Bank Deals

Using bank deals can save you a lot of money when opening a new checking account, money market, CD, credit card, or mortgage. Bank deals can vary from low introductory APR's, to high APY's, to getting cash bonuses when opening a new account.

When looking for bank deals, it's a good idea to check the banks websites that you want to bank with. Don't settle on a bank just because of one good promotion, all banks offer good bank deals from time to time. It's best to look for specific bank deals for specific banks that you really want to bank with. 

You can find those great deals here also, as opposed to checking all of the banks websites..

Good banking websites:

• Bank of America
• Wikipedia on banking
• Bank Deals
• Bank Incentives

When you are facing late bills, and growing debts, you can use good credit card deals to save you a lot of of cash. Debt consolidation using credit cards can be very dangerous, but if you are responsible it can save you a lot of money when you are in between jobs and you have no other option, a credit card deal with a low or 0% introductory apr can save you a lot of headache.

Assuming you have good credit, you can open a credit card with a very low introductory rate and consolidate your past due payments to the credit card, giving you thirty, sixty, or ninety extra days before you need to make another payment.

You can find these great deals right here at Bank Deals. For more information and tips on using credit cards to consolidate debt, please refer to these debt consolidation resources:

• Wikipedia about debt
• MSN Money
• Credit Management About.com
• Debt Consolidation
  

You can now get a $50 bonus when you open a Citibank Direct Ultimate Money Account with free EZ Checking.

You need to pay 2 bills a month with the account for 3 months to get the $50 bonus. You will also earn up to 5.00% APY when you pay 2 bills per month. (4.50% without the bill pay).

Click here to view the offer on Citibank Directs website 

Terms:
$50 Bonus Offer is only available for first-time Citibank deposit account customers, and will be paid only once to any individual. Persons who currently have or at any time have had a deposit account at Citibank (or any of its predecessor banks) are not eligible. To qualify for this offer you must: 1) Make a single online application for both a a new regular checking and Ultimate Money Account in the EZ Checking package, 2) open both accounts by 07/31/2007 and 3) starting no later than the calendar month after the month in which your checking account was opened, pay 2 or more bills per month for 3 consecutive months at citibankonline.com. To provide faster service, requests to pay down your linked Citi line of credit, loan, or credit card are processed as transfers, and do not count toward the bill payment requirement. Also, authorized deductions by a third party do not qualify as online bill payments. $50 will be credited to your regular checking account within 90 days from the end of the statement period in which you met all of the above requirements. The amount of any bonus payment will be reported to the IRS as interest earned in the year credited. Persons under 18 years of age are not eligible. Account must be in good standing at the time of the $50 credit. Taxes, if any, are the responsibility of the customer. Accordingly, we recommend that the customer consult their tax advisor.