Bankrate is a publisher, aggregator and distributor of personal finance content on the Internet. Bankrate provides consumers with proprietary, fully researched, comprehensive, independent and objective personal finance editorial content across multiple vertical categories including mortgages, deposits, insurance, credit cards, personal loans, and other categories, such as retirement, automobile loans, and taxes. The Bankrate network includes Bankrate.com, its flagship website, and other owned and operated personal finance websites, including CreditCards.com, Interest.com, Bankaholic.com, Mortgage-calc.com, CreditCardGuide.com, Nationwide Card Services, Bankrate.com.cn, CreditCards.ca, NetQuote.com, CD.com, Walla.by, and Quizzle. Bankrate aggregates rate information from over 4,800 institutions on more than 300 financial products. With coverage of nearly 600 local markets in all 50 U.S. states, Bankrate generates over 172,000 distinct rate tables capturing, on average, over three million pieces of information weekly. Bankrate develops and provides web services to over 100 co-branded websites with online partners, including some of the most trusted and frequently visited personal finance sites on the Internet such as Yahoo!, AOL, CNBC and Bloomberg. In addition, Bankrate licenses editorial content to over 100 newspapers on a daily basis including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and The Boston Globe.
MyFinance.com helps millions of Americans discover the financial products & services that can help improve their economic well-being. By partnering with innovative financial brands, premium publishers, and industry influencers, MyFinance drives valuable product recommendations through its full-suite of customized native advertising solutions. MyFinance is growing rapidly and currently looking to hire passionate individuals into the following roles: Product Management, Software Engineering, Sales, Business Development, Marketing, and Accounting/Revenue Operations.
NextAdvisor.com provides independent reviews of consumer services. The company's mission is to help consumers save money and improve their lives by presenting them with useful comparisons and reviews of service providers and a clear explanation of each service and how it works.
LoanTek's SaaS platform is designed to save time, create better leads, and convert them into the new business more cost-effectively. LoanTek's lead platform can be used by an individual loan officer, mortgage branch, or by enterprise class mortgage companies. It gives lenders and brokers everything they need to be successful online – where 87% of consumers begin their search. The company also provides its services at the most affordable rates in the industry making consumer access available to institutions of all sizes. LoanTek was founded in 2008 and is based in Boise, Idaho, United States.
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Wallaby provides a variety of products based on the Wallaby Engine, which understands and optimizes credit card usage for rewards, credit limit, statement due date, linked bonuses and other offers. You can use Wallaby via iPhone and Android apps, WalletBoost web app to determine the best card to add to your wallet or through the Wallaby developer program. Wallaby is also developing the Wallaby Card, to help consumers maximize with just one swipe
Founded in 2007, Caring.com is a leading online destination for people seeking information and support as they care for aging parents, spouses, and other loved ones. Their mission: to help family caregivers make better decisions, save time and money, and feel less alone -- and less stressed -- as they face the many challenges of caregiving. More than 40 million people in the United States care for someone over age 50, yet most have little preparation or experience when they begin their caregiving journey. To make that journey a little easier, Caring.com provides helpful caregiving content, online support groups, and a comprehensive Senior Care Directory for the United States, with nearly 55,000 consumer ratings and reviews, and a toll-free senior living referral line (1-800-952-6650). Their seasoned executive team, editors, and technical staff have decades of experience producing award-winning health and family media, and nearly all have first-hand experience as caregivers. Caring.com has a similar model to [BabyCenter](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/babycenter). Two of the founders, Jim Scott and Steve Fram, spent eight years at BabyCenter. Caring.com seems to offer more specific and tailored information in an age-related context than the [Eons](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/eons) social network for those over 50.
InsuranceAgents.com provides informative articles and guidelines about achieving affordable insurance. The company keeps people informed with current information about the insurance industry, the economy, and the government. In the end, consumers and policyholders learn how to find the best insurance coverage, benefits, and discounts. InsuranceAgents.com offers insurance quotes from five different agents within a local area. Consumers can enter their Zip Code and the type of insurance coverage they are looking for. After they fill out other information within the quote form, up to five different agents will contact them and process their request. In the end, insurance shoppers can save as much as $400 a year on insurance premiums by using the site.
Trouvé Media, Inc. is an online marketing company, publishes and markets informational resource Websites that assist insurance, financial services, and real estate companies to connect with new customer leads online. It provides search engine marketing, opt-in email marketing, targeted media buying, and publisher network solutions.
CreditCards.com operates as an online credit card marketplace connecting consumers with various credit card issuers. Through its Web site creditcards.com, the company enables consumers to search for, compare, and apply for credit cards; and offer credit card issuers an online channel to acquire qualified applicants. It provides consumers with research, news articles, advice, and online tools to select and apply for credit cards based on their preferred criteria. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. CreditCards.com is a subsidiary of Bankrate, Inc.
Bankaholic is a financial portal provides consumers with interest rates, credit card reviews, insurance quotes, and personal finance tips. In September of 2008, Bankrate, Inc. (NASDAQ:RATE) acquired Bankaholic for $14.9M.
LinkSpectrum Co. provides credit card deals and promotions online. It offers credit card resource center and links for online applications, as well as provides tools and information for comparison of credit cards from various banks and companies. The company provides credit reports and monitoring. It offers information of various credit cards, including special credit card deals, balance transfer and purchase, low interest, business, student, reward, student, customizable, and prepaid. The company was incorporated in 2001 and is based in Memphis, North Carolina. As of September 5, 2008, LinkSpectrum Co. operates as a subsidiary of Bankrate Inc.
Fee Disclosure is provides transaction fee transparency educational services. The portal is an open marketplace that matches consumers with service providers to disclose real estate and mortgage fees. It offers real estate and mortgage transaction closing costs; free and instant transaction fee quotes; fee analysis reports; mortgage interest rates and commission; and buying, selling, and refinancing services.
Nationwide Card Services
Acquisition in 2007
Nationwide Card Services, Inc. is an online marketing company, provides pay-for-performance marketing programs. It offers online campaign tools to the financial services industry.
InsureMe provides an online service that connects insurance professionals with consumers looking for insurance. It provides auto, home, life, and health insurance quotes. The company changed its name to Old IM Co. in February 2008. It was founded in 1993 and is based in Englewood, Colorado. As of February 5, 2008, InsureMe operates as a subsidiary of Bankrate.
Mortgage Market Information Services
Acquisition in 2005
Mortgage Market Information Services, Inc. publishes mortgage, real estate, and financial rates information for newspapers and Web sites in North America. It focuses on offering mortgage features, editorial content, and mortgage tools to educate and inform consumers.
FastFind provides Online marketplace matching prospective mortgage applicants with local lenders. Wescoco LLC, doing business as FastFind, FastFind, San Francisco, generates consumer leads for mortgages, home-equity loans, auto financing and online education and sells them to lenders.
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