PerkStreet Financial Review: Free Online Checking Account

Posted by Lindsay Edwards on 30-08-2010

PerkStreet Financial offers a free online checking account with a Visa debit card and “perks”. You can earn from 1% to 5% cash back, coffee or music incentives when you use your PerkStreet Financial debit card to pay for purchases. From what I’ve seen, I feel that they offer something beyond your traditional checking account.

The PerkStreet Financial debit card is issued by the Bancorp Bank. Like with other bank accounts, your deposits are FDIC insured up to $250,000. There

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Santander Bank

Posted by Megan Collins on 30-08-2010

Quick Stats

Type – Subsidiary
Industry – Finance and Insurance
Founded – 2010 (London, United Kingdom)
Headquarters – United Kingdom London, England, UK
Key people – Lord Burns, Chairman
António Horta-Osório, CEO
Products – Financial Services
Employees – 20,000+
Parent – Grupo Santander

Brief History

In 2004, the Spanish Santander acquired Abbey National for £9bn. As a result of the

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Foreclosures Playing Havoc with Price of Houses Whether Foreclosed or Not

Posted by Jacob Campbell on 29-08-2010

Foreclosures are playing havoc with price of houses whether foreclosed or not withits domino effect. The bad apples are rotting all the other ones in the housing basket.Mansions are not being spared.

67 years old Larry Deans “Dean Gardens” standing on 32,000 square feet in Atlanta is not just a mansion – it’s a mega mansion. It took four years and $25 million to be built.It has been in the market for 17 years with an asking price of $40 million. It has

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How to refinance mortgage if you cosigned for student loan

Posted by admin on 29-08-2010

Q: I wonder how to refinance my home loan. I owe about $150,000 on the mortgage and $30,000 on the line of credit. My house is worth conservatively around $250,000. I am only looking at the first mortgage. I am about 6 years into the 30 year fixed rate mortgage at 5.375% and thinking about 20 year term. I earn $90,000 a year and credit score is above 730. My biggest concern is that I cosigned for nephew’s student loans. He owes close to $130,000 and has paid since April, $615 per month.

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Online backup crucial for small businesses

Posted by Lindsay Edwards on 27-08-2010

– Vance Checketts is the VP of Operations for online storage company Mozy. The opinions expressed are his own. –

Among the myriad challenges small and medium businesses (SMBs) are currently facing, data loss is an often unanticipated – but very real – cause of revenue and productivity loss.

Businesses of all sizes depend on files and email stored on desktops, laptops, and servers for their very survival. Natural

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