Open an ING Direct Electric Orange Checking account and be eligible for a $50 bonus. To get the $50 bonus, make 3 card purchases or Person2Person payments (or any combination of the two) within 45 days. The $50 bonus will be credited to you on day 50. Electric Orange checking accounts have no minimum or monthly fees.

Through Tuesday, July 3rd, ING DIRECT is making a declaration of financial independence with savings centered around 1776.

In total, there are 6 different offers:

ShareBuilder ING DIRECT Investing

• Open a new account
• Deposit at least $3500 by August 31st
• Receive a $76 account bonus; not available for withdrawal until 90 days after being awarded
• Offer available for Individual, Joint, and Custodial accounts

Retire My Way ING Direct Investing

• Roll over your old 401(k) into a ShareBuilder IRA
• Roll over/transfer $25,000+ and receive a $276 bonus
• Roll over/transfer $10,000+ and receive a $176 bonus
• Promotional code 76IRA
• Bonus will count towards 2012 contribution limit & only available of those who have not maxed out their 2012 contribution limit

Electric Orange Checking Account

• Open a new Electric Orange checking account and make a total of 5 purchases/Person2Person payments within 4 days to receive a $76 bonus
• Earn another $76 for setting up direct deposit & have two direct deposits of at least $250 by August 31st
• Total bonus is $152, $102 more than the usual $50 bonus

Referral Program

• $76 for successfully referring 2 friends. Total bonus will be awarded by August 10th
• Friends earn a $25 bonus
• Friends must open an Orange Savings Account with a minimum deposit of $250 by July 31st
• Must have an existing Orange Savings Account or Electric Orange Checking to refer

Kids Saving Account

• Receive $17.76 for opening a new Kids Savings Account
• Kids Saving Account is joint with the parent and limits access by the child until child turns 18, then automatically becomes an Orange Savings Account

MONEY Account

• $27.76 checking account for teens
• Open account by June 3rd and make 1 card transaction within 30 days
• Bonus will be awarded within 35 days after account opening

Keep in mind that even though this is an Independence Day Sale, offer EXPIRES on July 4th and all sales must be taken advantage of by July 3rd 11:59 EST.

ING Direct is offering $25 Cash Bonus if you open their Orange Savings Account.  ING Direct has competitive interest rates with no fees and no minimum deposit required.  Just enter promotional code VE222 when you open an ING Direct account.

This is a snapshot of the  Top Online Banking instutions offering their competitive rates as of March 2009 (March 12, 2009).  We search the rates so you don’t have to invidually visit their sites.

Name	APY Yield	Detail
	2.15% APY	FNBO Direct – No minumum balance, no fee
	2.00% APY	Emigrant Direct – No Minimum Deposit; All products: Savings Accounts, Checking Accounts, Credit Cards, IRA
	2.15% APY	E*Trade – No Minimum Deposit; All products: Savings Accounts, Checking Accounts, Credit Cards, IRA, Mortgage, Home Equity, Brokerage
	1.85% APY	HSBC Direct  – No Minimum Deposit; New Online Deposit Only; All products: Savings Accounts, Checking Accounts, Credit Cards, IRA, CDs
	1.65% APY	ING Direct – No Minimum Deposit; All products: Savings Accounts, Checking Accounts, Credit Cards, IRA

Today both ING Direct and HSBC Direct annonced new rate for the online saving accounts.  Unfortunately both companies lowered their APY rate.  The new rate for HSBC Direct is 2.25% (down from 2.45%) and ING Direct is 1.85% (down from 2.4%)

FNBO Direct is still offering 2.60% APY as of today.  (Please do remember this rate changes constantly)