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Two important things to consider when opening a business checking account are monthly maintenance fees and minimum deposit requirements. Many banks charge a monthly maintenance, or service, fee just ...

Before opening a high-yield savings account, research and compare the options available to you. Many banks and credit unions offer savings accounts with no monthly fees. These accounts carry no ...

Angelica Leicht is the senior editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, where she writes and edits articles on a range of personal finance topics. Angelica previously held editing ...

Banking is a business. And business is booming. Bank customers forked over $1 billion in bank maintenance fees in 2018. How much you pay in maintenance fees depends on who you bank with. Many ...

Modern banking provides unprecedented convenience, but this accessibility often comes with hidden costs. These subtle charges, frequently concealed in fine print or complex terms, steadily erode ...

Checking account fees, such as overdraft, ATM and monthly service fees, can be costly, but there are ways to avoid them. The average overdraft fee is $26.61, according to Bankrate's 2023 checking and ...

Call it account inflation: A new study shows that checking accounts have gotten even more expensive for customers in 2012, and the phrase “free checking” looks to be going the way of the manual ...

As a college student, it’s easy to make poor financial decisions. It only takes a few missteps to generate credit card debt or pay hundreds of dollars in senseless bank fees. That’s why it’s key to ...