I never really thought I’d do this, you know, write a GOOD review about a bank, especially with the slew of bank bailouts from the government to ill-managed, greedy bank executives, but I am pleased to know that the bank I use, US Bank Corp, did need some TARP funds, …

As anyone who has bought a new house can tell you, it’s one heck of a frightening, frustrating and nerve-wracking process. My husband and I discovered this last September when we finally bit the bullet (so to speak) and purchased a condo all of our own. We love it, …

I am thankful that the internet technology allows us to do our banking with just a mouse click. With the number of local banks which offers this service, I strongly recommend BPI Expressonline service at www.bpiexpressonline.com.
After opening an account in one of their branches, I enrolled with their …

Paypal is an extremely easy and safe way of transferring money through the internet. I have personally used it and think it is just brilliant!
My experience with Paypal has been very good. I find it a pleasant, easy and safe way to buy and sell stuff online. I highly …

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’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 …

The Forex.com web site is all about the global market of foreign exchange, also known as forex. As a person interested in forex, I was happy to find it. Forex.com has many services that can help you in your forex trading.
Forex is a huge market where billions and trillions …

Forex is a short name for foreign exchange, the global market for exchanging different currencies. As I have some interest in forex, I would like to tell you about Forex Street. I think that this web site is a great portal for every forex trader!
Trading forex is not easy. …

I have a BPI Express Teller Cash Card but I feel it is not enough so I decided to open a new account at the same bank which is Bank of the Philippine Islands. I have been going in and out at the Eastwood Branch since I always send …

I have banked with Amplify for a little over a year and have had a series of bad experiences.
Their online banking is up to par, compared to any of the other three financial institutions with whom I do business. Their Bill Payer service is especially unreliable. I had several …

Paypal is one of the most popular payment processors used worldwide. So far, I’m happy with it. The payment is fast, and as I see it, Paypal is probably one of the cheapest way of sending money to any part of the world that belongs to the list of …

PayPal is perhaps the most well-known secure money transfer website in the world. With reservation, I recommend it, however, there are a few issues I have…
PayPal is most marketed for being secure, and for this, I commend them; their security is impeccable. Rarely do you hear of anyone’s account …

MetaQuotes Software is the company behind the super popular MetaTrader. This software provides a trading platform for brokerage services on Forex, CFD and Futures markets. The trading orders are carried out through the internet. As the internet grew in popularity, more and more people moved their financial actions and …

To be successful in trading markets one needs all the tools he can get. It is probably the hardest job anyone can do. So, if you are a new to the arena and you open an account with a bad broker, you would be like arming yourself …

I have been a member of paypal for almost 2 years now. I started to use paypal when start earning online. Paypal is the most common method of paying online and it is very convenient. All the earning sites that I am working now, use paypal on their payment.
In …

The First bank is a small, local operation ran by local people, across the state of Maine. This particular review relates to the Calais branch, as I have no personal experience with the other branches. I recently (within the last year) opened an account with them after previously using …

It’s almost two years since I have been using Icici Credit cards and everything was going smooth so far. I was maintaining a good reputation with the company as I always paid my bills on time and was using the card prudently. So far I had no problems …

I am so happy that finally people from Indonesia can receive payment from Paypal. Few years ago, we were trying to set up an International business from Indonesia. But since most buyer were using Paypal for payment, we could not really grow so fats on the business itself. Few …

This was the credit card that we used when we moved to Belgium for the first time. We opened a business account with ING bank in Belgium. And we asked if it’s possible to get a credit card from the bank for our business.
And since they said it’s possible …

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 …

Astrido Group is known as a company who can give their customer a service to lease a car. What is good from their offer? When you lease a car with their financial service, you can own the car in the end of the leasing term. So in another way, …

This Citibank Visa is my the first credit card that I ever had. When I was still a college student, I would like to have my own credit card. But since I did not have any salary or job yet at that time, of course I need to get …

I opened an account with KBC Bank few years ago when I just moved to the country. First I called the branch that near my house and asked what are the requirements to open an account in KBC Bank. And since I only need to bring my ID card …

I am a loyal customer of this BCA (Bank Central Asia) for a long time already. And I think I am using their BCA Internet Banking since few years ago.
I remember when there was a criminal report about somebody who tried to steal money or hacked the site. …

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 …

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 …

I am using this Mandiri Visa Credit Card since 10 years ago. I got this credit card when I still lived in Indonesia. And for this first time, I only got small limit to use since I did not have big salary yet at that time. the credit limit …

Washington Mutual is a really great bank to bank with. If you are looking to choose your first bank or a new bank to switch too I highly recommend Washington Mutual. I had some really bad bank experiences in the past with such banks as Bank of America and …

Bank of America is the worst bank I have ever banked with. I started an account at a Bank of America in Arizona where I lived when I was about twelve years old. I never really had any problems with the bank until I got older. Being so young …

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 …

Last year my husband and I applied for a Best Buy credit card and were approved. We went into Best Buy on a whim to buy a new computer. My desktop I had for several years decided to crap out on me and stop working all together. I …

OK, I was driving to work this morning and heard a commercial for the Dodge Central Credit Union here in town. The message the radio ad was trying to get across was how I should choose them as my bank because they have friendly customer service.
I wonder if they …

Its very hard to find a right card for you in this economy especially when you are new immigrant or just started to work and wanted to apply for a card. Having too many are not advisable and choosing from many is difficult. American express is one of a kind …

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 …

I have been a member of The Summit for about 15 years now. I have not had a lot of experience with other banks, however, I do strongly recommend Summit Federal Credit Union. The Summit (as they are also known as)are a …

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. …

Two weeks ago, I went to Western Union to get money that was sent by my uncle for my sister’s graduation. I already have an account and membership through western union that is why I told him to drop it there so I can easily get it. The purpose …

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. …

For anyone who’s employing the use of technical analysis into their stock analysis, you’d know that how hard it is to plot charts and graphs without the use of a very efficient software. Before I used to have that problem. But when I was introduced to the Amibroker, charting …

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 …

Daily Article financial services is a company that pays users for articles that they write. However, they do not do this in a standard way or a way that I have ever experienced before. What they do is act as a third party in the transaction between you and …

I was a little wary of online banks. With online security being such a problem, I was hesitant. I stumbled onto ING’s website. It was FDIC insured and even financial guru Suze Orman recommended it. So, I bit the bullet and opened an account. …

Ask any one who’s into financial planning or investments for the most popular blog in the country and I’m sure they’d say, Money Smarts.
Rightly so. Money Smarts is an inquirer blog ran by Ma. Salve Duplito, an editorial consultant for the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
Throughout the years, she has …

One time when a telemarketer called me about signing up with BPI credit card, I automatically shut the conversation down because right now, I have 5 credit cards and it is really tiring remembering all the due dates. The girl whom I spoke with was persistent and enticed me …

With the advent of internet techonology, stock trading became much easier and more conveient. This service was pioneered by Citiseconline, also a listed company in the Philippine Stock Exchange with ticker COL.
Last year, I opened an account with Citiseconline to continue my stock tradings. It was when they …

http://income-tacts.com is an online forum dedicated in educating the public over personal financial planning. This encompasses life insurance selection, investments, estate planning just to name a few.
What distinguishes income-tacts from other online finance forum is that income-tacts is run by professional financial practitioners. The founders, Mr. Randell Tiongson …

A day before I visited Banco de Oro, Nagtahan Branch, I already called up more than twice to ask a few questions because I wanted to purchase a Cash Card. In other words, this afternoon when I went to said branch I was already convinced what to purchase and …

I have been banking at Virginia Credit Union for the past 4 years. This credit union is one that I am comfortable with as it is member owned. I had formerly been with the Apple Credit Union, but had an issue with them at one point and …

I am not in favor of poor quality of service. No matter what line of business it is, once I am dissatisfied I call it quits. That is the reason why I canceled my account with Banco de Oro (BDO) Eastwood Branch. It is not the people alone, but …

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 …