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Ally Bank Online Checking Account Review

Published or updated October 23, 2013 by Kevin Mulligan

Are you looking for a better checking account, but aren’t sure what to think of online checking?

Let’s look at Ally Bank and see whether or not you can trust an online checking account for your daily money needs.

What is Online Checking?

You are probably used to going to a brick and mortar bank to purchase checks, make deposits, and use the ATM.

With the growth of online finance you can now enjoy the benefits of a checking account with the low cost perks of banking with a firm that doesn’t have the overhead of thousands of physical branch locations.  This low cost profile allows online banks to offer lower fees and better deposit interest rates to their customers.

The normal features to expect from online checking include:

  • Great online access and services
  • Significant ATM access to make up for the lack of physical branches
  • The ability to have a physical checkbook like you would with any other bank
  • A debit card
  • Overdraft protection
  • FDIC coverage on your deposits up to $250,000, just like any other bank

What Features Does Ally Bank Offer with Online Checking?

Ally Bank offers all of the standard features customers come to expect from online checking accounts. But what makes Ally different? [Read more…] about Ally Bank Online Checking Account Review

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Capital One 360 Checking Sign-Up Bonus

Published or updated December 8, 2014 by Glen Craig

Capital One’s  online checking account, 360 Checking (formally ING Direct’s Electric OrangeSM), is offering up a cool bonus to people who sign up for new accounts – a $50 bonus!

Note: This promotion is no longer valid.

When you open up a new 360 Checking account and make at least 3 card purchases or Person2Person Payments within 45 days of opening your account, Capital One will give you a $50 bonus. You can click here to go right to the 360 Checking page.

You need to open the account through one of the banners/links in this article.  If you open a 360 Checking account going directly to the 360 Checking site, you won’t be eligible.  This is a special promotion you won’t see on the 360 Checking site. [Read more…] about Capital One 360 Checking Sign-Up Bonus

Filed Under: Bank Tagged With: online checking account

Capital One 360 Checking Saves the Day – Sending Paper Checks

Published or updated October 13, 2013 by Glen Craig

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Capital One 360 Checking online checking came through for us and I want to tell you about it.

See, we’re having some work done our house.  After a few estimates we settled on one contractor to do the work.  He had a great plan and the price was good.  All he needs is a check for a deposit so he can started ordering supplies and such.

No problem, right?

Ends up we ran out of checks.  Major oops!  We knew we were on the last book and had to re-order but I guess the bills overtook the checks and we ran down our checkbook quicker than we realized.  So we have no checks.

I re-ordered checks of course, but it will take a little while for them to get here.  The contractor is great and told us we can mail him a check as soon as we get a chance.  But the sooner he gets a check the better.  What to do?

Enter Capital One 360 Checking!
[Read more…] about Capital One 360 Checking Saves the Day – Sending Paper Checks

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