See NerdWallet's picks for the best checking accounts of October 2025. These banks have low fees and consumer-friendly features.

It only takes $250 to open an Advantage Checking account and earn the highest stated 4.62% APY at Presidential Bank. Balances ...

Personal loans: You can borrow money for major purchases, home renovations, and other expenses and pay Wells Fargo back within 12 to 84 months. Student loans: Wells Fargo can assist you with settling ...

It wasn't that long ago that earning meaningful interest on a checking or savings account was nearly impossible. For years, ...

See how your checking account balance compares to the national average—and what factors influence how much people keep in the ...

The Fed announced another rate cut last week, but high-yield savings accounts are still paying up to 5.00% APY -- for 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 ...

When you’re nearing retirement age, you’ll see plenty of discounts and perks aimed at seniors. Among them: senior checking accounts. Should you get one? The quick answer: not necessarily. A senior ...

The average American checking balance might surprise you. But keeping too much cash in checking could be costing you hundreds ...

The best free checking accounts have no monthly fees and earn high ratings from NerdWallet for their features, which may include earning interest, broad fee-free ATM access, overdraft policies and ...