With more than 15 years of experience crafting content about all aspects of personal finance, Michael Benninger knows how to identify smart moves for your money. His work has been published by Intuit, ...

SoFi® offers a solid interest rate in addition to cash-back opportunities and a bonus. Monthly fee: None. Special features: A 0.50% APY on all balances and an opportunity to earn a bonus between $50 ...

With close to a decade of writing and editing experience, Maisha specializes in service journalism and has produced work in the lifestyle, financial services, real estate, and culture spaces. She uses ...

It wasn't that long ago that earning meaningful interest on a checking or savings account was nearly impossible. For years, banks offered savings and checking accounts with rates so low they were ...

When you open a checking or savings account, the bank will review your information with a reporting agency, such as ChexSystems or Early Warning Services, including account openings, closings and ...

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 ...

A traditional checking account, also called standard or basic, is your bare-bones account. “These accounts are very easy to access,” said Matt Hicks, vice president of deposit products and member ...

With an online account, instead of using checks to pay bills, expenses are debited directly from the account. Because the accounts are designed for strictly online use, they typically come with higher ...