Banks will be closed on the 4th of July as it is a national holiday. Most banks were open on July 3rd, 2009; however, every bank I know of will be closed on the 4th of July. You should call up your individual bank to be sure but Bank of America is open on the…
The insured funds limits on FDIC and NCUA insured institutions will remain at $250,000 until the end of 2013 due to President Obama signing the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act. It was set to expire at the end of 2009 but has been extended. I’m not really sure why they didn’t just make the…
As we all know Countrywide was taken over by Bank of America because of its financial troubles, and now Countrywide has been officially rebranded as Bank of America Home Loans. For those that are looking for the new login for their old Countrywide accounts they’re located at: www.bankofamerica.com/cwcustomers.
WaMu is transitioning over to Chase Bank and WaMu customers will soon have to login to Chase Online Bank in order to access their accounts.WaMu’s popular Free Checking accounts are being converted into Chase Free Extra Checking accounts. There will continue to be no monthly service fees and no minimum balance requirements which is key….
Bank of America has changed their MyAccess checking terms of service. The account used to have no monthly service fees but now there’s a $8.95 fee if you don’t have direct deposit with your account. Additionally, you can get charged up to 10 $35 overdraft fees in one day. The overdraft fees are really outrageous….
Dateline recently did a story on unclaimed cash that ends up in the government’s hands. Dateline tracked down people who had large sums of unclaimed funds being held by the government and told them about the money. So, you might be rich too, although probably not. The easiest way to find out is to go…
Gillette is giving away 500 free fusion razors everyday at noon until May 16th, 2009. To enter in all you need to do is register. I’m not sure how many people are doing this or how good your odds of getting a razor, but it’s worth a shot to try to get one. Plus I…
Well, I hope you got your taxes in on time. Whether you have or you’re still working on them there are a lot of restaurants and stores that are offering special tax savings day deals. Chick-fil-A is offering a unique deal where when you buy anything at Chick-Fil-A on tax day and save your receipt,…
With the tax deadline in just 2 days I though I’d post the IRS phone number for those of you who have put off your taxes and are in need of help. Remember, you can get an automatic 6 month tax extension and can efile it for free at taxact. You can call the IRS…
Did you know you can get an automatic 6 month extension on your taxes? if you’re reading this then you’ve probably run out of time to do your taxes by April 15th and are looking for more time. If you want a convenient way to get an automatic 6 month extension I recommend using TaxAct…