Is newtekbnk.com safe?
http://newtekbnk.com/
Checked on
How we checked
Coverage: complete · 6 of 6 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (57 of 93 engines answered): completed
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading: completed
- page capture: completed
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
newtekbnk.com is a 9-day-old finance landing page imitating the real Newtek Bank, with no disclosed operator or licence
The page is branded "NewtekBank" and promotes a "#1 Personal Finance App" with Get Started and Select Plan buttons. The domain was registered 9 days before this review, yet a testimonial claims a year of use. The copy still refers to "Finflow", and the pricing section contains lorem ipsum placeholder text beside real prices of $189 and $289. No company registration or financial licence is disclosed.
At a glance
Saved with this scan; each value is explained in the sections below.
Domain age
9 days old
Registered Nov 1, 2026Expires Nov 1, 2027Certificate
Valid
Expires Jan 30, 2027 (80d)Hosting
United States (US)
Brander Group Inc.Popularity
Not in the Cloudflare Radar top list
Antivirus
0/57
No antivirus detections across 57 enginesSafe Browsing
Not flagged
Not flagged on major threat listsCommunity
No reviews yet
Checked
Nov 10, 2026
Where this site sits
- Dangerous1–20
- High Risk21–44
- Moderate Risk45–69
- Low Risk70–84
- Safe85–100
The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.
Why 38/100
High Risk covers scores 21–44. 3 findings pulled the score down; 2 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
- ModerateThe domain was registered 9 days before review, yet the page claims a year-long testimonial.
- ModerateLorem ipsum placeholder text appears in the pricing section next to real prices.
- ModerateNo company registration or financial licence is disclosed for a finance app.
What pushed the score up
- SupportsNo malware, phishing or Safe Browsing detection was recorded and TLS is valid.
- SupportsContact email on the site's own domain (support@newtekbnk.com).
No points per finding are stored for this report: our analysis weighed all findings together to set the score. Each finding shows its saved severity instead (Decisive, Strong, Moderate or Minor).
Lost money or shared details on newtekbnk.com? Do this now
Act quickly: the first hours matter most for a chargeback.
- Call your bank or card issuer now
Ask them to dispute the charge or open a chargeback; the sooner you act, the better your odds. Card payments can often be reversed. Bank transfers and gift cards are harder, but report them to your bank too. Crypto payments usually cannot be reversed: report the wallet address and transaction ID to the exchange you sent from.
- Change any password you entered
If you entered a password on newtekbnk.com, change it there and anywhere you reused it, and turn on two-factor authentication. Keep screenshots, order confirmations and messages as evidence.
- Report the site
Reports help get scam sites taken down faster and warn other people.
- Report the domain to its registrar
HOSTINGER operations, UAB takes abuse reports at abuse-tracker@hostinger.com (+37064503378). Include the address and what happened.
- Ignore anyone offering to recover your money
"Recovery" services or agents who contact you, or ask for a fee up front, are almost always a second scam aimed at victims. Your bank's dispute process and the official reporting services never charge a fee in advance.
Full answers about refunds and reporting are in the Safety FAQ below.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
The page is branded "NewtekBank" and promotes a "#1 Personal Finance App" with Get Started and Select Plan buttons. The domain was registered 9 days before this review, yet a testimonial claims a year of use. The copy still refers to "Finflow", and the pricing section contains lorem ipsum placeholder text beside real prices of $189 and $289. No company registration or financial licence is disclosed.
Identity and legitimacy concerns
The name closely resembles Newtek Bank, an established US bank, but this site is a separate and very new domain. The About heading refers to "Finflow" rather than NewtekBank, which points to unedited template content.
Neither a legal entity, company registration number nor a financial-services licence appears on the page, even though the site describes itself as a personal finance service.
What the technical checks did and did not show
No malware or phishing detection was recorded, the browser threat feed raised no warning, and the TLS connection is valid. These checks show no technical compromise, but they do not establish that the operator is legitimate.
The site does publish a support email on its own domain and a postal address and phone number in the footer, which is more disclosure than a bare shell page offers. Those details could not be confirmed as belonging to a real operator.
Why the score is 38
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
0/ 93
No detectionsFresh result
No detections across 57 engines that rated this URL
No antivirus engine that answered raised an adverse result; 36 had no rating for this URL. This is one signal, not a guarantee.
- Malicious
- 0
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 93
- Clean57
- Undetected36
All 93 engine results
- 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
- Abusix - Clean
- Acronis - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
- AlienVault - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - Unrated
- AlphaSOC - Unrated
- Antiy-AVL - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - Unrated
- AutoShun - Unrated
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Unrated
- BitDefender - Clean
- Bkav - Unrated
- BlockList - Clean
- Blueliv - Clean
- Certego - Clean
- ChainPatrol - Unrated
- Chong Lua Dao - Clean
- CINS Army - Clean
- CRDF - Clean
- Criminal IP - Unrated
- CSIS Security Group - Unrated
- CTX AI - Clean
- Cyan - Unrated
- Cyble - Clean
- CyRadar - Clean
- desenmascara.me - Clean
- DNS8 - Unrated
- Dr.Web - Clean
- EmergingThreats - Clean
- Emsisoft - Clean
- Ermes - Unrated
- ESET - Clean
- ESTsecurity - Clean
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - Clean
- Fortinet - Clean
- Fortra - Unrated
- G-Data - Clean
- GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
- Google Safe Browsing - Clean
- GreenSnow - Clean
- GreyNoise - Unrated
- Gridinsoft - Unrated
- Guardpot - Unrated
- Heimdal Security - Clean
- Hunt.io Intelligence - Unrated
- IPsum - Clean
- Juniper Networks - Clean
- K7AntiVirus - Unrated
- Kaspersky - Unrated
- LevelBlue - Clean
- Lionic - Clean
- Lumu - Unrated
- Malwared - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - Clean
- MalwareURL - Unrated
- Mimecast - Unrated
- Netcraft - Unrated
- OpenPhish - Clean
- Orcapot - Unrated
- PhishFort - Unrated
- Phishing Database - Clean
- Phishtank - Clean
- PREBYTES - Clean
- PrecisionSec - Unrated
- Quick Heal - Clean
- Quttera - Clean
- Rising - Clean
- SafeToOpen - Unrated
- Sangfor - Clean
- Sansec eComscan - Unrated
- Scantitan - Clean
- SCUMWARE.org - Clean
- Seclookup - Clean
- Snort IP sample list - Unrated
- SOCRadar - Unrated
- Sophos - Clean
- StopForumSpam - Clean
- Sucuri SiteCheck - Clean
- Synthient - Unrated
- ThreatHive - Clean
- URLhaus - Clean
- URLQuery - Unrated
- Viettel Threat Intelligence - Clean
- VIPRE - Unrated
- ViriBack - Clean
- VX Vault - Clean
- Webroot - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
How security vendors categorise this site
- Forcepoint ThreatSeekernewly registered websites
Each vendor’s own label for the site, saved with the antivirus result. Labels are separate from the engine verdicts above and can disagree with each other.
Security Scans
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
What we observed
Visual context from the captured page
Header logo reads "NewtekBank" with a small tagline beneath it, next to nav items Overview, Features, Integrations and a purple "Get Started" button. Hero badge states "#1 Personal Finance App" above the headline "Get a clear path to your financial goals" with a black "Get Started" button. A testimonial quote reads "I have been using NW for the past year, and it has completely transformed the way I manage my money." attributed to Nick Johnson with a small avatar. Hero image shows a smiling man in a white shirt holding a black card, with a floating UI card showing "$1,849 left", "Daily Expenses Limit" and "$738 of $2,550 spent".
What the captured page showed
4 observations- 01
Header logo reads "NewtekBank" with a small tagline beneath it, next to nav items Overview, Features, Integrations and a purple "Get Started" button.
- 02
Hero badge states "#1 Personal Finance App" above the headline "Get a clear path to your financial goals" with a black "Get Started" button.
- 03
A testimonial quote reads "I have been using NW for the past year, and it has completely transformed the way I manage my money." attributed to Nick Johnson with a small avatar.
- 04
Hero image shows a smiling man in a white shirt holding a black card, with a floating UI card showing "$1,849 left", "Daily Expenses Limit" and "$738 of $2,550 spent".
Browser behavior
What our isolated browser recorded while it loaded the page. Host names only: no full addresses are published.
- Pop-ups
- 0
- Download attempts
- 0
- Notification prompts
- 0
- Navigations
- 1
- Other hosts contacted
- 3
Where the page went
- First loadnewtekbnk.comSame site
Hosts on our aggressive-advertising list
None contacted.
Test clicks
No test click was made on this page.
What the page says about itself
Quoted from the pages we read: the site's own words, not our findings.
- Page title
newtekbnk.com
Pages we read
- Main page/Read
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
newtekbnk.com
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 57 antivirus results.
What independent research found
The search completed without a material external warning or corroborating report.
What remains unverified
The checks completed, but ownership, business claims, and future site behavior can still change after this snapshot.
What kind of site and risk is this?
Threat category
No threat category confirmed
Service and business model
Financial Service
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
Web research findings
Independent findings for newtekbnk.com, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence.
No independently sourced scam reports or credibility records were found for newtekbnk.com. That is common for new or low-traffic sites and does not clear the site.
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
04 · Domain & Infrastructure
Domain & infrastructure
The plumbing behind the site — who registered it, how it’s encrypted, where it’s hosted, and where it links out. A valid certificate or a calm server doesn’t mean the business is honest — scam sites pass these checks too.
Infrastructure map
- Domainnewtekbnk.com
- Redirects tonewtekbnk.com
- Hosted byBrander Group Inc.
- Referencesgmpg.org · cdn-reach.hostinger.comand 1 more
Domain Timeline
- Nov 1, 2026Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 9 days old when this review was saved.
- Nov 10, 2026Saved security review — Rated High Risk
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.
newtekbnk.com was registered very recently when this review was saved and was already flagged. Freshly-registered domains are disproportionately used for scams, and a young domain with active threat signals warrants extra caution.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
- Contact email on the site's own domain (support@newtekbnk.com).
- Postal address visible on the page.
Domain & Encryption
At the scan on Nov 10, 2026: 3% of the registration period had passed
Report this domain to its registrar: send the address and what happened to this contact.
A certificate issued weeks or days before the scan on a domain registered recently is common on short-lived sites, though new legitimate sites look the same.
At the scan on Nov 10, 2026: 10% of the validity period had passed
Certificate issued for newtekbnk.com.
A shared content-delivery network address answers for many sites, so it is not the site's own server and says nothing about who runs it.
Scripts, fonts and CDNs
- Google Fonts
Payment providers the page loads
None seen among the outside domains we saved.
Read from the first 20 outside domains the page loads and the shop platform it uses; the web server and platform rows are under Hosting & Technology. A payment script on the page does not prove the shop accepts that method at checkout, or that you are protected.
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://newtekbnk.com/
- 2200https://newtekbnk.com/
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
Grouped by what each domain is for. in page: named in the page’s HTML. contacted: the browser loaded it while rendering the page. ad list: on our aggressive-advertising list.
CDN & fonts3
- cdn-reach.hostinger.comin pagecontacted
- fonts.googleapis.comin pagecontacted
- fonts.gstatic.comcontacted
Platform & social1
- gmpg.orgin page
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruscomplete
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentcomplete
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
unknownMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
No confirmed evidence in this dimension.
Operator / customer risk
suspiciousComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 0 of 93 engines flagged | Completed | No adverse finding | fresh · analysed Nov 10, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 10, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 10, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 4 visible observations saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 10, 2026 |
| Independent research | The search completed without a material external finding | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 10, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result0 of 93 engines flagged
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessfresh · analysed Nov 10, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 10, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 10, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result4 visible observations saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 10, 2026
- Independent research
- ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 10, 2026
07 · Safety FAQ
Safety FAQ
Answered from the saved verdict and evidence in this report.
Is newtekbnk.com a scam or a legit website?
Is newtekbnk.com safe to use?
What should I do if I already gave my details to newtekbnk.com?
Can I get my money back from newtekbnk.com?
Is my device at risk after visiting newtekbnk.com?
How do I report newtekbnk.com?
Why does newtekbnk.com look legitimate if it's a scam?
Has newtekbnk.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
Is newtekbnk.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
How old is the newtekbnk.com domain?
Does newtekbnk.com have a valid SSL certificate?
How often is the newtekbnk.com report updated?
08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
newtekbnk.com is a 9-day-old finance landing page imitating the real Newtek Bank, with no disclosed operator or licence
The page is branded "NewtekBank" and promotes a "#1 Personal Finance App" with Get Started and Select Plan buttons. The domain was registered 9 days before this review, yet a testimonial claims a year of use. The copy still refers to "Finflow", and the pricing section contains lorem ipsum placeholder text beside real prices of $189 and $289. No company registration or financial licence is disclosed.
09 · Community
Community
Are you the owner of newtekbnk.com?Verify and reply