The ING Direct Electric Orange Checking account is now offering a $50 promotional bonus with the Reference Code EM488.
You’ll get a $50 bonus when you open an Electric Orange Checking account from ING Direct and make at least 3 signature-based debit card purchases within 45 days of opening your account.
Here’s How to Earn Your ING Direct $50 Bonus
1. Visit INGDirect.com/ZeroFees to open your account online.

After a long and heated discussion here at Bankaholic World Headquarters, we’ve decided to throw Fort Knox Federal Credit Union out of our rankings.

It’s not because Fort Knox Federal raised rates. Or because it stopped accepting applications from savers nationwide. Or because it had lousy customer service. (We haven’t received a single complaint.)
It’s because we’ve [...]

Equifax is offering a free credit score card to find out your credit score range from Equifax.
Get your Free Credit Score Range from Equifax with no credit card required and no further obligations.
Simply register with Equifax to receive your free credit score card.
You’ll receive free, instant online access to your Equifax credit score range with a description of key factors that are affecting your score.

Two unusual credit unions that allow anyone to join, regardless of where they live or work, continue to offer almost all of the best nationally available CD rates.

To see our most recent rankings of all the top rates for 3-month to 5-year CDs, just click on the term you’re interested in.
3-month CD: 1.40% APY from [...]

Wells Fargo won’t be the only one paying for the restrictions put in place recently by the government. It will be you, the consumer, who will end up helping the institution make up lost revenue.

Admit it: You have daydreamed of sandy beaches and cold drinks on more than one occasion during your workday. Although thoughts of rest and relaxation are enticing, the hefty price of travel often keeps people from taking advantage of their vacation days.
Here are some tips to make sure you get the best deal for what you are paying so you can get a well-deserved break.
It’s All About The Timing

The Big Apple is the place to go for the best rates on 5-year CDs.
Indeed, it’s the only place to go if you want your long-term savings to earn more than 3% a year.
Melrose Credit Union, which has a single office in Queens, is paying 3.29% APY with a $5,000 minimum deposit.
This unusual credit union [...]

WSFS bank knows that ever body likes getting gifts and with their new Personal Banking Services promotion you can earn as many of their featured gifts as you want.
What to Do

Each month there is a different featured gift. This month’s gift is a Northern Gravity Gear Swiss Edition Backpack. Next month you can pick up a Boulder Pack Company Foldable Stadium Chair.

The past week in banking and finance news has had as much to do with the previous week’s passage of the financial reform act as it has with new developments any new developments.
As media and analysts have worked through The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the smaller points of the bill have come to light. From changing the way firms hire to helping consumers find their credit scores, the industry-shifting piece of legislation does a whole lot more than separating investment bankers from consumer finance divisions.

Everybody likes a good meal, and Citi wants you to treat yourself after you sign up for a Citi Forward credit card.
The Benefits
• Get one reward point for every $1 you spend on purchases. If you spend at restaurants or on books, movies, and music, you earn five “Thank You” points for every $1 spent.
• Earn up to 2,500 points when you sign up for paperless statements.