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• 7 questions to ask before you switch banks

  Asking about fees and other account terms will help you make the best choice.

  5 min read Dec 12, 2017

  

• Sharing your location with your bank sounds creepy, but it’s also useful

  Sharing your location means giving up a little privacy for some important features.

  3 min read Nov 20, 2017

  

• Chase will no longer replace lost debit cards at its branches

  It may take a week to replace your missing card. Here’s what to do while you wait.

  3 min read Aug 24, 2017

  

• Money moves: The best ways to transfer funds from bank to bank

  Keep fees in check when you shift money from one bank account to another.

  2 min read Aug 04, 2017

  

• Sales experience, not banking experience, dominates banking culture

  Former banking employees say the sales pressure was so bad they left the business.

  8 min read Oct 17, 2016

  

• Best prepaid debit cards for you

  Bankrate’s 2015 survey of prepaid cards shows a cross section of what’s available in the marketplace.

  4 min read Apr 06, 2015

  

• 2016 Bankrate checking account survey

  Checking fees are at record highs, according to our yearly survey of the 25 top U.S. markets.

  1 min read Oct 04, 2016

  

• Your online payment might get blocked if you use a word like ‘Iran’ that raises an alert

  Watch what you say when you pay. Some words, like "Iran," raise terror alarms.

  5 min read Apr 08, 2016

  

• How banks changed, where they are going

  Salisbury University’s Leonard Arvi offers a map of the new banking terrain.

  3 min read Sep 17, 2012

  

• Smart banking: What to keep in a safe-deposit box

  Find out which items to keep in a safe-deposit box, and what’s best stored at home.

  3 min read Mar 21, 2017