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bankrate.com

Category: Finance & Banking

Scanned: Jul 15, 2026, 03:50 AM UTC · First seen: Jul 15, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 2
99 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
No Threats Found
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Screenshot of bankrate.com Captured Jul 15, 2026
https://bankrate.com
Screenshot of bankrate.com
31 years
Very Popular - #4,477 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Fastly, Inc.
Montreal, Canada
Unknown
Next.js
151.101.193.132
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar GoDaddy Corporate Domains, LLC
Registered March 6, 1995
Expires June 2, 2027
Name Servers NS-1473.AWSDNS-56.ORG
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Fastly, Inc.
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
4 files scanned
No threats
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www.bankrate.com.http-redirect 84 B No threats
www.bankrate.com/# 1.4 MB No threats
www.bankrate.com/about/# 1.3 MB No threats
www.bankrate.com/credit-cards/# 734.4 KB No threats
External Links & Domains
454
External Links
All Clean
1
Iframes
Clean
35
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
http://bankrate.com/`/search/?q%3D${suggestion.query}`Not flagged
http://bankrate.com/about/Not flagged
http://bankrate.com/banking/Not flagged
http://bankrate.com/banking/best-bank-account-bonuses-and-promotions/Not flagged
http://bankrate.com/banking/cds/how-to-invest-in-cds/Not flagged
http://bankrate.com/banking/cds/what-is-a-cd/Not flagged
http://bankrate.com/banking/money-market/rates/Not flagged
http://bankrate.com/banking/reviews/capital-one/Not flagged
http://bankrate.com/banking/reviews/marcus/Not flagged
http://bankrate.com/banking/savings/how-to-open-a-savings-account/Not flagged
http://bankrate.com/banking/savings/start-saving-from-scratch/Not flagged
http://bankrate.com/careers/Not flagged
http://bankrate.com/contact-us/Not flagged
http://bankrate.com/credit-cards/Not flagged
http://bankrate.com/credit-cards/advice/cards-worth-annual-fee/Not flagged
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bankrate.com Overview

Description of bankrate.com

Bankrate appears to be a long-established personal finance website focused on comparing financial products and publishing consumer guidance. Based on the page title, metadata, and homepage navigation, the site covers mortgages, banking, credit cards, loans, and financial news and research, with tools and editorial content intended to help users compare rates and make borrowing or savings decisions.

The domain name and branding indicate that it is operated as the Bankrate web property rather than a generic lead-generation landing page. The homepage presentation looks like a mature financial publishing platform with structured navigation, account access, research content, and references to banks and credit unions surveyed regularly, which is consistent with a mainstream finance comparison and information service.

Safety Assessment for bankrate.com

At the time of this scan, the domain was not flagged by any of 91 security engines, and the malware scan reported no flagged files out of 4 checked. External-link analysis also did not identify flagged links or referenced domains in the sampled results, and the domain was shown as clean across the checked threat-database and blacklist sources. Based on available data, these are favorable indicators for the site at this point in time.

Additional context also supports a lower-risk assessment: the domain has existed for roughly 31 years, has a strong traffic presence, and the screenshot shows a polished finance-information website rather than a deceptive login prompt, fake giveaway, or impersonation page. As with any financial site, users should still verify they are on the correct domain before entering personal information, but based on available scan data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The site presented a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by GlobalSign, with expiry shown in January 2027. It appears to be delivered through Fastly infrastructure, which is commonly used for content delivery and performance optimization. The nameservers point to a distributed DNS setup on a major cloud DNS platform.

DNSSEC was reported as unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses may not benefit from that additional authenticity layer. No immediate technical security concerns were evident from the provided scan results, and blacklist checks did not show IP- or content-based threat listings at the time of this scan.

HTTP Redirect Chain
301 https://bankrate.com/
200 https://www.bankrate.com/
Website Insights
#4,477
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: Finance & Banking
Rank History (30 days)
Jun 8 Jul 14
33 cookies detected
Essential27
Analytics3
Advertising3
Social0
31 1st party cookies
2 3rd party (trackers)
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