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If you keep a lot of money in your checking account, moving your money to a high interest checking account may be a good move. Below is a list of nationally available highest yields checking accounts. All of these accounts are FDIC insured up to $250,000.

With so much of your money being exchanged digitally, online checking can be an easy tool for financial management. An online checking account usually comes with fewer fees than many accounts at brick and mortar banks.

Are you opening a checking account? Then read this short post to give you tips on what questions you should ask the bank before you open a checking account.

A draft in the banking world, is a charge against your account. When you spend money in your checking account, you make a draft from it. Therefore, an overdraft is a draft that exceeds the amount of money you have in your checking account.

A checking account is a necessity to many as it’s the primary resource to pay every-day bills. But have you ever considered your life without a checking account?

Checking accounts have always been provided to consumers for free, however those days are soon over as most banks will be charging a monthly fee to maintain your checking account in 2011.

My credit union recently announced a monthly checking account fee. If credit unions are charging for checking accounts now, is there anyplace that offers free checking?

Many financial institutions offer a student checking account, which can provide you with free checking, and possibly a bonus gift. But, as always, shop around before making a decision.