When you’re nearing retirement age, you’ll see plenty of discounts and perks aimed at seniors. Among them: senior checking accounts. Should you get one? The quick answer: not necessarily. A senior ...

Here are the seven reasons why this bank teller advises against keeping more than $3,000 in a checking account.

Start by identifying your primary banking needs: checking, savings, CDs or specialized services. Avoid banks with excessive ...

Keeping money in a checking account won't make you rich. Unlike savings accounts and CDs, which are currently paying a lot of interest, or brokerage accounts, which allow you to invest in the stock ...

Even if interest rates fall in 2026, the right bank accounts can still protect your cash, flexibility, and peace of mind.

The average checking account interest rate is 1.75 times higher than it was in 2022, according to October data from WalletHub. But that often doesn’t mean much: Checking accounts that pay interest are ...

Soft switching is opening a new bank account without closing your original one. Here's why you might want to do this and how to manage multiple accounts.

The average rate on an interest-earning checking account is an abysmal 0.07% . “Accounts offering interest are a way for the bank to bring in more deposits or appeal to customers with larger balances, ...

Wells Fargo is raising the monthly fee on its most popular checking account by 50%, and avoiding that fee is about to get harder for some customers. Starting Nov. 29, the monthly service fee the bank ...

If someone says they’re a millionaire, you might think their bank account has more cash than you could ever hope to save. But the reality is that many wealthy people keep relatively modest sums in ...