Bankrate.com and NewsProNet enter content alliance with
Investing In America consumer money video news service.

NewsProNet Interactive LLC, the leading producer and distributor of strategic news content to local television affiliates, and Bankrate Inc., a consumer financial information company that operates Bankrate.com, have entered into a content development alliance.

NewsProNet's consumer money service, Investing In America provides video news segments to local television affiliates, along with related station-branded web content for affiliate web sites. The service currently airs on more than 50 television stations across North America.

Under terms of this new alliance, Bankrate will provide access to editorial resources for the development of occasional Investing In America segments, and Bankrate.com will bring a suite of consumer finance resources and tools to local station co-branded Investing In America web pages.

"Bankrate's weekly mortgage survey is just the tip of the kind of content resources our producers can access to produce the most consumer relevant and timely money coverage possible for our affiliates," said Michael Shoer, President & CEO of NewsProNet. This alliance provides us with another important resource to ensure that Investing In America continues to be the most consumer relevant personal finance syndicated video feed available.

"We are excited to partner with NewsProNet," noted Elisabeth DeMarse, President and CEO of Bankrate, Inc. "By marrying the breadth of Bankrate.com's content and tools with NewsProNet's reach, we believe that together we can help educate consumers on personal finance issues that impact their wallets."

About NewsProNet

NewsProNet Interactive LLC (www.newspronet.com) is a privately held company that, in addition to Investing In America, also produces the syndicated news services, SweepsFeed, Discoveries & Breakthroughs Inside Science, Impacto-a Spanish language promotable news service, as well as Know More branded interactive content. NewsProNet provides content services to stations owned by major affiliate groups, including ABC, CBS/Viacom, NBC, Fox, Scripps Howard, Cox Broadcasting, Gannett, Gray Television, Raycom Media, Liberty and others. In addition, NewsProNet licenses content to major streaming media clients, including AOL Broadband.

About Bankrate, Inc.

Bankrate, Inc. (NASDAQ:RATE) owns and operates Bankrate.com, the Internet's leading consumer banking marketplace. Bankrate.com averages 4 million unique visitors per month, according to comScore Media Metrix, which ranks Bankrate.com first in unique visitors in the "Financial information and advice" category. Bankrate.com reviews more than 4,800 financial institutions in more than 180 markets in 50 states. Bankrate.com is a destination site of personal finance channels, including banking, investing, taxes and small business finance. It is the leading aggregator of 191 financial products, including mortgages, credit cards, new and used auto loans, money market accounts and CDs, checking and ATM fees, home equity loans and online banking fees. Bankrate.com provides financial applications and information to a network of more than 80 partners including America Online (NYSE: AOL), Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO), The Wall Street Journal (NYSE: DJ) and The New York Times (NYSE: NYT). Bankrate.com's information is also distributed through more than 100 national and state publications.

Contacts:

Paula Sirois, Bankrate Inc. 561-630-1249

Michael Shoer, NewsProNet 888-464-4811 x 901