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Unemployment Benefit Claims and the Census

MyBankTracker.com — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:38:55 +0000

The labor market’s recovery remains slow as hiring continues to drag down the process. Additionally, the number of Americans who filed continuing claims for unemployment benefits spiked last week, increasing by 37,000 people. Continuing Claims A continuing claim is one filed each week after the initial benefit week, until the end of a standard benefits period [...]

ING Direct CEO Speaks About Company Innovation and 100,000 Monthly Open Accounts

MyBankTracker.com — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:32:03 +0000

ING Direct CEO Arkadi Khulmann spoke earlier this week at the Prepaid Expo in Las Vegas, comparing his company to other innovators like Southwest Airlines and Google. “Start with a Clean Sheet” Khulmann said that the goal for ING Direct was to become a retailer, not a bank. Rather than focus on creating a large number [...]

New Website Puts Hollywood Box Office On the Market

MyBankTracker.com — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:20:40 +0000

A new venture by Cantor Fitzgerald is set to allow studios, institutions, and moviegoers the opportunity to place bets on Hollywood’s box office releases. What has long been a parlor game and has recently become an Internet hobby has been co-opted by the futures market. The box office might soon start producing paydays for [...]

Bank of the West $100 Checking Bonus Updated to Include New States

MyBankTracker.com — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:57:36 +0000

Bank of the West has once again extended their $100 checking bonus offer, this time until April 14, 2010. How to Claim Your Bonus To earn the $100 bonus you will need to all complete one of the following requirements: Open any new personal checking account, Establish one monthly recurring direct deposit of at least $250 to [...]

$50 Checking Bonus From Wells Fargo – Select States

MyBankTracker.com — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:51:25 +0000

Wells Fargo, one of America’s biggest banks and also the most popular on the west coast, is offering new consumers a $50 bonus when they open a new checking account by 5/31/2010. To qualify for Wells Fargo’s $50 bonus, you must open and fund a new personal Wells Fargo checking account with a minimum opening deposit [...]

Buxter: Banking on the Facebook Credit System

MyBankTracker.com — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:31:25 +0000

Peer-to-peer payment services seem to be the next big thing, with companies like Blippy and Square trying to find new ways for people to transfer their money outside of traditional banking channels. Buxter is a Facebook application that allows users to send US dollars and Euros to their friends on the social networking site. It [...]

Lindsay Lohan vs. ETrade: Milk-a-What?

MyBankTracker.com — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:47:07 +0000

The popular ETrade “talking baby” campaign has come under fire from none other than Lindsay Lohan, who is suing the company for defamation over the use of “her name” in one of the commercials. The Commercial The ad in question shows the now famous talking baby apologizing to his “girlfriend” for not calling, saying it was because [...]

Carlos Slim Helu Beats Out Bill Gates and Warren Buffet for Worlds Richest Man

MyBankTracker.com — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:53:41 +0000

While the majority of the country is facing high unemployment and an unstable economy, Forbes has released its list of billionaires who have retained their 10 figure net worth despite the recession, with Bill Gates dropping to number 2 behind Mexican businessman Carlos Slim Helu. Carlos Slim Helu Helu, who made his fortune in telecommunications with American [...]

Debate Continues As Unemployment Benefit And Tax Extension Bill is Passed By Senate

MyBankTracker.com — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:33:16 +0000

A $140 billion bill put before the Senate to extend expiring benefits and tax provisions was passed today by a margin of 62 to 36. The bill is aimed at providing continued aid to the millions of jobless whose benefits have expired in the last few months. Benefit Extension or Deficit Extension? In order for the bill [...]

Unemployment Rates Drop in 9 States, Says Bureau of Labor Statistics

MyBankTracker.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:44:28 +0000

Unemployment rates in 9 states dropped in January of this year, says a Bureau of Labor Statistics report released today. Overall, the unemployment rate remains constant, and job markets are expected to remain depressed into 2011. Some State Show Improvement Overall, there are 12 states that have unemployment rates that are higher than the US average, [...]