With more than 15 years of experience crafting content about all aspects of personal finance, Michael Benninger knows how to identify smart moves for your money. His work has been published by Intuit, ...

A checking account is a basic financial tool that allows users to safely make purchases, pay bills, withdraw cash and deposit funds. But maintaining one can be expensive: In 2024, Americans paid ...

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Tony Armstrong leads the banking team at NerdWallet. He has covered personal finance for over a decade. Tony began his NerdWallet career as a writer and worked his way up to editor and then to head of ...