NEW YORK, April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bankrate, Inc. (Nasdaq: RATE) announced today that it plans to hold a conference call on Thursday, May 7, 2009 at 4:30 P.M. Eastern time to discuss the company's first quarter 2009 financial results. The call will be led by Bankrate's President and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas R. Evans. Also participating in the call will be Edward J. DiMaria, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. A press release on the results for the quarter will be issued after the close of market on May 7th.

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A Webcast of this call can be accessed at Bankrate's Web site at http://investor.bankrate.com/.

Conference Call Dial-In Information:

To participate in the teleconference please dial: (877) 681-3370. International callers should dial: (719) 325-4940. Please access the call at least 10 minutes prior to the time the conference is set to begin.

Conference Call Replay Information:

A replay of the conference call will be available beginning May 7, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT through May 21, 2009. To listen to the replay, call (888) 203-1112 and use the passcode: 5030459. International callers should dial (719) 457-0820 and enter the passcode: 5030459.

About Bankrate, Inc.

The Bankrate network of companies includes Bankrate.com, Interest.com, Mortgage-calc.com, Nationwide Card Services, Savingforcollege.com, Fee Disclosure, InsureMe, CreditCardGuide.com and Bankaholic.com. Each of these businesses helps consumers make informed decisions about their personal finance matters. The company's flagship brand, Bankrate.com is a destination site of personal finance channels, including banking, investing, taxes, debt management and college finance. Bankrate.com is the leading aggregator of rates and other information on more than 300 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 reviews more than 4,800 financial institutions in 575 markets in 50 states. In 2008, Bankrate.com had nearly 72 million unique visitors. Bankrate.com provides financial applications and information to a network of more than 75 partners, including Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO), America Online (NYSE: TWX), The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times (NYSE: NYT). Bankrate.com's information is also distributed through more than 500 newspapers.

    For more information contact:
    Kayleen J. Keneally
    Senior Director, Corporate Communications

SOURCE Bankrate, Inc.