Just looked at a couple and the info on the site does not match up with what the banks say they are doing. The banks are obviously marketing these campaigns with boatloads of fine print.
Example:
Chase 6% cash-back is really only 3% (maxed out at 50$ a month), or at least that is what it was showing me.
The Chase RealCash Debit Card is offering up to 6% Cash Back for a limited time."
Fine print: Sign up for the new Chase RealCash Debit Card before July 31 and Chase will give you double (6%) Cash Back bonus up to $50. You will also receive a one-time $10 bonus after your first non-PIN card qualifying purchase. The max bonus that can be earned is $60 for the first two months. After the two-month period, the Cash Back rewards percentage will drop to 3%.
While it beats some deals, it not 6% as implied.
The idea of the site is a good one and at least you know who is offering what, evaluations would be even nicer, but then, we should all be sure to read fine print.
The idea of the site is a good one and at least you know who is offering what, evaluations would be even nicer, but then, we should all be sure to read fine print.
The site does offer evaluations (of the bank institutions themselves). You can post reviews about a lot of banks - I put one up for ING today. The site currently has a raffle for an iPad if you register and write a review:
Nice sites, but I'd like to see discussion threads about each deal (as we see here in FW). Am I not seeing them? Thanks, OP.
glxpass
Senior Member - 5K
posted: Jul. 29, 2010 @ 8:13p
For deposit rates, I prefer DepositAccounts.com, formerly Bank Deals. Ken, formerly called Banking Guy, has continued the blog, added bank reviews, a forum, and probably one of the best parameter-driven rate tables I've seen. The filtering options are more flexible than those at mybanktracker.com. So I expect to use DepositAccounts.com as my primary source for deposit account deals, as well as FWF, naturally.
mybanktracker.com also tracks mortgages, HELOCs, and credit cards, which could be quite useful. I've just skimmed through those features, however. I actually consider FWF the best aggregator of such information, because the information here comes from sources such as DepositAccounts.com, mybacktracker.com, members, etc. And the discussions on FWF about these deals often go much deeper than elsewhere, including DepositAccounts.com and probably mybanktracker.com.
glxpass said: For deposit rates, I prefer DepositAccounts.com, formerly Bank Deals. Ken, formerly called Banking Guy, has continued the blog, added bank reviews, a forum, and probably one of the best parameter-driven rate tables I've seen. The filtering options are more flexible than those at mybanktracker.com. So I expect to use DepositAccounts.com as my primary source for deposit account deals, as well as FWF, naturally.
mybanktracker.com also tracks mortgages, HELOCs, and credit cards, which could be quite useful. I've just skimmed through those features, however. I actually consider FWF the best aggregator of such information, because the information here comes from sources such as DepositAccounts.com, mybacktracker.com, members, etc. And the discussions on FWF about these deals often go much deeper than elsewhere, including DepositAccounts.com and probably mybanktracker.com.
I completely agree with you - I posted this because I want to see more FW discussions about the offers posted on mybanktracker.com, like this one:
Has anyone heard of WesBanco? I don't know if that deal is limited to the states where the bank has B&M branches. Is there any information about some of the other deals on this site?
glxpass
Senior Member - 5K
posted: Jul. 29, 2010 @ 11:49p
meyerson said: glxpass said: For deposit rates, I prefer DepositAccounts.com, formerly Bank Deals. Ken, formerly called Banking Guy, has continued the blog, added bank reviews, a forum, and probably one of the best parameter-driven rate tables I've seen. The filtering options are more flexible than those at mybanktracker.com. So I expect to use DepositAccounts.com as my primary source for deposit account deals, as well as FWF, naturally.
mybanktracker.com also tracks mortgages, HELOCs, and credit cards, which could be quite useful. I've just skimmed through those features, however. I actually consider FWF the best aggregator of such information, because the information here comes from sources such as DepositAccounts.com, mybacktracker.com, members, etc. And the discussions on FWF about these deals often go much deeper than elsewhere, including DepositAccounts.com and probably mybanktracker.com.
I completely agree with you - I posted this because I want to see more FW discussions about the offers posted on mybanktracker.com, like this one:
Has anyone heard of WesBanco? I don't know if that deal is limited to the states where the bank has B&M branches. Is there any information about some of the other deals on this site? A search on DepositAccounts.com found WestBanco's $100 Checking Account Bonus - Local to WV, OH & PA .
The final line of the blog entry says:
Credit for this find goes to FW member depreshun who mentioned this promotion in this FW thread. So the answer to your question about the WesBanco deal originated, well, here.
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