FYI: Why do banks offer online billpay for free?
Did you ever wonder why banks let you use online billpay for free? After all, it’s not free for them – they pay companies like CheckFree and Metavante big bucks so they can offer you free online billpay services. Are you worth it? Clearly, the banking industry is convinced you are — almost all [...]
Fee Watch!: Be Wary of the BOGUS Bonus
Standard Account Options on Golden Pedestals
Many banks today advertise ‘bonus options’ for their accounts that are already industry standard. If you’ve been the customer of only one bank for sometime, you may not know that other banks already offer account features that advertise as ‘new and free!’ or ‘coming soon!’ Here’s a list of features [...]
“Spending Time”:Texting With—Your Bank??? Well, Kinda
A number of online money management tools have grown in popularity over the last few months, but for most people, the benefits of this sort of tool aren’t yet clear. I’ve looked at a number of money management tools and used them myself in order to get a better picture of how I’m spending money, [...]