Bankrate.com Announces The Tour de Cash Sweepstakes; Take a Tour of Bankrate.com's Newly Designed Site and Win $5,000.Business Editors NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 2000 Bankrate.com, the flagship site of Bankrate, Inc. (Nasdaq:RATE), today announced the launch of the "Tour de Cash" Sweepstakes. Entrants have the opportunity to win $5,000 by simply taking a tour of Bankrate.com's newly re-designed site. Participants can enter the sweepstakes online once per day at http://www.bankrate.com/sweeps. After taking the brief 3-page tour, users can complete the entry form. The contest runs through November and the winner will be randomly drawn on December 6th, 2000. "Bankrate has re-invented itself," stated Elisabeth DeMarse, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Bankrate, Inc. "Our newly designed site features a cleaner look and feel while offering users instantaneous access to our research and tools. Bankrate is now more interactive and personal. We present the latest information every-day, with up-to-the-minute facts, tools, research and editorial that guides and instructs. Bankrate.com is the source for trusted, objective and free information available today. This Tour de Cash Sweepstakes is just one way that we can thank our users for the 20 plus years of dedication, and a wonderful way to debut our newly focused and re-designed site." "Bankrate.com has always been about innovation and ease-of-use," noted Jeff Cunningham Jeff Cunningham (born August 21, 1976 in Montego Bay, Jamaica) is a Jamaican-American soccer striker, who currently plays for Toronto FC of Major League Soccer. Cunningham was born in Jamaica, but moved to Crystal River, Florida at the age of 14. , Chairman of the Board of Bankrate, Inc. "For over 20 years Bankrate has researched and written about personal finance - from banking, investing, taxes and small business finance to financial products such as credit cards, auto loans, CD's, ATM fees, and home equity loans. We have always offered the tools needed to make educated decisions. Now we have channeled our massive database of research into this newly designed site, making the users online experience easier. This sweepstakes offers users a simple and fun way to try out our newly designed site while entering to win $5,000." About Bankrate.com Bankrate.com is owned and operated by Bankrate, Inc. (Nasdaq:RATE). Bankrate.com is the Internet's leading consumer banking marketplace, with an average of 1.6 million unique visitors A count of how many different people access a Web site. For example, if a user leaves and comes back to the site five times during the measurement period, that person is counted as one unique visitor, but would count as five "user sessions. per month connecting with over 4,000 financial institutions in 126 markets in 50 states. Bankrate operates a portfolio of personal finance channels, including banking, investing, taxes and small business finance. It is the leading aggregator of 100 financial products, including mortgages, credit cards, new and used auto loans, money market accounts and CD's, checking and ATM fees, home equity loans and online banking fees. Bankrate provides financial applications and information to a network of over 130 partners including NBCi (Nasdaq:NBCI), Yahoo (Nasdaq:YHOO YHOO Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ symbol) ), America Online (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. ), CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. and Smart Money. The company's information is also distributed through more than 100 national and state publications. Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions of the Private Securities Litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. Act. Investors are cautioned that actual results could differ materially from those anticipated by such statements and are advised to consult our current SEC filings for additional information concerning risk factors that affect the Company's business. |
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