Comments on: Two Banks Enter, One Bank Leaves: ING vs. HSBC in … Direct Thunderdome

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:14:49 +0000

Hey Trent – I’m finally ready to set-up an ING account… can I get a referral link?

Thanks!
Kathy

By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:46:56 +0000

Hey Trent, thanks for the advice, you’re the one who got me interested in doing high-yield stuff for my cash reserves. I’m going to go with ING for the moment. Can I get a referral?

By: Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:59:38 +0000

Thank you so much for all of your advice, your blog is exactly what I’ve been looking for as far as advice and financial inspiration.

Do you happen to have any more referral codes? Also, ING Direct is currently at 1.40%. Is this a reasonable rate given current market conditions and will it fluctuate as the market improves or am I locked in at 1.40% for the life of the account?

By: James

James — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:05:20 +0000

any more referrals? I need to open a new checking account and I think I’m going with ING

By: David

David — Mon, 18 May 2009 05:01:11 +0000

Appreciate the info. Made up my mind. If theres any valid referral codes send it my way. Thanks

By: smanoli

smanoli — Sat, 02 May 2009 22:38:18 +0000

Do you still have referral codes? If so I’d love one.

By: Quynh

Quynh — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:38:12 +0000

I have referral codes. Send an email to quynh149@gmail.com for one.

By: Healey

Healey — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:55:17 +0000

I just stumbled across this blog yesterday and have been thoroughly enjoying it.

I’m glad to see an article on ING, slightly outdated though it may be. I’ve been with ING first with a savings account and I signed up for the electric orange checking account shortly after it became available. I do virtually all of my banking (including some mutual fund investing) with ING.

If any readers, like me, are getting to this article late and would like a referral to get a $25 ING bonus, please drop me an email and I’ll be happy to send you one.

helix1027@yahoo.com

By: Erik

Erik — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:37:00 +0000

ING Direct interest Rate just changed from 3.00% to 2.75 %
This is not good, havent checked HSBC.

By: gk

gk — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:44:29 +0000

May I have a referral code please?

Also, I noticed that this article is about 2 years old. Has your opinion on the 2 banks changed significantly since then?

Thanks!

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:10:39 +0000

Great review — since I was debating between ING and HSBC, this was just the type of review I was looking for. Please send me a referal code if you still have any — thanks!

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:17:46 +0000

Could I get a referral code? I think your advice makes a lot of sense, and I’d like to finally follow through.

By: lauren

lauren — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:22:35 +0000

i opened an account with HSBC online several weeks ago, but after the initial $1 deposit i haven’t done anything with it. this is mainly because i haven’t had enough extra cash floating around to deposit in the account. however, i received a little under $300 this week unexpectedly, and now plan to put $250 into an ING account to start my emergency fund – something i’ve been putting off for months.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:15:51 +0000

Great summary. ING for me…

By: eric

eric — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:46:33 +0000

of course, now ING’s percentage is at 3.0% and HSBC is at 3.5%.

unfortunate that they’ve gone down so much…

By: Nate

Nate — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:15:47 +0000

Thanks for the info Trent! I have had an HSBC account for a good year now, with no MAJOR complaints, and I’d be interested in giving ING a try.

Shoot me over a referral please. :)

By: Madalina

Madalina — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:48:19 +0000

I had problems with HSBC as well, and I decided to open my second account with ING. I have referral codes as well. If someone needs any, send an email at madalinax@hotmail.com. I wanted to open an account with HSBC today, and I first started with me as the main applicant, and my husband as the joint one. Than, I changed my mind, and wanted to put him as the main one, and there was no way I could switch the names. They kept tell me that I already have an application and I have to submit that one. I just gave up and opened the second account with ING, even though I could not benefit of the referral code, having already another opened account. Once again, I have 50 referrals. :)

By: Lazarus

Lazarus — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:53:37 +0000

I can vouch strongly for ING as well. Their customer service is excellent, their user interface is top notch, and their savings rates are competitive. After using both HSBC and ING, I would definitely recommend ING.

If anyone still needs a referral, I have a few left. Shoot me an email at LVittas@gmail.com.

By: Chessiq

Chessiq — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:40:00 +0000

HSBC just ticked me off because they got the money out of my US Bank account last week, and they have not posted it to my account. I spoke with customer service a few minutes ago, and they are blaming it on the weekend… hello?! If you grab people’s money before the weekend, and you claim to do things electronically, then make the money available to them ASAP. So my money has been in limbo for about 5 days now. Not very happy. I have been with HSBC for about two years now, but I am going to switch to ING. I will let them keep my two accounts… just in case.
Well, I guess after venting like this, I should ask for the referral, if you don’t mind.

By: Taryn

Taryn — Sun, 25 May 2008 21:55:31 +0000

Great post; just what I was looking for! I think I’ll go with ING.

I’d love to get a referral link to ING, if you still have one.

Thanks,
Taryn