All Posts Tagged With: "ING Direct"

American Bankers Association: More Bank Customers Prefer Doing Business Online for First Time

September 24th, 2009 • View Comments • Filed Under • by Gary
For the first time in banking history, more bank customer prefer doing their business online than any other way, according to an American Bankers Association survey, with 25 percent of bank customers engaging in the practice. The use of ATMs is dropping among all age groups, while for those 55 and under, online banking is [...]

HSBC Holdings to bid for ING’s Private Banking Assets

September 4th, 2009 • View Comments • Filed Under • by Matt
HSBC Holdings PLC (NYSE: HBC) submitted a bid to purchase ING Groep NV’s (ING) private banking assets, according to the Wall Street Journal and several other sources. ING put up both its Asian and Swiss private banking assets for sale and potential purchasers of those assets can choose to bid on either one of both [...]

Account Review: ING Direct’s Electric Orange Checking Account

August 15th, 2009 • View Comments • Filed Under • by Matt
Until a few years ago, free checking accounts were a very standardized and commoditized product. Every bank and credit union offers a free checking account with very similar features and there has been no compelling reason to move to another bank. ING Direct and other online banks, decided they were going to fight this trend [...]

Account Reviews: ING Direct’s 1.30% APY Orange Savings Account

July 29th, 2009 • View Comments • Filed Under • by Matt
ING Direct was one of the first high-yield savings accounts which was founded in 1997. Unlike most banks, they do not have any branches which allows them to offer much better interest rates than traditional banks. They have since branched out and offered investment products and mortgages through their sister companies. Many other companies have [...]