While we here at Peak Personal Finance looked at the certificate of deposit offers at Sovereign Bank, we also had a look at what they offer for online banking services. We know that in today’s busy world, electronic banking is important to most of us, so we looked over online banking at Sovereign Bank to report here.

Of course, Sovereign Bank electronic banking has industry-standard, top-notch security for all online and mobile banking customers. This should go without saying for any reputable bank. They also offer the usual account access that should be expected from any good bank: account histories, transactions, balances, money transfers between accounts, etc.

Additionally, Sovereign Bank internet banking has a fairly unique feature that allows you to not only Bill Pay to pay your bills, but set up recurring automatic or even one-time, post-dated payments for bills. S

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Consumers from the Northeastern states have until October 30, 2009 to open the best checking account with Sovereign Bank and benefit from the $100 cash bonus.

The checking account bonus can be enjoyed if you open an Interest or Premier Checking account with Sovereign. The initial deposit needed to open an account is just $100.

You should request a Check Card and use it to complete six purchases within 2 months amounting to at least $250 after opening the checking account. The bonus also requires you enroll with the online banking facility. Once you are qualified, the $100 bonus will be credited within 75 days to your checking account.

The checking account bonus is limited to the District of Columbia, DE, MD, WV, PA, NJ, NY, MA, RI, CT, NH, VT, ME. The bank also requires that the bonus should be reported to the IRS.

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