Checking Accounts That Pay Decent Interest
High-yield checking accounts might be as rare as Sasquatch these days, but that doesn't mean they don't exist. An annual survey from Bankrate.com, ...
High-yield checking accounts might be as rare as Sasquatch these days, but that doesn't mean they don't exist. An annual survey from Bankrate.com, ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 05.23.2012
The government's top consumer sheriff wants to rein in the Wild West of prepaid cards, even as some of the biggest players in the financial industry m...
The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 05.23.2012
American Express is willing to farm for money. On Tuesday, the financial services company announced the launch of a new FarmVille-branded prepaid ...
The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 05.21.2012
Free checking at Wells Fargo is officially over. Effective August 7, all Essential Checking customers will pay a $7 monthly service fee. Until rec...
The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 05.17.2012
Another bank is raising fees. U.S. Bank is bumping up overdraft fees for all its accounts beginning June 29, the Minneapolis-based bank confirmed o...
The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 05.10.2012
JPMorgan Chase wants it all, catering to everyone from the richest customers who provide hefty returns on deposits to the poorest who are willing to p...
HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 05.07.2012
Josh Crawford, 42, of Squaw Valley, Calif., has not had a checking account or credit card in 14 years. But that has not stopped him from participating...
The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.30.2012
Because his bank wouldn’t grant him access to his own safe deposit box, a New Jersey man alleges he was unable to see his dying mother for a last ti...
The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 04.09.2012
Stu Straus of West Orange, N.J., is the latest person to fall victim to a zombie bank account. According to the Star-Ledger, Straus was charged $1,...
The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 03.21.2012
Personal banking with Apple? It could happen. With the growing trend toward mobile banking, Apple is already serving as a digital "bank branch" fo...
Emily Cohn | Posted 03.06.2012
Welcome to A Dollar A Day, where every day we'll dish out creative and quirky ways to save on your living expenses. We know it's tough to save, es...
Richard Cordray | Posted 04.30.2012
We have heard story after story of consumers being hit with fees they did not expect and do not understand. We take these complaints very seriously.
The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 03.01.2012
JP Morgan Chase wants consumers to believe that a maintenance fee for a checking account is just another ordinary item in a household's monthly budget...
HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 02.13.2012
Some customers who closed bank accounts at Bank of America last fall recently received an unwelcome surprise: Their accounts reopened. Perhaps even mo...
HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 02.07.2012
When compared with the billions of dollars big banks have rung up in overdraft fees over the last decade, recent settlements with customers over unfai...
HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 01.18.2012
The cost of not having enough money just got steeper. The median overdraft fee banks charge customers surged to $30 from $27.50 last year, accordi...
HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 12.29.2011
Squeezed by regulations under the Dodd-Frank financial reform law, banks are looking to find new ways to wring fees from customers. In 2012, expect to...
The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 12.31.2011
Bank of America is reportedly scaling back its plans to charge a $5 debit card fee to its customers, but Rep. Brad Miller (D-N.C.) is still pushing le...
Ellen Cannon | Posted 12.03.2011
Some banks have "switch kits" online to make moving your checking or savings account to their bank a simple process. But if you want to take your business to a bank that doesn't have a kit, the task is still not too difficult.
The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 12.03.2011
Citibank will charge some customers up to $20 per month for low account balances starting later this year, according to a report in the Los Angeles Ti...
Odysseas Papadimitriou | Posted 11.16.2011
While you may still be happy with your checking account and may not have incurred additional fees as result of the Durbin Amendment, it's still important to be aware of major industry trends such as these.
Len Hollie | Posted 11.06.2011
In August, the Federal Reserve imposed a cap on the fees banks can charge retailers every time customers swipe their debit cards. Why is that important? In addition to banks, consumers may be the biggest losers.
Richard Barrington | Posted 10.16.2011
Teaching your children about banking may not exactly make for a Hallmark moment, but it is something that could really help make their lives more successful in the long run.
Scott Gamm | Posted 08.15.2011
It is important for parents to talk about money with their children. An action plan for families to ensure their college-aged child is prepared for financial life in college and adulthood
Richard Barrington | Posted 08.08.2011
Despite new regulations that require banks to give people the opportunity to opt out of checking account overdraft protection programs, most people stick with them. It could be an expensive choice.
The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 05.23.2012