Bankrate Schedules Fourth-Quarter Year-End 2005 Conference Call February 14, 2006 at 11:00 A.M. E.T.

Bankrate Presenting at Upcoming Conferences

NEW YORK, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bankrate, Inc. announced today that it plans to hold a conference call on Tuesday, February 14 at 11:00 a.m. E.T. to discuss its fourth-quarter and full-year 2005 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 Robert J. DeFranco, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. A press release announcing the results will be issued before the market opens on February 14. Dial-in information is below.

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The call will be Webcast by CCBN and can be accessed at Bankrate's Web site at http://www.bankrate.com/investor-relations . The Webcast is also being distributed over CCBN's Investor Distribution Network to both institutional and individual investors. Individual investors can listen to the call through CCBN's individual investor center at http://www.fulldisclosure.com/ or by visiting any of the investor sites in CCBN's Individual Investor Network. Institutional investors can access the call via CCBN's password-protected event management site, StreetEvents ( http://www.streetevents.com/ ).

Q4 Year-End 2005 Conference Call Dial-In and Webcast Information:

To participate in the teleconference, dial 800-591-6945. The pass code is 39473946. International callers should dial 617-614-4911. The pass code is 39473946. Please access the call bridge at least 10 minutes prior to the time the conference is set to begin.

Q4 Year-End 2005 Conference Call Replay Information:

A replay of the conference call will be available beginning February 14 at 1:00 p.m. E.T./10:00 a.m. P.T. through February 21. To listen to the replay, dial 888-286-8010. The pass code is 41665421. International callers should dial 617-801-6888. The pass code is 41665421.

Bankrate also announced that President and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas R. Evans, will be presenting at several upcoming conferences. The current list of events is below. To hear a Webcast of the presentations, visit Bankrate's Investor Relations Web site at http://www.bankrate.com/investor-relations .

   Bankrate Conference Schedule (To date)    Roth Capital Partners 18th Annual OC Conference    February 21, 2006   Presenting:  Robert J. DeFranco, SVP, Chief    Financial Officer    CSFB Boston Small Cap & Mid Cap Internet           February 21, 2006   Presenting:  Thomas R. Evans, President and CEO    Jefferies Second Annual Internet Conference        March 2, 2006   Presenting:  Thomas R. Evans, President and CEO    Allen & Company                                    March 5-9, 2006   Presenting:  Thomas R. Evans, President and CEO    Thomas Weisel Partners                             March 8-10, 2006   Presenting:  Thomas R. Evans, President and CEO    JP Morgan Global Internet Conference               March 13-14, 2006   Presenting:  Thomas R. Evans, President and CEO    AeA 2006 Micro Cap Financial Conference            May 7-9, 2006   Presenting:  Robert J. DeFranco, SVP, Chief    Financial Officer    About Bankrate, Inc.  

Bankrate, Inc. owns and operates Bankrate.com, a leading Internet consumer banking marketplace. Bankrate.com is a destination site of personal finance channels, including banking, investing, taxes, debt management and college finance. It is the leading aggregator of 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 2005, Bankrate.com had over 46 million unique visitors. Bankrate.com provides financial applications and information to a network of more than 75 partners, including Yahoo! , America Online , The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times . Bankrate.com's information is also distributed through more than 400 national and state publications. In addition to Bankrate.com, Bankrate, Inc. also owns and operates FastFind, an internet lead aggregator and MMIS/Interest.com, which publishes mortgage guides and financial rates and information.

    For more information, contact:    Kayleen Keneally    Director, Corporate Communications    http://www.bankrate.com/broadcast    kkeneally@bankrate.com    917-368-8677  

CONTACT: Kayleen Keneally, Director, Corporate Communications, Bankrate, +1-917-368-8677, or kkeneally@bankrate.com

Web site: http://www.bankrate.com/ http://www.bankrate.com/investor-relations