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, ...

Looking for a free checking account in 2025? You’re not alone. With things getting more and more expensive, saving some money everywhere you can is so important. With banks charging fees for ...

Checking accounts provide debit cards, offer direct deposit, let you pay bills and pull cash out of ATMs. Overall, most checking accounts lack originality — especially across small banks and credit ...

SoFi®’s online Checking and Savings account offers competitive interest rates on both checking and savings, and customers have access to a large, free ATM network. Interest rate: Checking balances ...

David McMillin writes about credit cards, mortgages, banking, taxes and travel. Based in Chicago, he writes with one objective in mind: Help readers figure out how to save more and stress less. He is ...

Everyone likes freebies. And free checking accounts are easier than ever to find, especially if you’re over 55. Free checking typically means you don’t pay a monthly account maintenance fee, which can ...

Liliana Hall was a writer for CNET Money covering banking, credit cards and mortgages. Previously, she wrote about personal credit for Bankrate and CreditCards.com. Dashia is the consumer insights ...

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 ...