Everyone needs a checking account. So, what should you look for when shopping around for a checking account?

Monthly maintenance fees for non-interest checking accounts average $5.47, costing you over $65 annually, according to Bankrate’s 2025 Checking Account Survey. You can avoid these fees through direct ...

Portions of this article were drafted using an in-house natural language generation platform. The article was reviewed, fact-checked and edited by our editorial staff. A checking account is among the ...

Keeping too much in your checking account can cost you interest you'd earn elsewhere. Learn how much you should keep in your ...

Wells Fargo is raising the monthly fee on its most popular checking account by 50%, and avoiding that fee is about to get harder for some customers. Starting Nov. 29, the monthly service fee the bank ...

This guide looks at the benefits of opening a premium checking account. It also covers eligibility requirements, account specifics and how to move forward with applying for a new account, along with ...

Nearly three out of four people don’t pay fees for their checking accounts — but that means a quarter still do. According to CNBC, studies show that 27% of account holders pay to use a bank’s checking ...