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When you open a high-yield savings account at SoFi, you automatically get a checking account. With the SoFi Checking and ...

Can You Guess The Average Checking Account Balance? Here's A Hint — It's Way Higher Than You'd Think

Nearly everyone in America has a checking account — over 92% of households, to be exact, according to the Federal Reserve's ...
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Here's The Checking Account Balance of the Average American (How Do You Compare?)

The balance of your checking accounts says a lot more about your financial fitness than you realize. While most conventional financial wisdom centers around building a big portfolio of savings and ...

Are You Keeping Too Much Money in Your Checking Account?

If you want the most bang for your buck, move any excess cash from your checking account to another type of account where your funds can grow.

Do You Have Too Much Money in Your Checking Account? 3 Red Flags to Watch in November 2025

Keeping too much cash in checking could cost you. Watch for these three red flags and make your money work harder this ...

I have $12K in my checking account and I was told by my bank that's too much

While it’s important to have a buffer, you don’t want too much of a buffer. If you live on about $2,500 per month, but have ...
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There’s an 8% checking account — plus 9 more of the best checking account APYs of October 2025

Not all checking accounts pay interest. Among those that do, the numbers are pretty dismal — the average only pays 0.07%, according to the latest government data. Despite those low returns, dozens of ...

Your Wells Fargo Checking Account Might Get More Expensive in November

Wells Fargo is raising the monthly service fee on its Wells Fargo Everyday Checking account from $10 to $15 and tightening one of the most common waiver rules.
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Checking Account Fees at 10 Major Banks — and How To Avoid Them

Many checking accounts that charge a monthly fee offer a way to waive the fee. In most cases, you’ll just need to hold a specific minimum balance in the account to avoid paying the fee. If your ...
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The Fee on Your Wells Fargo Checking Account Might Go Up if You Don’t Act Right Now

Wells Fargo is raising the monthly fee on its most popular checking account by 50%, and avoiding that fee is about to get harder for some customers. Starting Nov. 29, the monthly service fee the bank ...