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Senate to Vote on Unemployment Benefit and Tax Extensions Today

MyBankTracker.com — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:04:19 +0000

The Senate will put forward a key vote on unemployment insurance and tax extensions today, which could effect millions of people who have seen their unemployment checks dry up in the past month. Rehashing the Stimulus Passing this legislation is bound to be difficult for Democrats, as many aspects of the bill are re-visitations of the [...]

Forbes Announces The Top Ten Companies for Job Growth

MyBankTracker.com — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:44:59 +0000

Despite the job market’s continued decline, there are some companies who grew last year and expect to continue the trend in 2010. Forbes compiled a list of the top ten companies for growth, and the list spans the spectrum from digital marketing to healthcare to government contracting. The Medical Field The Healthcare field appears on the [...]

Barclays Upgrades Their Mobile Banking Service

MyBankTracker.com — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:32:42 +0000

Barclays revealed last week that it has made upgrades to their mobile phone banking service. It is the first UK bank to offer a payments system that allows customers to send funds to third parties that have been set up through their online banking interface. New Payment Service and Website Another development, in addition to the [...]

U.S Treasury Sells Bank of America Warrants for $1.54 Billion

MyBankTracker.com — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:24:39 +0000

The U.S. Treasury sold 272.12 million warrants that it received from Bank of America as part of the $700 billion TARP bailout fund. The auction for the Bank of America warrants led to a sale worth $1.54 billion, which now holds the record of the largest total amount raised from a single institution from the [...]

Tax Extension Service Integrates Facebook and the IRS

MyBankTracker.com — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:20:41 +0000

FileLater is an online service for people and businesses looking to file for a tax extension. This tax season, it is pioneering the social media universe by using Facebook Connect to both simplify the process and attract new customers. An IRS tax extension gives filers an additional six months to file their taxes, pushing [...]

FDIC Launches Consumer Tip of the Week to Celebrate National Consumer Protection Week

MyBankTracker.com — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:21:36 +0000

This Sunday kicked off National Consumer Protection Week, and to help promote the week’s campaign to inform consumers, the FDIC has launched a “Consumer Tip of the Week” page on their website. Consumer Tips and Alerts The page, which you can subscribe to via email or an RSS feed, provides practical tips on how to become a [...]

2010 Bank Failure Total Reaches 26 as Sun American Bank and Three Others Fail Friday

MyBankTracker.com — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:42:43 +0000

Four banks were closed by regulators last week, which brings the total number of failed banks for the year to 26. Sun American bank of Boca Raton, Florida was the largest of the banks, with approximately $535.7 million in assets. The deposits have transferred to First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company in Raleigh, North Carolina. Sun American [...]

President Obama Proclaims March 7-13 National Consumer Protection Week

MyBankTracker.com — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:31:53 +0000

In a press release from the White House on Friday, President Obama declared this coming week to be National Consumer Protection week. The week will be dedicated to providing consumers with information and a call to learn more about marketing and business. Consumer Financial Protection Agency In the proclamation, President Obama stated his support of the [...]

$150 and $200 Checking Account Bonuses From KeyBank

MyBankTracker.com — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:44:18 +0000

KeyBank is currently offering two checking account bonuses for new members by April 30th. The $150 bonus is for consumers who open a Express Free Checking or Advantage Money Market Checking and for those who choose the Privilege Checking or Privilege Select Checking account will receive a $200 bonus. Both Privilege Checking accounts have [...]

$100 Chase Checking Account Bonus

MyBankTracker.com — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:18:29 +0000

It seems Chase has brought back their $100 Checking bonus. To earn the bonus you will need to open a new Chase CheckingSM account by April 30, 2010 with a minimum deposit of $100. You have the open to the account by applying either online or at a branch, just make sure you use [...]