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$200 bonus for a free Capital One checking account (YMMV)

Published on May 13, 2009 By BillyOceansEleven

My MIL sent me an email this morning asking about bank account bonuses, and in doing a little research I found this gem. You can get a $200 bonus for opening a no-fee Capital One Rewards Checking account with a minimum $50 opening deposit and a direct deposit. This offer has been sent to select [...]

So does this mean the dog won’t get pre-approved credit card offers anymore?

Published on February 9, 2008 By BillyOceansEleven

Well, I guess the credit insanity had to end sometime. One of the areas where logic seemed to go out the window long ago was with respect to credit cards. For a long time it seemed like there were at least five pre-approved offers in the mail every day. But perhaps the fun is now [...]

Rant: Bank Customer Service Hell

Published on November 16, 2007 By BillyOceansEleven

This was not a good day for my nerves in maintaining my various financial accounts. Today I have had to waste nearly an hour on the phone to fix errors by my banks. Here’s a rundown of the stupidity: Chase – I opened a new Chase personal credit card account in October and did a [...]