Credit Karma is giving away free credit-monitoring service to first 12,500 readers.
- HelloWallet opens a second office in San Francisco.
- FreeMonee tells AOL Daily Finance that it is to launch a merchant-reward plan with a major U.S. bank on Nov 17.
- Credit Union Times reports that mShift is one of the three largest providers of mobile banking tools to credit unions.
- ABC News looks at BankSimple’s alternative banking approach.
- Auto insurance & finance providers The General, Mark One Holdings, & Freeway Insurance add BillFloat as a payment option.
- Continuity Control endorsed by Western Independent Bankers.
- Expensify launches an app for the Windows phone.
- Mlive.com recommends using BillShrink (Truaxis) to avoid an outrageous mobile bill.
- Mint.com and Budgettracker.com are recommended as two tools for mitigating financial mistakes.
- BankFutura.com profiles Offermatic.
- Bank of America will use Yodlee’s FinApp Platform.
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