New Reward Checking Account from Citibank

CitiBank has unveiled a reward checking account with an abundance of ways to earn points towards rewards.

To qualify for 16,000 ThankYou Points (redeemable for $150 in gift cards) customers need to open The Citibank Account, enroll in the ThankYou Network and meet the monthly checking account requirements. In addition to the immediate 16,000 ThankYou Points, [...]

Linking Your Online Checking Account to Your Online Savings Account

Bank make a huge amount of money from their customers who are forgetful and bounce checks. While overdrafts can happen innocently enough there are ways for online banking customers to protect themselves against overdrafts. The different options vary from expensive to cheap:
Overdraft Protection or Bounce-Coverage Plans
Bank that offer this plan will not return your overdrawn [...]

Online Checking Report

Money-rates.com researched the rates paid on an online basic checking account from the nation’s largest banks to compare to the rates posted on the money-rates.comn checking rates page. The results were more than surprising. While online banks are posting rates as high as 6.00% on accounts which require direct deposit or have deposit limits, it [...]

Chase Bank’s $125 Cash Award to new Checking Customers

Customer who open a Chase Free Checking account with Direct Deposit by December 31, 2007 will receive a $125 cash bonus added to their account.

To earn the bonus customer must visit the Chase site, print the coupon, and visit a local Chase Branch by December 31, 2007 to open a Chase Free Checking [...]

First Clover Leaf Bank’s 6.01% Gold Leaf Checking account

First Clover Leaf Bank (FDIC#30330) in Edwardsville, Illinois is offering a checking account with an annual percentage yield of 6.01% if certain requirements are met. The bank web site indicates a branch visit is required, but a customer service rep said that an account be open by phone if detailed paperwork is forwarded to the [...]