Congratulations to the Product and Service Winners!

While the 6th Annual Plutus Awards ceremony is just hours away, we would like to recognize the winners of this year’s Plutus Awards product and service categories. Tonight’s ceremony is reserved to honor to winners of the independent publisher and projects categories, so to see who has won this year’s categories, be sure to follow @PlutusAwards on Twitter or watch it live in Charlotte, North Carolina at FinCon15!

The community of independent financial publishers and bloggers have chosen to recognize the following companies, products, and services in the 6th Annual Plutus Awards.

Best Checking Account | Winner: Capital One 360 Checking

Finalists: Ally Bank, Charles Schwab High Yield Checking, Simple Bank, USAA

Best Savings Account | Winner: Capital One 360 Savings Account

Finalists: Ally, Digit.co, SmartyPig, Tangerine TFSA

Best Bank Website | Winner: Ally Bank

Finalists: USAA, Chase, Capital One 360, SmartyPig

Best Overall Bank | Winner: Ally Bank

Finalists: Capital One 360, Chase, Navy Federal Credit Union, USAA

Best Online Brokerage | Winner: Vanguard

Finalists: Betterment, Fidelity, Loyal3, Scottrade

Best Financial Advisory/Management App | Winner: Personal Capital

Finalists: Betterment, Mint, Moven, You Need a Budget

Best Use of Social Media By a Brand | Winner: Experian

Finalists: AmericanExpress, Go Banking Rates, SmartAsset, Tangerine

Best Corporate Blog | Winner: H&R Block

Finalists: Betterment, Experian, Personal Capital, Vanguard

Best Coupon App | Winner: RetailMeNot

Finalists: Favado, Groupon, Ibotta, ReceiptHog

Best P2P Lending Platform | Winner: LendingClub

Finalists: Grouplend, Kiva, Prosper, Wealthsimple

Best Fundraising Platform | Winner: Kickstarter

Finalists: Crowdrise, DonorsChoose, GoFundMe, Indiegogo

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Harlan Landes

Harlan Landes is the founder and executive director of the Plutus Foundation. He started one of the first independent personal finance blogs in 2003 to hold himself accountable for his own financial decisions. He also founded the Plutus Awards in 2009 to highlight independent financial publishers.

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