Most people need a checking account, and nobody likes fees or minimum deposits. GOBankingRates identified banks with free checking and no minimum-deposit requirements so you can find the best checking ...

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SoFi’s Checking and Savings account earns a 0.50% APY (variable and subject to change) on the balance in its checking portion. Customers who enroll in SoFi Plus with direct deposit, or pay a $10 SoFi ...

Chanelle Bessette is a personal finance writer at NerdWallet covering banking. She previously worked at Fortune, Forbes and the Reno Gazette-Journal. Her expertise has appeared in The New York Times, ...

Low fees, ample ATM access, mobile banking: these are just some of the most important features checking account customers are looking for these days, a recent Bankrate survey found. (You can see some ...

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Demand deposit accounts (DDAs) are the most common type of bank account. Many people don’t realize it, but a checking account is a DDA. The reason for its name is that the bank is required to allow ...

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The checking account may be the most common and most useful type of bank account. With a checking account, you deposit money into the account, then take it out as you need it. It used to be that you ...

Yes, getting a new checking account can be annoying — but so can keeping one. Banks charge an average overdraft fee of $27.08 for their checking accounts, according to data from our partner Bankrate.