M&T Bank is offering a promotional free $100 bonus when you open a checking account with them. The offer lasts until April 4th, 2009 and is nationally available. There’s no hard credit pull with the application. To get the bonus you need to activate direct deposit within 90 days of opening the account or fund…
For a travel rewards credit card, Capital One’s “No Hassle Miles” credit card is a good option. First of all, they give you 0% interest for 12 months. So if you can’t pay off the full balance in the first year of having the car, it’s no big deal. For their rewards program you get…
Dollar Savings Direct is offering 2.65% on their online savings account. Dollar Savings Direct is an online division of Emigrant Bank of New York. They offer savings accounts with no minimum balance and no monthly service fees. They also offer a 6 month 1.15% CD and a 1 year 1.47% certificate of deposit. Keep in…
Believe it or not, American Express is offering some of its customers $300 to close their accounts. That’s right, I said close. I’ve heard of sign up bonuses, but I’ve never heard of a credit card company offering money for customers to leave. According to American Express spokesperson Molly Faust letters have gone out to…
The Discover® More(SM) Card is a great card for those looking to transfer their current credit debt to a 0% interest credit card. They’re offering 0% interest on balance transfers AND purchases for 6 months. Most credit cards will offer a 0% rate on balance transfers OR purchases but not both. That’s how a lot…
Third Federal Savings & Loan is offering a 4% APY CD for a 6 year term. They’re also offering a 3.5% APY 5 year CD and a 3.25%% APY 4 year certificate of deposit. The minimum deposit is only $500. The withdrawal penalty for CDs over a year at Third Federal is 180 days. This…
Savings Institute Bank & Trust is offering an interest checking account called e.SI Checking that has 4% APY on balances up to $50,000 (1% for above) and refunds all ATM fees. In order to qualify you must make 10 debit card purchases, pay 1 bill through online billpay, and receive e-statements every month. The rate…
Everbank is offering a rate of 3.51% APY for the first three months when you open a new money market account. After that the intro period the rate drops to 2.73% which is still good for a liquid account. The return for a year averages out to 2.93% APY. The rate applies for only the…
First Robinson Savings Bank is offering 6.01% APY reward checking accounts on balances up to $25,000. If you go over $25,000 the rate is only 1.01%. There is no minimum balance and no maintenance fees and all of your ATM fees are reimbursed each month. The minimum deposit is only $50. In order to receive…
First Trade Union Bank is offering a High & Mighty online savings account with a 3.25% APY on balances over $2,500 (.5% for below $2,500). There’s a $2.50 service charge if your balance falls below $250. They also offer several competitive CDs including 3.5% APY for 3 years, 3% APY for 18 months, and 2.85%…