ING Direct Canada: Change of Owners!

So as you may have heard by now, ING Direct Canada will soon be owned by Scotiabank....

It's kinda funny because not too long ago, I was a Scotiabank customer...then I got tired of paying ridiculous chequing fees, maintaining a minimum balance, and ensuring that I don't exceed the transaction limit each month, so that I don't get charged their stupid fees. Once I heard about ING's free Thrive chequing account, I opened up an account with them and it's been adios Scotiabank ever since! Now, to my horror, ING Direct Canada will be owned by Scotiabank. Apparently, ING's parent company is not doing so well in the home country, so they're selling their profitable US and Canada subsidiaries to raise some cash.

The good news: Scotiabank says they will not make any changes to ING, at least for the next 18 months...

The bad news: Scotiabank will likely eventually make some changes...what and how much? Only time well tell!

For now, I'm not going to be rash and close my ING account. I'll stick with them as long as they continue to offer the free Thrive chequing account. However, if they do change that, I'm outta there. I'm hoping that one good that might come out of this is that ING customers will be able to start using Scotiabank ATMs, similar to how PC Financial customers can use CIBC machines.

I will update if anything changes!

Here's the official press release: Agreement announced to sell ING Direct Canada to Scotiabank

$50, $100, $150,.........$2,000 ING Orange Key Bonuses!

There's only 25 days left to take advantage of ING Direct Canada's double bonus, $50 for each referral. Promo ends Aug 31, 2012.

Remember, you can refer up to 50 people using your orange key, earning over $2,000, not bad, eh?

If you don't already have an account with ING Direct, and thinking of making one, please consider using my orange key: 35561445S1 when you sign up for your first account with them. 

Instructions on how to sign up with ING are in my previous post (July 4, 2012). Once your account is created, you'll get $50 plus your own orange key and you can start referring others to get more bonuses.

Happy bonus savings!

It's Backkk...Time to Double Your Orange Key Bonus!

ING Direct Canada has a promotion going on this summer, and is giving away $50 instead of $25 for orange key (35561445S1) referrals. Now is better than ever to sign up for an account with ING to get your free $50! Hurry, this promotion ends August 31st (after August it will be back to $25 for referrals).

Source: The Summer of Sharing 

Steps to get your $50:

1. Go to ING Direct Canada and click on the Sign Me Up tab

2. Choose the account you want to open (savings account, chequing account, RSP, TFSA,etc.)

3. Complete the form.

4. Input 35561445S1 for the orange key field

5. Mail a cheque from your current bank account to yourself in the amount of $100 

6. Ensure you write down your client # on the memo line of your cheque

7. Mail the cheque to ING.

Once ING receives your cheque, they will automatically link your new ING account to your current bank account, and deposit the $100 funds as well as the $50 bonus! You'll then get your own orange key to start referring others to get more bonuses! The more you can refer, the more bonuses you will earn!

Enjoy the summer!

Get $50 Bonus Offer Extended!

ING Direct Canada has extended its offer of providing new clients with the $50 bonus to June 30, 2012.

Read my previous post for details if interested.

Good luck!

Get $50 with ING Direct Canada

So it has been awhile since I've last posted! As always, ING Direct Canada has come up with a new promo, and I'm happy to tell you about it!

This new promo gets you $50 if you sign up for any of ING's accounts such as:

(1) SAVINGS ACCOUNT
(2) THRIVE CHEQUING ACCOUNT
(3) THE UNMORTGAGE
(4) STREETWISE FUNDS (mutual funds account)

The conditions to qualify for this promo are: you have to be a new ING Direct customer, must deposit $100 with them, and do it by May 31, 2012.


Two steps to open up an account:

1. Enroll online here
2. Write a cheque in the amount of $100 and mail it to ING at the below address:

    111 Gordon Baker Road

    Toronto, ON

    M2H 3R1

Happy Savings!

Open A Chequing Account with ING Direct to Get $100 Bonus!

ING Direct Canada has a limited time promo offer for their Thrive Chequing bank account. If you open a chequing account with ING and deposit your pay in this account, they will reward you with $100! This offer is available from now until February 29, 2012.

Source: http://www.ingdirect.ca/thrive/

Steps to get the $100 bonus:


1. Go to "Sign Me Up" tab at ING Direct
2. Click on "Enroll Now!" for the ING Chequing account.
3. Complete the form. 

4. Input 35561445S1 for the orange key field.

5. Mail a cheque from your current bank account to yourself in the amount of $100 

6. Ensure you write down your client # on the memo line of your cheque

7. Mail the cheque to ING at the following address:

    111 Gordon Baker Road

    Toronto, ON

    M2H 3R1              

8. Once your Thrive account is open, go to your chequing account and click on "print void cheque" on the left side menu.

9. Send your Compensation department the void cheque, and ensure they deposit your pay by Feb 29th in order to be eligible for the $100 bonus.

Once ING receives your cheque, they will automatically link your new ING Thrive account to your current bank account, and deposit your $100 funds as well as your $100 bonus plus orange key bonus $50 if done by Dec. 31st, or $25 if done after Dec. 31st! So you can get $150 of free money just for making a Thrive chequing account with ING by December 31, 2011!

31 Days Left to Earn $50 Orange Key Bonus!

Dear Potential ING Client,

ING Direct Canada offers its customers bonuses via it's orange key referral. You receive a $25 bonus for each person that uses your orange key. For a limited time (until Dec. 31st), ING is offering double that bonus, $50 for each referral!

Kindly use my orange key: 35561445S1 if you decide to create an account with ING for the first time.

You will then get your own orange key to refer others to build up your bonuses!

Take advantage of their holiday offer now, and make an account to get $50 free, simply for making any account with them and depositing just $100! Remember to input an active orange key, such as 35561445S1, when applying to earn your first bonus.

Happy savings!