May 26th, 2009

Some Quirky Ways Banks Attract New Customers

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Occasionally, the My Bank Tracker team will come across a few deals that take a different approach when compared to the competition. These banks understand their customers so well that they go beyond the simple $$ offer and create some truly quirky incentives. Here is a list of some of the more recent ones we have found:

Hanmi Bank Will Give You a Bag of Rice

To celebrate their 20th anniversary, Hanmi is giving away a free checkbook (valued at $75), a premium coffee mug and a bag of rice (while supplies last) if you open a regular checking account (personal or business) by 6/30. To learn more please click here.

PlainsCapital Bank Will Connect You With a 1GB Flash Drive

To promote their eGreen Checking, PCBank is offering a 1GB flash drive if you open an account online. Requirements include a $50 minimum deposit, the use of eStatements, and a write-up of 5 checks a month. To learn more click here.

Riverside Bank Will Stick a Bumper Sticker

Love your bank? Well, Riverside wants you to prove it by placing a “Riverside Loves Me” or “Riverside Loves My Business” bumper sticker on your car. By participating in this contest, your license plate number may be one of the five selected to win $100. Winners are chosen weekly. To learn more click here.

Redneck Bank

Last but not least, we have to give the award for most creative bank branding to Redneck Bank. “Redneck Bank is here for you with experience and good old-fashioned service.” We at My Bank Tracker, give credit to their ability as forward-thinking bankers in the field of lifestyle bank branding. To visit the site for “Redneck Rewards” click here.

About the banks

Hanmi Bank

Established in 1982, Hanmi Bank was founded to serve the Korean-American Community. Since then, we have grown into the largest Korean-American Bank in the United States, with more branches in California than any other. Hanmi Bank also has the fastest growing nationwide presence of any Korean-American Bank.

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Plainscapital Bank

PlainsCapital Corporation is an independent financial services company based in Dallas. PlainsCapital was founded by current Chairman and CEO Alan B. White and a group of investors in 1987. The corporation’s cornerstone is PlainsCapital Bank, one of the largest independent financial institutions in the U.S.

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Riverside National Bank of Florida

Since 1982, Riverside National Bank has been providing a caring, hometown style of banking to people and businesses in home towns along Florida’s east coast and heartland regions. Riverside National Bank is a separate and independent company from Riverside Bank of Central Florida and Riverside Bank of the Gulf Coast.