Free checking accounts are getting harder to find at large brick-and-mortar banks. While they typically offer ways to avoid monthly maintenance fees, such as maintaining a minimum balance or direct deposit, these options aren't always easy for many. And even if you can avoid … [Read more...] about Where you can still find free checking accounts
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The high price of having a checking account
Finding a checking account has perhaps never been so complicated -- or expensive. It can cost as much as $800 per year if a consumer makes the wrong choices, such as incurring overdraft fees, according to a new study from WalletHub. Consumers with the least amount of … [Read more...] about The high price of having a checking account
Get Paid To Open A Bank Account
MoneyTips Isn't it nice when your bank pays you instead of you paying them? Competition in the banking market has opened up opportunities for you to get paid simply for opening a checking account. Banks are often willing to part with cash, gift cards, interest-bearing checking … [Read more...] about Get Paid To Open A Bank Account
Wells Fargo brand equity took big hit with phony accounts scandal
It's like throwing red meat into a cage of tigers. Wells Fargo was once hailed by Jim Collins in his book "Good to Great" as a "great corporation" — the lean and mean business model in the financial sector (versus his comparison to bloated and bureaucratic Bank of … [Read more...] about Wells Fargo brand equity took big hit with phony accounts scandal
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman urges banks to allow more New Yorkers to open checking accounts
The state attorney general is urging nearly 100 banks to change application polices to allow more New Yorkers to open checking accounts. Many banks use consumer screening agencies that reject thousands of applicants based on minor and old “financial missteps,” AG Eric … [Read more...] about Attorney General Eric Schneiderman urges banks to allow more New Yorkers to open checking accounts