The interest isn’t really a lot to hope for, but I would think that after all these years I would have earned …

First Bank of Snook Online Banking

If you a person who does their banking with companies that offer you simple connivance features in order to make things simpler for you and you look for these things as a mandatory requirement for your business then the First Bank of Snook is a bank that you may …

Unionbank Philippines Eon Visa Card

I got my first Unionbank Philippines Eon Visa Card just last first week of June. I applied for this card when I started getting online jobs. Most of the payments from employers are through Paypal which in turn requires a local debit card to receive payments. There are a …

PNC Bank Online Student Loan Services

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 …

Turbo Tax

Every year my least favorite thing to do is file tax returns. I guess I am the same like millions of Americans in this respect. For many years I would get out the pen and paper and manually labor through what seem like an endless mountain of receipts and …

HSBC Credit Card

Hsbc Credit card services is so impressive and they really do care for their customer. Let me tell you what happened, I purchased an item online and after a few hour I received a call from a lady, she said that she was calling from Hsbc. At first I …

ING DIRECT

I was introduced to ING Direct by a friend who informed me that their interest rates on things like a savings account are higher than other banks. That evening I got on the internet and began researching the company and found that their interest rates are indeed higher than …

Eon Visa Debit Card

Eon Visa is a debit card which can be availed at a bank in the Philippines, the Union bank. To qualify, you have to submit any two of the required valid IDs which could be a driver’s license, a passport, birth certificate or health insurance ID among others.
I recently …

Turbo Tax Online

This is the third year that I have used Turbo Tax Online and the first year that I have been a homeowner. So, I was a little nervous about having to file a 1040 with all of the schedules, but Turbo Tax Online walked me right through all …

Vision Premier prepaid card

After my horrible ordeal with Account Now, I decided to give the whole prepaid debit card another try because I still was not comfortable with putting my real bank information on PayPal. I went to creditcards.com again and found a card more interesting in terms of fees. The Vision …

Bank of America Dearborn

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 …