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Most banks offer free checking if, for instance, customers have their paycheck direct deposited or they maintain an average minimum balance. The majority of people with checking accounts (73%) take ...

Banks and credit unions typically pay little to no interest for a checking account — among the ones that actually do, the average annual percentage yield is just 0.07%, according to the latest ...

In the "Spider-Man 2" movie, there's a scene where Aunt May is denied a bank loan, but then says, "At least we get the toaster." To her dismay, the banker informs her that the toaster requires a ...

In the shadow of the Occupy Wall Street and Bank Transfer Day movements lurks a poorly kept secret. While many banks and credit unions market their checking accounts as free, consumers are paying more ...

But when it comes to free checking accounts at least, Vermont banks and credit unions offer consumers plenty of choices — at least for now. Unknown, is whether the new financial reform laws put in ...

SIOUX CITY — In the wake of financial regulatory reforms enacted last year, some banks are making it more difficult for customers to qualify for free checking accounts. In Siouxland, most financial ...

Free checking accounts are slipping away, with only 46 percent of banks still offering them to their customers. That’s a major change from 2009, when more than 78 percent of banks offered the freebie, ...