Spend money, pay bills, write checks or make fund transfers with a checking account.

Your checking account is the financial hub of your everyday life. It's where your paycheck lands, your bills get paid, and, occasionally, where you write an actual check. But keeping the right amount ...

Checking accounts are covered by federal insurance, either through the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. for banks or through the National Credit Union Administration for credit unions. Federal ...

Got more than a month's worth of expenses in your checking account? That extra cash could be doing a lot more. Here's where to move it.

Low fees, easy ATM access, fee-free withdrawals, overdraft protection — even the ability to earn interest. These are some of the qualities that many of the most-recommended checking accounts have in ...

The average U.S. household holds $16,891 in a checking account, according to Motley Fool Money's analysis of Federal Reserve data. The median balance sits around $2,800. But just because big checking ...

We're always talking about the best high-yield savings accounts and top no-fee checking accounts, but what about the bank accounts that come bundled? Banks sometimes offer a bundled savings and ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regions Bank on Thursday announced the launch of Regions Now Checking SM, a checking account that combines the convenience of modern banking with no overdraft fees.

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