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IdentityTruth continues to keep its prices down and offer new promotions. See IdentityTruth: $10 Off Savings.

According to the company, IdentityTruth was developed in order to provide consumers with a convenient, comprehensive tool for managing and safeguarding their identity.  They provide:

• Free Experian Credit Report
• Free Tri-Bureau Fraud Alerts
• Credit Monitoring
• Breach Alerts and Personalized Detected Events
• Discovery of Unrecognized Names, Addresses, Utilities under Your SSN#
• Removal of Pre-Approved Credit Offers
• IdentityTruth Health Score^TM
• Personalized Custom Online Dashboard

If you want to see what they are all about, they also offer the IdentityTruth 7 Day Free Trial.

See also:
http://www.moneycafe.com/personal/featured/idtheft.htm

Get $100 when ou open a Free Checking Account and set up direct deposit at Chase.  This offer requires a coupon or promo code.  The coupons and promo codes were mass mailed so you should be able to find one.  If you have an unused code to share, place it in the comments. 

Accounts can be open with a coupon at the branches or online with a promo code at http://www.chase.com/WeAreHere/.

Here is an unused promo code if anyone wants to use it -  3454110936635264 – Expires July 24, 2009.

This follows the previous WAMU promotion we mentioned at  http://moneycafe.com/blog/2009/01/wamu-free-checking-get-100/.

Intuit has free offerings for small businesses looking to cut start-up costs or just reduce ongoing expenses for a while.  See their Small Business United program at http://www.smallbusinessunited.com.  They are offering Free QuickBooks Simple Start software, Free  payroll services for six months, and a Free website for a year.  All of these are useful for any business.  They also have some Free offerings related to retail businesses and credit card processing.  It’s definitely worth checking out.

See:
http://www.smallbusinessunited.com

This weekend TrustedID is offering 18 months protection for the price of 12 months.  Click here to take advantage of the promotion – Receive 18 months of Identity Theft Protection for the price of 12 months from TrustedID (ends 5/31/09).  They also offer a 30 day risk-free trial.  (See below.)

TrustedID has a complete identity theft protection program.  The services they provide include:

• Financial identity protection
• Medical benefits protection
• Social Security benefits protection
• Online security to detect and remove spyware from your computer 
• Lost wallet protection to help cancel accounts and help replace cards
• Family protection for children and family members living in your household
• CreditLock to prevent credit bureaus from releasing your credit report

See also:
http://www.moneycafe.com/personal/featured/idtheft.htm

E*Trade announced a new iPhone App this week called E*TRADE Mobile Pro for iPhone.  The App provides the same core functionality as the desktop and is fully synchronized in real time with the online account.  (They also have an service for BlackBerry users – see https://us.etrade.com/e/t/mobile_pro/.)

Customers are provided:

• Streaming real-time quotes, news and market information
• Easy stock and options trading
• Live accounts, watch lists and portfolios
• Quick free cash transfers

See also:
http://www.moneycafe.com/markets/
http://www.moneycafe.com/markets/stockscreening.htm

This week Quicken Online, which is a free service, released a new free iPhone App called Quicken Online Mobile.  The new app features:

• A dynamic tilt and turn Money Forecaster which is a forward-looking visual representation of your cash so you know if you can spend what you want and still have enough to pay the bills.
• Tracking spending on the go where you simply enter your cash or other transactions and you’ll be updated real-time with Quicken Online so you have the most current view of your money.
• A GPS-enabled ATM Finder to help you avoid unwanted ATM fees.  The app points you to the closest ATM from your own bank so you don’t have to pay to withdraw money.
• Updated balances from all of your accounts: Includes checking, savings, investments and loans – in one place from over 8,500 financial institutions.
• Secure mobile access to your account information.
• The only app on the iPhone that gives you a forward-looking view of  your money so you can avoid costly mistakes.
• Easy budgeting on the go, so you can set budget goals and track how you’re doing before you’re at the register making a purchase.