Credit Card Deals (U.S.)

ING DIRECT: Current Bonuses

You can earn a $50.00 bonus for opening a new ING DIRECT account. Outlaw highly recommends ING, and we've been a very satisfied customer since 2007.

Savings account - click on the ad below to see latest bonus offer(s):

Checking account - click on the ad below to see latest bonus offer(s):

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ING DIRECT's Black Friday 2011 Bonus: $107

For the next couple days, popular U.S. online bank ING DIRECT is offering lucrative Black Friday "sales" -- including a $107 bonus promotion if you open a new fee-free Electric Orange account (their awesome checking account package, which also comes with a free MasterCard debit card).

Click the graphic right below to be taken to their limited time landing page for the Black Friday promotion and sign up.

Bank of America's New $250 Credit Card Promotion (Cash Back Offer)

DEAL ALERT: Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) has a limited time, not very well advertised special credit card promotion where you can earn a one-time $250 cash back bonus, plus there's 0% Intro APR for the first 12 months. It's for their popular BankAmericard Cash Rewards™ Visa Signature card, which I have the first generation of in my wallet still.

Details and link below.

Mint.com Review: Week 2 of Using Mint

This is my second week of handing my personal financial picture over to Mint.com. How do I like it so far?

In a word: fantastic.

Achieve Total Credit Card Freedom: Great Balance Transfer Deals

Two great balance transfers are on our radar this month.

For convenience's sake, you'll find a link to our absolute favorite -- the appropriately named Citi Simplicity Card -- in the featured deals box right at the bottom of this post. That particular deal offers 0% Intro APR on purchases and balance transfers for an insanely long 21 months.

5 Surprising Personal Finance Tips

Of course you want to use our free tool to compare and find the best possible credit card promotions. But beyond that, how can you streamline & dramatically improve your personal finances?

Good question. Here are five free and fast ways to take greater control of your money.

Credit Card Promotions: UPDATED

Here's an updated look at Outlaw's favorite credit card deals and promotions for this month. (U.S. only; Canadian and U.K. offers coming soon!)

Outlaw's Donald Trump Interview

Donald Trump graciously gave Credit Card Outlaw's founder some time this morning to pick his brain -- he sounded off on our biggest economic problems, how to fix them, and also discussed his possible candidacy for President.

Click to listen now.

Don't forget: Find a lucrative offer by browsing this week's featured credit card deals -- a couple of the airline bonuses over there are awesome, especially Delta's 20K bonus miles offer.

The Real Problem With Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC)

Above: CNN Money still seems to have a positive opinion on the bank's stock.

I wrote an interesting piece on the real reason why Bank of America has been slammed by investors in recent days, and why they "needed" that $5 billion cash infusion from Warren Buffett.

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