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GuruFocus Updates (Free subscription) | 09/14/2009
(GuruFocus, September 14, 2009 ) Investment Guru Ron Baron sold almost all of his shares in internet lending company Bankrate Inc. ( RATE ) . GuruFocus Real Time Data shows that Baron sold 99.9% of his holding of 1.44 million share in RATE on September 10, 2009 at the price around $28.45. He still holds a negligible 1,500 shares after the sale. Bankrate Inc. owns and operates Bankrate.com the Internet's...
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 07/31/2009
Bankrate Inc. on Thursday reported its second-quarter profit was cut in half as the recession eroded advertising revenue at the consumer finance Web site operator.
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 07/29/2009
Private equity firm Apax Partners launched a cash tender offer at $28.50 a share Tuesday to acquire all outstanding shares of consumer finance Web site operator Bankrate Inc.
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 07/29/2009
Private equity firm Apax Partners launched a cash tender offer at $28.50 a share Tuesday to acquire all outstanding shares of consumer finance Web site operator Bankrate Inc.
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San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 07/28/2009
Private equity firm Apax Partners launched a cash tender offer at $28.50 a share Tuesday to acquire all outstanding shares of consumer finance Web site operator Bankrate Inc.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 07/28/2009
NEW YORK -- Private equity firm Apax Partners launched a cash tender offer at $28.50 a share Tuesday to acquire all outstanding shares of consumer finance Web site operator Bankrate Inc.
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Examiner (Free subscription) | 07/23/2009
Bankrate Inc. said Wednesday it had agreed to be acquired by New York-based private equity firm Apax Partners in a $571 million deal that will take the consumer-finance Web site operator private.
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 07/23/2009
Bankrate Inc. said Wednesday it had agreed to be acquired by New York-based private equity firm Apax Partners in a $571 million deal that will take the consumer-finance Web site operator private.
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 07/22/2009
Bankrate Inc. said Wednesday it had agreed to be acquired by New York-based private equity firm Apax Partners in a $571 million deal that will take the consumer-finance Web site operator private.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 07/22/2009
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Bankrate Inc. said Wednesday it had agreed to be acquired by New York-based private equity firm Apax Partners in a $571 million deal that will take the consumer-finance Web site operator private.
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 07/22/2009
Bankrate Inc. said Wednesday it had agreed to be acquired by New York-based private equity firm Apax Partners in a $571 million deal that will take the consumer-finance Web site operator private.
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 02/19/2009
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Average U.S. mortgage rates remained largely unchanged from one week ago, after yo-yoing up and down in the days preceding President Obama's housing plan announcement, Bankrate Inc. said Thursday. However, with the government committed to keeping mortgage rates low and recession fears continuing to grip investors, mortgage rates may head lower in the weeks to come, it said....
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UK Cash Loans (Free subscription) | 12/22/2008
Credit card users expect to charge less Bizjournals.com, NC - 10 minutes ago Bankrate Inc. (Nasdaq: RATE) conducted a national poll that found that of the respondents who have credit cards , 32 percent said they will probably charge … [...]
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BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 11/01/2008
Filed under: Earnings reports Several years ago, Bankrate Inc. (NASDAQ: RATE ) was benefiting nicely from the mortgage boom. But, investors were skeptical -- could this last? Well, Bankrate was smart to diversity its offerings, such as into credit cards and insurance. And it's working. In Bankrate's Q3 report , revenues spiked 77% to $44 million (a record for the company). Net income was $6 million...
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 10/23/2008
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Fixed mortgage rates declined steeply in the latest week, according to Bankrate Inc.'s survey released Thursday. The average conforming 30-year fixed mortgage rate plunged to 6.32% from 6.74% a week ago, while the average 15-year fixed mortgage rate tumbled to 5.93% from 6.40% a week earlier. Adjustable mortgage rates slipped, with the average 5/1 ARM declining to 6.49% from...
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