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• Non-sufficient funds charts

  See how your bank, thrift or credit union stands against the best and the worst in the nation when it comes to non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees.

  1 min read May 08, 2001

  

• Tips on protecting your business from bounced checks

  If you accept checks, eventually a rubber one will try to sneak through. Here’s how to protect yourself from bouncing checks.

  3 min read Apr 02, 2001

  

• Reclaiming lost bank accounts

  Unclaimed money gets turned over to the state. Make sure it’s not yours.

  5 min read Feb 07, 2001

  

• Buyer, beware of lender

  The FTC is accusing a Citibank unit of ‘systematic and widespread abusive lending practices.’ Here’s how to avoid being a victim.

  1 min read Feb 02, 2001

  

• Old war bonds are worth big bucks

  How much are U.S.Treasury savings bonds worth?

  1 min read Jan 22, 2001

  

• After the scandal: Congress now banks like the rest of us

  Our elected representatives, stung by the House banking scandal in 1992, now have to rely on a pair of credit unions.

  4 min read Feb 22, 2000

  

• Breaking Fed news

  Bankrate.com watches the Federal Reserve Board and its plans for interest rates.

  1 min read Jan 01, 2000

  

• Telebank ranks highest in survey of 20 best and 20 worst checking accounts

  A virtual bank had the best deal, a mega bank the worst in Bankrate.com’s checking account study.

  4 min read Oct 22, 1999

  

• The importance of a will

  A Last Will and Testament helps protect your family from legal headaches.

  3 min read Aug 28, 1998

  

• Bounced check fees average almost $21

  Bounced check fees average $21 in an October, 1997 Bankrate.com study. Fees on interest checking accounts are usually higher than non-interest ones

  1 min read Oct 08, 1997