Bank of America's Add It Up Offers Cash Back for Online Shopping

"As people are managing their budgets more closely, they're weighing every financial decision and making every dollar count -- from meeting their savings goals to searching for the best deals on the purchases they need to make," said David Owen, Checking and Debit executive for Bank of America. "With Add It Up, Bank of America is giving customers a new way to stretch their money by getting cash back on purchases from hundreds of retailers they do business with regularly, and letting them do it online at their convenience."

Benefits for customers who shop online through the Add It Up site include:

• Getting up to 20% cash back from more than 270 participating online retailers (such as iTunes, Macys.com, BestBuy.com, Barnes & Noble.com, Walmart.com, Homedepot.com, Sephora.com, Staples.com, Gap.com, PETCO.com, Overstock.com, REI.com and LandsEnd.com)
• The ability to pay with either a current Bank of America check card or consumer credit card
• Choosing how to redeem cash back earned (e.g., into a checking or credit card account)
• Combining Add It Up cash back with existing deals and discounts from retailers and other Bank of America programs such as Keep The Change(R) and BankAmericard Rewards(R)
• Keeping track of cash back earnings any time on the Add It Up Web site
• No limit on how much can be earned in cash back

The launch of Add It Up reflects Bank of America's commitment to developing innovative products and enhanced offers to help current and new customers make the most of their finances and save money in today's challenging environment.

Additional current offers include:

• A special interest rate offer on new 7-month or 9-month Risk Free CDs or new 12-month CDs through June 2009
• A special interest rate offer on new promotional money market savings accounts through June 2009
• A premium offer for most new personal checking accounts opened by customers who enroll in direct deposit and meet an average balance requirement
• A new Tiered Interest Checking account that allows customers to earn interest on their checking account balance

For more information on Add It Up(1) and additional current Bank of America offers, consumers may visit http://www.bankofamerica.com.